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Prolonged drought impacting food, water across Micronesia
Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months.
Solomon Islands PM retains seat, vote counting continues
Solomon Islands’ pro-China Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his seat in the national election, according to local media reports, but it will take days to know if his party has won enough support to form the next government.
Gukisuva faces judiciary
A three-man rugby judicial panel will meet tomorrow to decide the fate of Avatiu rugby player Bilsy Gukisuva who was cited for punching Arorangi player Emile Mamanu during Saturday’s grand final between the two clubs. Cook Islands Rugby Union chief executive officer Ben Koteka says that the union does not condone violence. “We (CIRU) have […]
Cowboys shoot down Eels
The Arorangi Cowboys are the 2010 CITC club rugby champions after defeating arch rivals the Avatiu Eels 21-17 on Saturday at the Swamp. Surprisingly it was the Cowboys discipline that was the difference between the two teams as experienced Cowboys first five-eighths David Wichman was able to convert Eels errors into points which allowed the […]
Turangi falls short
Turangi women’s crickets standout player Grace Tangimetua (above) gets ready to smash a ball from Matavera across the park. But despite her best efforts and great batting, her Turangi team were unable to chase down Matavera’s score of 139 runs as Turangi were all out for 131. The Muri women’s team posted 42 runs in […]
Sokattak beats Titikaveka 4-1
Nikao Sokattak were convincing winners in their away game at Titikaveka on Saturday and with the final score 4-1, Sokattak was the superior team. However ,Titikaveka managed to break the Nikao defence once and find the back of the net much to the surprise of the Nikao supporters. Nikao built up their moves from defence […]
Grand finals battles at Swamp
Before the Arorangi Cowboys stampeded into the Swamp to win the 2010 grand final over the Avatiu Eels – grand finals battles was full on at the Swamp from 11.30am on Saturday. The women’s City versus Country grand finals got the ball rolling with the majority of the girls involved in the Borneo sevens training […]
Titikaveka takes on Nikao Sokattak
Today’s main match in the Lotto Men’s soccer competition is between Titikaveka and Nikao Sokattak at the Titikaveka field. In the last game, the young Titikaveka team proved too strong for the Takuvaine team but some say that was because of the fuel crisis resulting in a number of key players not taking the field. […]
Swamp finals
The champions of the CITC senior A rugby grade will be decided this afternoon when the slippery Avatiu Eels meet arch-rivals the galloping Arorangi Cowboys at the Swamp. The last time these two teams met the Cowboys literally blasted the Eels forward pack off the park for a comprehensive 34-7 win. The Eels will be […]
Special surprise for Taea
Titikaveka College student and national athlete Patricia Taea is the pride and joy of the school which rallied on Friday to raise funds for the track athlete. Taea is one of two track athletes that will represent the country at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 17-year-old will compete in the 100m sprints and […]
High scores expected
Next Friday will see the final random round robin competition of the Vonnia’s Corporate 6 on 6 volleyball league so tonight’s games at the Telecom Sports Arena should be intense and high scoring affairs. Also the format means that even though you lose your game you still get to play the following week. Tonight is […]
Sizzling B final set
Tomorrow’s Whatever Bar and Grill Senior B grade grand final between the Arorangi Cowboys and Avatiu Eel is sure to sizzle! Led by inspirational captain Jean-Pierre Rongokea the Cowboys have been the outright leaders in this grade winning all 11 of their matches this season. Stars from ‘yesteryear’ working in partnership with some young upcoming […]
Matavera prepares for Tupapa match
Today’s premier men’s soccer match will be the first test for the Tupapa team. Matavera will play host to Tupapa and they haven’t lost a game yet and are sitting on five points resulting from a win and two draws. Tupapa are only one point ahead. Today’s winner will lead the Lotto Premier Men’s Round […]
Arorangi looking good
The Arorangi Cricket Club aims to be the best club in the Cook Islands and so far they are not only doing the damage on the pitch – they are looking good doing it! This week the club blessed its set of brand new uniforms for both the men’s and women’s teams. And at the […]
QR hosts athletes, officials
Members of Team Cook Islands for the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the Diplomats Golden Oldies rugby team were hosted to lunch by Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin yesterday. While Sir Frederick is well known for hosting his golden oldies brothers – it was the first time that he has hosted Team Cook […]
Gazza takes hat-trick maiden
Arorangi Cricket Club’s Henry Geary’s run of outstanding form has seen him achieve a very rare feat at the weekend taking a hat-trick maiden over. A hat-trick in cricket is three wickets in three deliveries and a maiden over is no runs scored. This is the first time in living memory this has occurred in […]
Teams continue winning ways
Tough cricket match-ups were seen at the weekend but once again the Matavera and Arorangi cricket club emerged unscathed to continue their winning form in the Computer Man men’s competition. Avatiu-Nikao were looking to keep their unbeaten form going when they took on fellow unbeaten side Matavera. Games between these two are always close and […]
Heath gains from Rome congress
Cook Islands Volleyball Association vice president Brendon Manatu Heath has been gathering information in Rome to help the development of volleyball in the Cook Islands. The star beach volleyball player attended the International Volleyball Federation’s 32nd World Congress in Rome, Italy from September 7 to 10. Heath made the trip to Italy from Brazil where […]
Panthers to tackle Eels
This Saturday’s under 19 Budget Rental and Polynesian Bike Hire grade grand finals will be contested by the Tupapa Panthers and the Avatiu Eels – and it’s expected to be one of the best games to watch at the weekend grand finals. All year – whether it be rugby sevens or 15s – the Panthers […]
Tough match
Today’s soccer match between Matavera and Tupapa will be played at the Matavera School grounds with the Under 14 boys kicking off at 4.15pm. There is no question that Matavera will be anxious to seize the opportunity to rectify their performance by gaining a victory against a determined Tupapa side. In the women’s division the […]
Keeping healthy in Delhi
Dengue fever and food poisoning are high up on the list of what some participants may contract while attending the Delhi Commonwealth Games in India next month. But Team Cook Islands is doing all it can to make sure our athletes and officials as safe as possible. Team medical official Dr Rangiau Fariu said it […]
U16 youth and flare on show
The Origin Energy under 16 grand final is expected to be an exciting game of youth and flare. This age grade grand final will be contested by the Avatiu Eels and rivals the Arorangi Cowboys at the BCI Stadium this Saturday. The Eels have been the form team this year in a very competitive grade, […]
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