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Sports
Nicholas takes charge of Cook Islands 7s
Former Cook Islands rugby star player and Avatiu Nikao Eels coach, Clive Nicholas, has been appointed as the new head coach of the national rugby 7s team.
Young athletes break national records at Cook Islands Games
New athletics records were set in the field events at the Cook Islands Games 2024 last week.
Local boxers bout in Tahiti
1 August: The Cook Islands boxing team, which includes Eddie Daniels, Matthew Titoa, Osalai Akai and Marcus Jack, are at a boxing competition in Tahiti. The tour manager, Tom Marsters, is accompanying the boys along with Emile Cowan. The Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association organised a lunch before the team left, which was attended by […]
Bowls upgrade delights Mani
1 August: The speedy upgrade to the bowling club’s facilities is giving lawn bowls a new zest – despite the news that the new lawn bowls green will not be completed in time for the Pacific Mini Games. Club president Veia Mani is delighted with the changes being made to the Cook Islands bowling centre […]
Jasmine's all go for WYNC
1 August: 21-year old Jasmine Gifford will be arriving with the Cook Islands under 21 netball team on Tuesday. Jasmine and twin sister Frances were part of the team training squad that visited the island earlier this year. While Jasmine has made the under 21 side – twin Frances is in the New Zealand mixed […]
Athletics ready for Pacific Mini Games
1 August: Ina Marsters (pictured) is the competition manager for the Pacific Mini Games 2009 athletics programme. She is also the president for the Athletics Cook Islands and holds a vice president position in the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee. Ina’s involvement in athletics began in 1995 when she started coaching school children […]
Beautification for the games
1 August: Ina Marsters from CISNOC took us on a journey around Rarotonga to visit sites that have been beautified in preparation for the Games. We visited the Nikao nursery that was established two years ago under the 2009 Mini Games beautification programme, which was funded by the International Olympic Committee. The joint project between […]
Show them the real deal
1 August: Kia Orana Cook Islands. Wow! What a whirlwind of events this week. There is a new games minister with the departure of Wilkie Rasmussen … the Telecom Sports Arena has officially been handed over to the Cook Islands people … the World Youth Netball Championships’ early bird tickets sales have been a hit […]