Many add to Aito success

Te Aito Cook Islands wishes to extend its sincere gratitude and thanks to the many businesses and people for enabling the inaugural Te Aito Cook Islands to be a great success.

Air Rarotonga for bringing our Aitutaki paddlers over to compete and for providing return airfares to Tahiti for our winners to compete in the Te Aito in August; Pacific Resort for the great Friday at Muri with the Aito Tama and continuous support of our Junior paddlers development.

Aito organisers want to thank Noo and Raro Fried Chicken for his commitment and the huge effort to provide not only prize money but the venue, kai kai and band for Friday and Saturday.

They also extended thanks to Cook Islands News for their daily coverage and support and the following supporting sponsors: Kai Kai time, Tahiti Caf, Mareko Design, Nikao Video, Innovative Plastics and Island Craft.

Thanks to the safety and support boat drivers Brent Fisher and Mike Henry, on-water photographer Paulina Beddoes, MC Eva Allsworth Nepia-Clamp and to all our paddling family and friends who volunteered, competed and supported Te Aito throughout the weekend.

A meitaki maata atupaka to you all.