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Aitutaki Liftoff aims to become South Pacific’s biggest fitness festival

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features

The Aitutaki Liftoff – the island’s biggest fitness festival – kicked off its all-inclusive event that promotes health and wellness for everyone, last weekend.

Young athletes compete

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Athletics, Sports

Around 120 young people took to the stadium for the BCI National Youth Athletics Championships.

Cook Islands U19 football squad heads for Tahiti today

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The Cook Islands football squad are eager to attend the OFC U19 Championship and will set off for Tahiti today. The competition starts on Wednesday September 7.

Early morning training for tennis champs

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Sports, Tennis

Four junior Cook Islands tennis players – ranked in the top four of the East Pacific – will depart next week to compete in the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships in Lautoka, Fiji.

Matavera faces Nikao on home turf today

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Today the football mayhem starts as Matavera FC will be welcoming Nikao Sokattak FC to their home grounds for their first face off, while Puaikura FC host Avatiu FC to a severe lot of fixtures.

House Blue’s winners and grinners

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

The saying winners are grinners was evident at St Joseph’s primary school yesterday with the House Blue overall sports champions students full of smiles proudly holding their coveted trophy.

Cooks first: Starlink keen to start satellite service here

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Technology

SpaceX, the California-based company launched by the world’s richest man Elon Musk, is understood to be looking to start the Pacific commercial rollout of its Starlink satellite internet service here.

A young Atiuan warrior’s 1972 migration to Rarotonga

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features

In October 1972 Tere Akava from Atiu said his final goodbyes to his grandparents as he left for Rarotonga, carrying only a small suitcase and a dream of becoming a motor mechanic.

Beyond the physical value of sport

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in National

Governments need to understand the value of sport because that will bring investment, resources, and the will to grow the sector says the secretary-general of the Cook Islands National Olympic Committee, Owen Lewis.

Schools can nurture being waste wise

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

Schools not only play a significant role in education but also have a vital role in establishing sustainable cultures that are practiced within the wider community.

LETTERS: Motorbike accident

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Kia Orana, A young Fijian man had a bike accident near the end of the airport runway at 3am. It is believed that stray dogs were involved. This is a call out to the Fijian community to rally around him while he’s convalescing at home. Waka comes from a small island that was decimated by […]

Kata: $18K Missing

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by webmaster | Published in

‘If we win, it’s going to be huge!’

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Cricket, Sports

The Cook Islands national cricket squad departed for Auckland yesterday to join the other half of their team before going to the East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Vanuatu.

Pa Enua in youth athletics champs today

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Athletics, Sports

The BCI National Youth Athletics Championships is on today. - 19091019/ Picture: ATHLETICS COOK ISLANDS

Cook Islands author gets $5000 research grant

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

Kuki Airani novelist Maria Samuela has been awarded a $5000 Research Grant out of four participants in New Zealand for her novel about young Cook Islands women migrating to New Zealand between the 1930s to 1950s.

LETTERS: Lost tourists and duty of care

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Kia orana editor, There was a recent front-page story about tourists who became disoriented and lost their way while doing the cross-island trek. In response, the Police media spokesman seemed to think that prosecution of lost tourists to recover the costs of potential rescue efforts might be a way to deter such occurrences. In fact, […]

$25k Onu gift helps our young ‘dolphins’ swim

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

Swimming enthusiasts will soon be decked out in professional looking dry fit apparel thanks to the kind sponsorship of Onu Sportwear.

US$16m batteries store Sun’s energy, reduce oil need

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment, National

Three newly commissioned battery systems on Rarotonga which cost US$16 million (approx. NZ$24m) will reduce the island’s dependence on oil-fuelled power generation and continue the shift to solar power.

Raising private sector climate ambitions

Friday 2 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National

Members of the private sector met last week met to raise “ambitions” when it comes to climate resilience.