Editor's Picks
CookSafe tag-ins increase
27 January 2022
Feb ‘volatile’ weather month
27 January 2022
Hackers target local bank
26 January 2022
Travel bubble ‘risky’
26 January 2022
Omicron threat looms
25 January 2022
Eel behind recent ciguatera cases
25 January 2022
$22,500 raised to support Tonga
24 January 2022
Sheraton site stirs again
24 January 2022
Cooks ready for Schools 7s
21 January 2022
Unvaxed and unwelcomed
21 January 2022
Unfavourable weather set to continue
20 January 2022
Unvaxed returns negative tests
20 January 2022
‘Leave my mangoes alone’
19 January 2022
‘I’m not allowed to visit him’
19 January 2022
First cruise ship in two years in French Polynesia
18 January 2022
Second overseas bank reduces interest rates
18 January 2022
Vendors facing confusion over health measures
17 January 2022
Sun, sand and plenty of fun
17 January 2022
What does prison say about our society?
15 January 2022
Eggelton appointed acting CEO
15 January 2022
LETTERS: ‘Prison life is not luxurious’
14 January 2022
Emotional reopening to Cook Islands
14 January 2022
Iconic café closes down
12 January 2022
New air link between Cook Islands and Niue
12 January 2022
Concerns raised over inmate’s health
11 January 2022
Vaccine certificate delay “frustrating”
11 January 2022
Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia
11 January 2022
In brief: News from around the Pacific
10 January 2022
Panthers and Bulldogs reign supreme
10 January 2022
Fresh water for Vaka voyagers
10 January 2022
Cook Islander of the Year gives humble thanks
8 January 2022
Airline enjoys festive boost
8 January 2022
LETTERS: A humble plea for help
8 January 2022
The story of Tapuaetai
7 January 2022
Sports
Competition ‘first in the region’
Cook Islands is set to host the first ever AirBadminton competition in the Oceania region at the 2022 Beach Games which resumes this Friday.
Kids Athletics programme recognised
Photos from the local Kids Athletics holiday programmes have been selected for the World Athletics’ showcase website and training manuals.
Beach Games postponed
Cook Islands Beach Games 2022 beach volleyball and air badminton has been postponed to next Thursday following yesterday’s adverse weather conditions.
Sports to continue ‘as usual’
Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has clarified all sports, including contact games, will continue ‘as usual’ unless there was a Covid-19 case recorded in Rarotonga.
Sport grappling with red light setting
Changes, and in some cases cancellations, are on the table for sports organisations and major sporting events after the shift into the Covid-19 red light setting in New Zealand.
Mave appointed Oceania Masters head
Athletics Cook Islands Federation secretary Ruth Mave was appointed president for the Oceania Masters Athletics on Wednesday evening via Zoom.
Cook Islands U18 Sevens teams impress
Cook Islands boy’s and girl’s teams managed podium finishes at the World Schools Under-18 7s tournament in Auckland over the weekend.
Cooks ready for Schools 7s
Cook Islands will field two teams at this weekend’s Under-18 World Schools Sevens in Pakuranga, New Zealand.
Wet weather fails to dampen Games spirit
The 3x3 basketball competition at the 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games resumed yesterday after some matches were postponed due to weather conditions and player safety concerns on Tuesday.
Beach Touch battle intensifies
The 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games entered second week of competition on Monday with beach touch and 3x3 basketball being held at the Nikao beach courts and The Edgewater Resort and Spa tennis courts, respectively.
Black Wolves retain title at beach football competition
Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) says they are pleased with the level of competition witnessed at the 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games beach football tournament last week.
Sun, sand and plenty of fun
The 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games has reached the halfway mark with some interesting and intense matches in beach handball and football events at Nikao courts.
Cook Islands Bowls names national squad
Cook Islands Bowls have named their squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games to be held from July 28 to August 8 in England.
Black Wolves, Spice Queenz emerge victors
Black Wolves from Tupapa retained the Cook Islands Beach Games beach football title on Saturday.
Defending champs on track
Defending men’s champions Black Wolves remain on track in the 2022 Cook Islands Beach Games beach football competition.
Handball impressed with beach comp
The 2022 Beach Games got off to a perfect start with an impressive three-day beach handball competition that concluded on Wednesday followed by the beach football competition yesterday.
Cooks versus Tonga in OFC preliminary match
The match schedule has been confirmed for March’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 OFC preliminary competition, which will be staged in Qatar.
Tea-keys claim Beach Games’ first gold medal
The Tea-keys finished the beach handball competition at the Cook Islands Beach Games 2022 unbeaten, claiming the annual event’s first gold medal.
Tea-keys seal top spot after day two of Beach Games competition
Day two of the Beach Games 2022 handball competition saw another round of entertaining matches.
Stevens ready for Raro event
New Zealand-based Sue Stevens ready to take on Oceania Masters in Paradise after finishing chemotherapy.
League eyes exciting year after 9s success
Cook Islands Rugby League Association was ‘very impressed’ with the standard of competition at last weekend’s Nines in Paradise tournament.
Beach Games’ thrills and spills
Beach handball kicked off the Cook Islands Beach Games 2022 with fun, sand and spills yesterday afternoon at the Nikao beach courts.
