Research suggests that around 15 per cent of pollution entering Rarotonga lagoon is caused by animal waste which is entering into the stream and other freshwater sources, all of which eventually make it into the lagoon.

Discipline will be the focus as the Avatiu/Nikao Eels take the field this week to face the Tupapa Panthers in the Rarotonga Club 15s Grand Final.

Cook Islands rugby international Matthew Mullany has resigned from his post as the manager of the U20s rugby team, a head of their tournament later this year.

Rivals will square off tonight in one of the marquee match ups of the Prime Foods Mixed Social League Volleyball League.

Cook Islands sporting legend Serena Hunter achieved a paddler’s dream when she paddled with the top Tahitian team in California, USA, earlier this month.

Yesterday was the final baby show for Rarotonga, held in Nikao, after shows in Puaikura and Takitumu.

The New Zealand general election is being held this weekend, and many Cook Islanders who are eligible to vote may not realise they are entitled to.

The Arorangi Flames were the big winners in the Rising Stars Netball Championship over the weekend, as both the 15U and 19U teams qualified for the final this Saturday.

Over the weekend the Cook Islands Rugby New Zealand (CIRNZ) Union hosted an open trial for the rugby sevens team in Otara, Auckland.

The Avatiu/Nikao Eels will host next week’s Rarotonga Club 15s Grand Final, after their comprehensive 25-8 win over the Takuvaine Reds.