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Sports
Cook Islands volleyball team gains valuable experience
Despite the results, the Matariki Volleyball Cup 2024 campaign was a great success for Team Cook Islands.
Cook Islands hold top 10 spot
The Cook Islands men’s and women’s rugby league teams are both ranked 10th in the latest International Rugby League world rankings released this week.
Veterans retain Tinman titles
The weather on Saturday morning could hardly have been less ideal for the Cook Islands Triathlon Association Race of the 40th Maori Auri Tinman Competition, which is the National Championship of the Triathlon Club.
Annual Tinman celebrates 39 years
Cook Island Triathlon Association celebrates 39 years of the annual Maori Auri Tinman Race today.
Teaching them young!
About 30 Rarotonga children joined other 30,000 kids around the world to celebrate World Kids Athletics Day on Friday.
Red Bulls smash Titans
The inaugural Women’s Rugby League ‘Conan’s Cup’ series kicked off yesterday afternoon with Countryside proving too strong for the hapless Town side.
Netball season gains momentum
Earlier this week on Wednesday saw the Arorangi and Tupapa clubs both field an Open 1s and Open 2s team – a pleasant surprise in comparison to last week when both clubs only fielded an Opens 1s team.
Women gear up for Conan’s Cup
Local rugby league fans are in for a treat following the launch of the Women’s Rugby League ‘Conan’s Cup’ – a Town versus Country tournament which kicks off today, in honour of a man who had a passion for league, the late Colin (Conan) Ngari Munokoa-Tini.
World Athletics Kids’ Day to be celebrated on Rarotonga
To mark the launch of the new Kids athletics programme, World Athletics will be celebrating Kids' Athletics Day in May with organisations around the world.
Cook Islands to meet Samoa and Tonga in FIFA Women’s Cup
The road to regional glory, and with it the chance to secure one of the remaining spots at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 has been revealed following the draw for the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022.
Clubs struggle with numbers as netball season kicks off
The Rarotonga Netball Season has kicked off to a shaky start with the open grades.
Golden Oldies enjoy festival fun and friendship
The three-day Golden Oldies Rugby Mini Festival which began at Raemaru on Saturday provided plenty of entertainment for spectators.
Badminton president takes volunteer crown
Badminton Cook Islands president Thomas Mereana-Ngauru has been crowned winner of Serve-ing Pacific, Badminton Oceania’s new volunteer recognition programme.
Golden Oldies show their style on the rugby field
Golden Oldies player George George makes a determined push during a 15-a-side game versus a visiting team at Raemaru yesterday.
CI youngster to represent country
The Cook Islands won their first Commonwealth Games medal in 2018 for the men's pairs lawn bowlers, picking up a bronze.
NZ rugby team to visit
New Zealand Rugby Union PSP coordinator Tim Gilkison and Womens Rugby Ambassadors Tita Leaupepe and Margie Nena will be in Rarotonga until May 14 .
Great turnout for netball
Netball got off to a great start on Saturday with an excellent turnout by both teams and supporters.
Netball teams scramble to find right number of players
The Rarotonga netball season hit off earlier this week on Wednesday, seeing clubs scrambling for players in the 11th hour to make up their teams.
$9-million dollar upgrade for sports arena
Plans for a $9 million upgrade of the Cook Islands Stadium and Arena are now underway, with the beginning of the new project acknowledged with a plaque.
Two new darts rounds soon
The Darts Cook Islands Association is holding another two rounds starting on Tuesday, May 17.
Exciting finish to racing week
Tuesday evening saw the end of Cook Island Triathlon’s week of racing with the much loved Ride Rarotonga Tour de Raro cycle event.
Netball launches 2022 season, welcomes all fans
The Rarotonga netball season launched yesterday with Opens Grades games.
