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Cook Islands Calendar of Events for 2010

January

Fri 1^st                                       New Years Day – Public Holiday

 

Sat 2^nd                                     Public Holiday

 

Mon 4^th                                    Public Holiday in Lieu of New Years Day

 

Mon 25^th                                  School Term 1 Begins (12 Wks)

                                                To April 16^th

 

                                               

February

Sun 14^th                                   Valentines Day

 

Feb                                          Canoeing – Sprint Season (Oe Vaka)

 

Feb                                          BUSINESS HOUSE SQUASH COMPETITION

                                               

 

MARCH

Sat 6^th                                      Triathlon – Business House Team Relay (200m Swim, 8km Cycle, 2km Run)

 

Sun 8^th                                     International Women’s Day

 

Sat 13^th                                    Penrhyn Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Penrhyn

                       

Sat 13^th                                    Triathlon – Women Only (600m Swim, 16km Cycle, 4km Run)

 

Thur 25^th                                  Te Mire Atu – Song Composers

 

Sat 27^th                                    V 12 Oe Vaka Corporate Race                                              

 

March                                      BUSINESS HOUSE SQUASH SEMI/FINALS

 

APRIL

Fri 2^nd                                      Good Friday (Public Holiday)

Sat 3^rd                                      Easter Saturday

Sun 4^th                                     Easter Sunday

Mon 5^th                                    Easter Monday (Public Holiday)

 

Thur 15^th                                  Te Mire Atu ate Tamariki

 

Fri 16^th                                     To Sun 2^nd May

                                                School Holidays Begins (2 Weeks)

                                                End of Term 1

                       

Sun 25^th                                   ANZAC DAY - Public Holiday

 

Thur 29^th                                  National Junior AUDITION (10.00am)

 

Fri 30^th                                     National Intermediate AUDITION (10.00am)                                             

April                                        Purapura Games

April                                        Air NZ            Anzac Golf Tournament

April                                        Netball Competition – Club Teams Begins

 

May

 

Sat 1^st                                      International Triathlon

 

Tue 4th                                    Round Raro Cycle Race

 

                                               

Sat 8^th                                      Triathlon – Air NZ Rarotonga International Triathlon

                                                (1500m Swim, 41km Cycle, 10km Run)

                                                World Red Cross Day

 

Sun 9^th                                     MOTHER’S DAY

 

Mon 10^th                                  Cook Islands Red Cross Day

 

 

Tue 25^th                                   Palmerston Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Palmerston

 

Thur 27^th                                  National Mire Ura 2010

 

                                               

June

Thur 3^rd                                    To Sat 5^th Golf Tournament (Turama House)

                                               

 

Mon 7^th                                    Public Holiday - Queen’s Birthday

                                                Kumete Sports

 

June                                         Cook Islands Ministry of Education Careers Expo 2010

 

Mon 14^th                                  World Blood Donor Day

 

June                                         Canoeing – National Distance Series

 

JULY

Fri 11^th                                     SOLARE ECLIPSE 2010 MANGAIA

 

Tue 13^th                                   College Rugby v Old Swinford (UK) 2x teams

Fri 16^th                                     College Rugby v Old Swinford (UK) 2x teams

 

Thur 15^th                                  College Rugby v BallyClare (UK) U15 & 16’s

 

Sun 18^th                                   Mangaia Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Mangaia

 

Tue 20^th                                   Atiu Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Atiu

 

Wed 21^st                                  College Rugby v Lady Manners (UK) U17’s

 

Wed 21^st                                  Mitiaro Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Mitiaro

 

Fri 23th                                   Mauke Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Mauke

 

Fri 23th                                   End of Term 2 - School Holiday Begins (2 Weeks)

                                   

 

Sun 25^th                                   Rarotonga Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Rarotonga

                                                (Observe Monday 26^th)

July                                          Squash – Club Tournament

 

July                                          Sailing – National Class Champs – Aitutaki

 

July                                          Netball Competitions – Round Finals

 

July                                          Golf Michigan Shootout/Palm grove – Open Tournament

 

July                                          Canoeing – National Distance Series

 

Fri 30^th                                      TE MAEVA NUI CELEBRATIONS

                                                Float Parade

 

Sat 31^st                                    TE MAEVA NUI CELEBRATIONS  

             

           

 

AUGUST

Mon 2^nd                                   TE MAEVA NUI CELEBRATIONS

 

Tue 3^rd                                    TE MAEVA NUI CELEBRATIONS

 

Wed 4^th                                   COOK ISLANDS NATIONAL SELF GOVERINING

                                                COMMEMORATIVE DAY – PUBLIC HOLIDAY

 

Sat 7^th                                      Te Maeva Nui Celebrations Ends

 

Sun 8^th                                     Manihiki Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Manihiki

 

Mon 9^th                                    To Fri 8^th Oct School Term 3 Begins (9 Weeks)

                                                End of School Holidays

 

Thur 12^th                                  College Rugby v Birkdale (UK) U18’s

                                                WORLD YOUTH DAY

 

Sun 15^th                                   Rakahanga Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Rakahanga

 

Wed 18^th                                 College Rugby v Epsom College (UK) 2x teams

 

August                                                Canoeing – National Distance Series

 

August                                    Netball – Knockout Tournament Champion of Champions

 

August                                    Squash – National Champs

 

September

 

 

Sun 5^th                                     Fathers Day

 

Sept                                         Canoeing – National Distance Series

 

Sat 25^th                                    ROUND RAROTONGA ROAD RACE (main race)          

 

                                   

October

Fri 8^th                                       To 17^th School Holiday Begins (1 Week)

                                                End School Term 3

 

Mon 18^th                                  End School Holiday

                                                Term 4 Begins

 

Tue 26^th                                   National Gospel Day

 

Wed 27^th        &