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Sports
Rising Stars set for finals
The annual Rising Stars Championship is gaining momentum as it heads into the netball and rugby finals at Raemaru Park in Arorangi today.
Victoria Park hosts Origin showdown
Tupapa’s Victoria Park will host the final leg of the Cook Islands Rugby League State of the Origin Series between the Town Blues and the Country Maroons this Saturday.
Kumete comp to serve as Pacific Games trials
Athletics Cook Islands will host its annual Kumete Sports Day on Monday at the National Stadium in Nikao.
Cook Islanders urged to apply for sports leadership programme
Applications are being sought from Cook Islands emerging female leaders in sport, physical activity, dance, and traditional physical activities to attend the Pacific Women’s Sports Leadership Programme in 2023, delivered in partnership with Pasifika SIS Sisters in Sport.
Conan’s Cup holders Country beats Town in series opener
Defending champions Country are off a good start in the annual Conan’s Cup women’s rugby league series.
Matapo joins IRL advisory group
Cook Islands Rugby League official and former representative player Peggy Matapo has been appointed to the International Rugby League Women and Girls Advisory Group.
Town, Country ready for Conan’s Cup
The inaugural Cook Islands Rugby League Tri Nations Series will kick off this afternoon with the Conan’s Cup match between the Country and the Town women’s teams at Victoria Park in Tupapa at 4pm.
Arorangi, Tupapa claim Open titles
Arorangi and Tupapa reigned supreme in the Rarotonga Netball Club Competition Opens finals at Tupapa Courts this week.
Rising Stars Championship continues
The Rising Stars Championship for Netball, Rugby and Volleyball continued despite the drizzling rain last week.
Cook Islands Pacific Games Chef de Mission selection was fair: CISNOC
The selection process for the Chef de Mission for Team Cook Islands to the Pacific Games was conducted with utmost transparency and fairness, says the President of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC).
Open netball finals today
All Netball Club competition finals will be matches to watch, says Tekura Moekaa, Netball Cook Islands secretary.
Aitutaki athletics experiences resurgence
Aitutaki athletics is experiencing a resurgence and the rise of emerging talent.
Hundreds of students compete in Badminton College tournaments
Badminton Cook Islands will be hosting its 8th Annual College Tournament at the Vodafone Sports Arena on Thursday and 170 students will be part of the event.
Beddoes looks forward to Pacific Games
Cook Islands middle distance champion Alex Beddoes is aiming to bring home three gold medals from this year’s Pacific Games.
Underdogs topple netball giants
Rarotonga Netball Club competition premier giants Avatiu and Titikaveka went down to the underdogs Arorangi and Tupapa respectively in the semi-finals at the Ngatangiia Matavera Courts in Muri over the weekend.
Teams eye final spots
Exciting matches will be held in the Rarotonga Netball Club premier and age group grades semi-finals today at the Ngatangiia/Matavera Courts in Muri.
Simply sensational
It takes a bit of convincing to get the victorious Arorangi Bears coach Bobby Hansen to agree to an interview. Hansen says he doesn’t like to “pre-empt things” and apologises for snubbing Cook Islands News for pre and post-match interviews during the season. The newspaper caught up with him during his work break in Aroa where he lays bare the secrets that led to Arorangi’s drought breaking win.
The ‘voice’ of the Bears
She is a woman, she is a mother, and she is also the Arorangi Bears passionate supporter and president.
The sensational Cosmar Tau’u
As the sensational Arorangi Bears celebrate their domestic rugby league victory tomorrow, one of their senior players, who featured for the club when they last won the title 20 years ago, shares how he was not shaken or moved against giants Tupapa Panthers in the grand final earlier this month.
Leading from the front : Blood, sweat and tears of joy
It has not been an easy road for the victorious Arorangi Bears premier men’s and Lady Bears teams who made a clean sweep in the Cook Islands Rugby Leagues 13s competition a fortnight ago. They overcame a jittery start in round one before storming through round two undefeated with the titles. Captains Basil Matapo and Stephanie Nooroa talk to Cook Islands News about their journey from dreamers to winners.
Short named new chef de mission
Rarotonga lawyer Mark Short has been appointed the new chef de mission for Team Cook Islands to the Pacific Games later this year and other international events.
Flying through busy schedule for the love of rugby league
Working full time as a pilot for Air Rarotonga has never hindered Stephen Willis from committing to his beloved Arorangi Bears team.
