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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.
Olympic president to meet PM on whistlestop visit to Rarotonga
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will be visiting Rarotonga today as part of a whistlestop meet and greet tour of the Cook Islands.
Oceania event first for badminton
The first Badminton Oceania Masters tournament will be held on Rarotonga later this month from May 25 - 31.
Kiwi rugby clubs head to Rarotonga for bi-annual festival
Had enough of hibernating and inactivity due to Covid-19? Then join the “oldies” for some fun and friendly rugby at the 2022 Cook Islands Oldies Rugby Mini Festival.
Women’s Nations Cup set for July in Fiji
The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 has been confirmed to take place in Fiji between July 13-30, with nine Member Associations taking part in a bid to earn qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
Lights and shade to transform netball courts
The Tupapa Maraerenga community netball courts will soon light up with new street solar lights.
Annual triathlon brings out local talent
The 26th annual Air New Zealand Rarotonga Triathlon took place has been hailed a success.
‘We didn’t even know if we would have an event this year’
Rarotonga is once again bustling with tourists and some of them are here with a very special purpose - to compete in the 2022 Air New Zealand Rarotonga Triathlon.
Cook Islands Rugby League welcomes return of international matches
International rugby league is set to return, with the Cook Islands to play Samoa as part of a Pacific double-header.
Big week of triathlon events set to excite competitors
Rarotonga is set to host the massive Cook Islands Triathlon with multiple events scheduled to kick off today.
Cooks weightlifters lift their game with technical official accreditation status
Cook Islands Weightlifting Federation members are upskilling in a combined effort to attract more competition.
Netball holds trials for World Cup Qualifiers
Netball Cook Islands has held a two-week trial to select players for the Netball World Cup Oceania Qualifiers to be held in Fiji in July.
League season cancelled
Three of the participating four clubs pulled out of the domestic 13s league competition forcing the national federation to cancel their 2022 season.
Holiday programme ‘to keep kids active’
Children on school holidays are getting the opportunity to beat boredom and get active while their parents get a break, thanks to the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee’s programme.
Poila wins fishing comp, scrapes by with 100 grams
Poe Poila and crew with the winning heaviest fish in the BSP fishing competition, a 26.5 kilogram yellowfin tuna. 22041904.
Nine make the cut for Oceania event
Nine athletes have qualified to represent the Cook Islands at the Oceania Area Championships in Mackay, Australia, in June this year.
Ready, steady, Touch!
Cook Islands Touch Association received a positive response from their clubs with majority confirmed to participate in the weekly open and mixed competitions resuming next week.
Athletics group to host Easter family ‘fun competition’
Track and Field Club Rarotonga (TFC) with the support of Athletics Cook Islands is trialing a new family fun event on Easter Monday with a ‘carnival atmosphere’ at the National Stadium in Nikao.
New point system to make Cook Islands Games more competitive
A new point system will be introduced at this year’s Cook Islands Games in a bid to make the event more competitive.
Ngatikaura joins West Tigers’
Cook Islander Rua Ngatikaura has joined NRL club West Tigers’ 30-man for 2023 and 2024 seasons.
RAT relief for contact sport
From Thursday, April 14, Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) will no longer be required for contact sport in Rarotonga, Prime Minister Mark Brown announced yesterday.
