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Taekwon do students graduate with colours
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 6: Cook Islands taekwon do students completed their student grading on Saturday March 21 at the Nikao CICC Hall. It was a day to remember for the 38 students who took part in the grading and achieved great successes in the form of being promoted to their new coloured belts. There were also two […]
One win at Adelaide Sevens
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 6: The Cook Islands national sevens squad began their Adelaide Sevens campaign in promising style. The team faced South Africa in their first pool D match and despite losing 28-7, there were some outstanding plays by the team. In particular, sprightly winger Jamal Brogan with his explosive style of play put the Cooks in […]
Six codes get started today
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 6: Basketball, golf, league sevens, squash, netball and oe vaka will begin their Cook Islands Games competitions today. Already underway and continuing this week are volleyball, lawn bowls, table tennis and sailing in Aitutaki. The basketball competition will begin at 5.30pm with all games to be held at the National Auditorium. Golf tees off […]
Standout sports people saluted
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Saturday 4: The 2008 national sports awards on Thursday were dedicated to honouring local sports people who were at the top of their game in 2008. It was certainly a proud night for the Dearlove family with oe vaka siblings Reuben and Tamsyn Dearlove taking out the 2008 sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards. […]
A few turn up
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Saturday 4: Athletes must has been too busy training for their games this week as only a few athletes made an appearance at yesterday’s Cook Islands Games opening ceremony. Just four teams made the effort to be part of the opening ceremony including a handful of enthusiastic athletes representing Aitutaki, Mangaia, Rakahanga/Manihiki and a team […]
Organisers front up
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Saturday 4: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has been invited to attend the Pacific Mini Games in Rarotonga later in the year. Last weekend, a delegation from the board of the organising committee fronted up to the games council in Queenstown, New Zealand, to update SPG members on the situation relating to the games, […]
Busy day of 'games' today
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Saturday 4: While lawn bowls got the Cook Islands Games competition on the way on Monday, a number of codes will be running and starting their competitions today. Lawn bowls will continue at the Rarotonga Bowling Club in Parekura while the sailing competition will start in Aitutaki. Bowls and sailing will run right through the […]
Canoeing dominates awards
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Friday 3: Cook Islands Canoeing Association took out top honours at last night’s 2008 national sports awards with the 2008 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards going to oe vaka siblings Reuben and Tamsyn Dearlove. The canoeing association also celebrated more wins on the night with CICA president Christina Newport winning the 2008 Sports […]
Ambrose will help fund urban studies trip
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Thursday 2: Spaces for the Tereora College golf Ambrose fundraiser this Friday at the Rarotonga Golf Club in Nikao are filling up fast with over 20 teams registered so far. Tereora College’s year 12 and 13 geography class is fundraising for a trip to New Zealand. Class teacher Mona Herman says that the trip to […]
Who will win the awards?
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Thursday 2: Outstanding sports men and women during the 2008 sporting year will be honoured this evening at the annual Cook Islands sports awards. This year’s awards will be hosted by the Vaka Te Au O Tonga and will be held at the Rarotonga Golf Club in Nikao starting at 6.30pm. There are four award […]
6 Sports on today
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: Cook Islands Games oe vaka, sailing and athletics competitions will begin today – making it six codes in competition today. Golf and lawn bowls continue their games and basketballers will be playing out their finals at the National Auditorium. The oe vaka competition will be held from the Avarua harbour with races starting […]
Medals guaranteed
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: With just three teams making an appearance for Monday’s Cook Islands Games league nines competition, they were all guaranteed a medal at the end. Puaikura, Te Au O Tonga and Vaka Takitumu played two games each on Monday to determine which colour medal they would walk away at the end of the tourney. […]
Women's boxing debut
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: Women’s boxing will make its Cook Islands Games debut night tomorrow. Twelve female boxers are included in the exciting line-up of 16 bouts which have been organised for the fight night. The programme includes junior and exhibition matches. The fight night will be held at the Banana Court with the first bout to […]
Cooks drawn with Australia in WYNC
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Friday 27 March: The Cooks have been drawn in pool B with Australia, at this year’s World Youth Netball Championships in Rarotonga. Other teams in pool B are Malaysia, Wales and Vanuatu. For the August 11-21 championships, the unseeded Barbados, and Trinidad & Tobago will contest pool A with defending champions New Zealand, Northern Ireland, […]
Schools rip into rugby gear
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 1: All Rarotonga primary schools will rip into rugby soon thanks to the donation of ‘ripper rugby’ gear to all schools presented to school principals by Cook Islands Rugby Union chief executive officer Ben Koteka. The ripper rugby gear including ripper tags, belts, rugby balls and kicking tees have been provided, courtesy of the […]
Coaches here to train athletes
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Tuesday 31: The first three Chinese sports coaches and their interpreter arrived on the island at the weekend to help local athletes prepare for the September Pacific Mini Games. The three coaches are Dong Xuezhi of the Beijing Sport University, Li Shengyue of Qinghai Province and female coach and Chinese national hammer thrower Qiao Weiming. […]
CI Games programme set
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Tuesday 31: Cook Islands Games competition managers met yesterday to finalise the competition schedule for the week-long games that start with an opening ceremony on Friday April 3 at Te Atukura Grounds. Minor changes have been made to a number of the 19 codes’ venues and competition days while the plans for the opening and […]
76-34 thrashing by Titikaveka
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 30: The Titikaveka netball premiers have continued their unbeaten run, after accounting for neighbours Ngatangiia/Matavera 76-34 at Muri on Saturday. Despite the rain on Saturday, games were still played in round seven of the Rarotonga netball competition. In other premier matches Tupapa held on to its second position on the premier table after defeating […]
Eels escape Shark attack
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 30: Narrow 26-24 win by Eels, Bears beat Bulldogs 20-10 It was a thrilling premier rugby league game last Friday between the Avatiu/Nikao Eels and the Aitutaki Sharks as the Eels just managed to escape the Shark attack, winning 26-24. In the end it came down to kicking conversions which let the Eels off […]
48 women a record field in women's tri
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Monday 30: Saturday’s 4th annual Women’s Triathlon, again sponsored by Island Car & Bike Hire, was a resounding success with a record field of 48 women taking part, and a majority tackling the 400m swim, 16km bike and 4km run individually. The weather threatened to dampen the afternoon with thunderous showers in the morning, but […]