Aitutaki SPORT Association

Congrats to the newly elected AITUTAKI VOLLEYBALL executives for coming on board and manning this season.

Please pokarakara for the follow Executives:

President: (SANAPU)
Assistant: Rere Mataiti
Secretary: Toa Isamaelq
Treasurer: Loretta Mataiti

A well deserved CONGRATULATIONS and A job well done to the outgoing Madame President Tanga for serving AVA over 5 years, kua mina to rave pakau. A special congrates to your Madame Secretary Betty Lawrence, and the Treasurer Matai Kaitao Rota. Your committees have also played key role, equally have given their time voluntarily, all for the love of sport.

The outgoing executives might be the longest serving executives that held the positions for over 5 years, TBC.

Meitaki atupaka team, moving FORWARD nei tatou.

ASA SECRETARY
REGINA THORPE 🥰🙃

Wishing our CK National U17 tram the very best for next month.

A special acknowledgement, and a massive CONGRATULATIONS to two of our Aitutaki athletes who has made the cut - Terepai Karan, and Akai Tuakeu.

Na te Atua e tauturu mai, e pera katoa te oake mai te maroiroi kia kotou katoatoa.

Happy New Year.

National U-17 Squad named for Oceania championship in Fiji

Cook Islands will face Vanuatu and Tahiti in their group C games at next month’s OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji from the 11th – 28th January 2023.

Nine teams will gather in Fiji for the tournament from which two finalists will qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru next year.

Oceania Football conducted the tournament draw on Friday 28 October, and following groups were drawn, Group A: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, Group B: New Zealand, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Group C: Tahiti, Vanuatu, Cook Islands.

The winners and runners-up from each Group and the two highest ranked third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals.

The Cook Islands team is on a Bye in the opening match day Wednesday 11th January while Tahiti and Vanuatu go head-to-head. Cook Islands will then meet Tahiti on Saturday 14th January with their second match to be played against Vanuatu on Tuesday 17th January 2023.

National U-17 Team List: Paulo Allsworth (Nikao Sokattak FC), Ioane Brogan (Matavera-Ngatangiia FC), Terepai Karan (Aitutaki), Timi Kiriau (Avatiu FC), Dwayne Matapo (Nikao Sokattak FC), Jordan Matapo (Nikao Sokattak FC), Tione Nand (Avatiu FC), Teina Ngametua (Tupapa Maraerenga FC), Christpher Pita (Avatiu FC), Te Ariki RIngi (Matavera-Ngatangiia FC), Tepare Rongo-Kea (Nikao Sokattak FC), Juleo Tauu (Tupapa Maraerenga FC), Akai Tuakeu (Aitutaki), Stanley Tutai (Avatiu FC), Shane Tuteru (Tupapa Maraerenga FC), Jeremiah Williams (Auckland United FC), Robert Savage (Avatiu FC), Hyrum Numanga (Matavera-Ngatangiia FC), Iaveta Remuera (Nikao Sokattak FC) and Tamuera Newnham (Matavera-Ngatangiia FC).

Team Officials are: Tahiri Elikana (Coach), Nathan Tisam (A.Coach), Pauline Dean (Manager), Lai Gukisuva (A.Manager) and Ana Baukitoga (Physio).

The team will depart on Monday 2nd January 2023 for Auckland, New Zealand for five days before departing for Fiji.

Argentina has won the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and is taking home the top prize of $42 million in earnings, marking a new record for the greatest sum of money FIFA has ever awarded to a team. In second place comes France, who lost in a narrow head-to-head ending in penalties, and is taking home $30 million.

You're welcome 🥰

Kia orana tatou katoatoa,

E ava anga uipaanga teia na te tarekareka paporo (Cricket) ate Monire ra 14th o Noema Ora 6 ite aiai ki roto i te are uipaanga o Teupoko enua. Akanoonooanga I to tatou porokaramu no ta tatou tarekareka e tu mai nei.

Otira ua
Meitaki Atupaka
Tama akatere
Daniel Mataiti

Thank you and Badminton Cook Islands for introducing this great milestone sport here in Aitutaki to our Araura College student.

Moving forward nei tatou ❤

Kia Orana RR7s Anau

It was action packed day of games yesterday!!

Here are the results from yesterday’s games.

Make sure your there to support our teams in 🖤💛🖤💛🙌🏉

Raro Rugby 7s Draw.

You're welcome.

See you all at the National Sport Stadium Nikao Raro!

They're back on the grind guys, our supernova Golden Stars.

7s starting apopo, so come on down and support our tamariki.

Full Game schedules to be updated in due courses, but for now IT'S BLACK & YELLOW all day! 🖤💛🖤💛

Some of the Aitutaki U18 7s Boys heading over to Rarotonga this weekend for the Raro 7s 2022 tournament!!! Safe flight boys!!!

Kia Orana all, wow it's been over 2 weeks now, and we have finalized our wishing well wishes to all our athletes, team managers, coaches, Island Code Federations and not forgetting the community.

Thank you on behalf of the ASA President, Executives and the committees, we would like to extend our warm Meitaki Atupaka to all who has supported our team in preparation for the Cook Islands Games 2022, and also visiting our team whilst in Rarotonga during the game. Rest assured, more acknowledgement soon to be aired.

Thank you to all committees that made the effort of attending our special meeting yesterday ( 31/10/2022) so that's a wrap for this year, and looking forward to more good things soon to be revealed in due courses.

The apostle Paul tells us, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Te Atua te aroa.

Friendly reminder to all Athlete for our wrap up katikati apopo Thursday 20th October.

See you all there.

Dearest Maree Tuakura (Melbourne Vic, Australia)

On behalf of the Aitutaki SPORT Association & Basketball Association, we would like to sincerely acknowledge your generous support and sponsorship - funding Junior Simon Law’s return airfare from Brisbane to Rarotonga. Your assistance surely enabled us to have an elite player from Australia who is involved in basketball at the state level. Although he is in the Queensland Under 18 basketball team, we believe his being a member of our Open Men division team adds value to the quality of the team and hence, the competition. He surely did inspire the people of the Cook Islands during his tournament, with such skills that he has showcased both basketball, and Beach Volleyball audiences winning Silver. He has scored himself that golden role model card for many of our keen, young and upcoming basketball players. This opportunity level will also expose him to the Cook Islands Basketball Federation (CIBF) so he can be recognized and scouted to represent the Cook Islands in the future.

Meitaki atupaka once again to Strickland Upu, and also Ngatokoono Tekopua (Maine Nga Tekopua) for being so supportive towards Juniors journey, kia akameitaki ia te Atua no to kotou ngakau aroa.

Once again, meitaki atupaka no toou ngakau aroa e no to vaerua tauturu. “Te ingoa o te enua, punanga ketaketa.”

May God bless you and your family and may He bless your business and all the people that work in your business.

Te Atua te Aroa

Congratulation to Team Mangaia for taking out the overall Cook Islands Games this year.

We also would like to Congratulate the Nukuroa Masters for placing first equal with Mangaia, a job well done.

To all athletes and also the Pa Enua Sport Association, a job well done to you all aswell.

All the very best, do stay safe, and a safe weekend.

See you all in 2024!

Day 9 Schedule

Beach Volleyball Draw

Stay tuned for more coverage for tomorrow's 10th Monday Oct tournament.

Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Football
Table Tennis
Tennis
Touch

Meitaki atupaka

Aitutaki Oe Vaka Cook Islands Games 2022

What a journey it's been, proud of all these humans and everything they've achieved. Sometimes we think medals are the measure of success in sports (well they are😂) but for us getting everyone out on the water, competing and taking in the experience was our biggest win. Every single one of us had our own personal challenges to over come and oe vaka helped bring out super powers within us we never knew existed💪🏾It's what I love about sports, that you get to see what people are capable of...even when they can't see it themselves🥰

We might paddle today for sport but oe vaka was the way of movement across the ocean for our ui tupuna. It's in our blood and bones and keeps us connected to our heritage, it's so much more then races and medals. Its self discovery, its finding the vibe, riding the right wave and feeling in tune with your team mates and the moana. I will carry this team with me always, you all make me super proud, I can't wait for each of you to see how amazing you really are through my eyes. We're off to a good start, let's keep going...

AOV Team Manager signing off✌🏾

Thank you Linda Ruamoana, President and your awesome committee for the commitment you've put in to make this possible for our future Oe Vaka tamariki, thanks for the write up, and the photos.

Wow, back in his tamariki kid days 🤣🖤💛🖤💛

Golf Results Today.

Masters Ladies Team. Bronze: 🥉
Masters Mens Team. Gold: 🥇
Masters individuals Tiraa George Bronze: 🥉 Open Ladies team Gold: 🥇
Open Ladies individuals Koputai Jnr Silver: 🥈
Open Men Team Silver: 🥈
Open Men’s individuals Leo: 🥈 Kris :🥉

Pokarakara mai tatou
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Dart Semi Finals

Open Men
Aitutaki vs Rarotonga

Open Women
Aitutaki vs Mangaia

🙏🏼Kia Matutu e kia Maroiroi🙏🏼
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Yes Araura, our very own Michael Jordan has arrived, enjoy your trip back home Junior.

Catch him on the rebound, pls take as much selfie for survenior, and make sure you have a chair if you wish to level up 🤣🤣🤣

See you back here in Raro, coz you're up for the U18 Beach Volleyball tournament.

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Aitutaki Oe Vaka singlets for sale from Stonefish $40 each for anyone interested...sizes below available

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1 xl
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6th October Medal Tally Updates

Our wannbe mini Robin Hoods are on today at 2pm, so come on down at the Tupapa Centre.

Puapii Twane will be providing free Lunch only to the loudest supporting teams, so make sure you bring your ACTUAL sound system ine.

This event will be Livestreamed on here, so cheers to those e takoto mai ara i runga i to atamira.

Tukia!