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COOK ISLANDS CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2007
JANUARY

(1st) » New Years Day - Public Holiday
(2nd) » Public Holiday in Lieu of New Years Day
(29th Jan - Fri 20th April) » School Term 1 Begins (12 weeks)

FEBRUARY

(Feb - March) » Table Tennis Pre Season Team Competition
(5th of Feb -  25th of April) » Basketball – Main Championship (Opens/A&B/U20)
(7th of Feb - 14th of March) » Basketball – Mini/Youth Program
(8th of Feb - 29th of March) » Basketball – Schools Competition

MARCH

(March to June) » Table Tennis – Winter Team Competition
(3rd) » Triathlon – Business House Team Relay (200m Swim, 8km Cycle, 2km Run)
(13th) » Penrhyn Gospel Day - Public Holiday Penrhyn
(17th) » Triathlon – Women Only (600m Swim, 16km Cycle, 4km Run)
(29th) » Te Mire Atu – Song Composers

APRIL

(5th - 9th) » Table Tennis – NZ Veterans Championships – International Event – Auckland, NZ
(6th) » Good Friday - Public Holiday
(8th) » Easter Sunday
(9th) » Easter Monday - Public Holiday
(13th - 3rd of May) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year
(13th) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Rarotonga Junior & Intermediate Finals (Rarotonga Residence ONLY)
(20th) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Rarotonga Senior Finals (Rarotonga Residence ONLY)
(21st) » Triathlon – Tinman (1200m Swim, 31km Cycle, 10km Run)

(23rd of April - 4th of May)

» School Holidays Begin (2 weeks)
(25th) » ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
(26th) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Juniors & Intermediate Finals (Including participants from the Outer Islands)
(27th) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Golden Oldies Finals
(28th) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Papa’a Finals (Visitors & Expatriates)

MAY

(3rd) » Te Mire Ura – Dancer of the Year – Senior National Finals (Including participants from the Outer Islands)
(5th) » Triathlon – Air NZ Rarotonga International Triathlon (1500m Swim, 41km Cycle, 10km Run)
(7th of May - 27 of July) » School Term 2 Begins (12 weeks)
(7th of May - 25th of June) » Basketball – Corporate Mixed Tournament

JUNE

(5th) » Queen's Birthday - Public Holiday
(4th) » Kumete Sports
(6th of June - 11th of July) » Basketball – Mini Youth Program
(15th) » Mangaia Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Mangaia

JULY

(8th - 15th) » Table Tennis – ITTF World Champion Circuit & NZ North Island Championship, International Event – North Harbour NZ
(16th - 28th) » Te Mire Tarai – Canoe Carving Festival
(20th) » Atiu Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Atiu
(23rd) » Mitiaro Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Mitiaro (Actual Gospel Day 21st July)
(25th) » Rarotonga Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Rarotonga
(27th of July - 5th of Aug) » Te Maeva Nui Celebrations (Cook Islands National Self-Governing Commemorative Celebrations)
(27th) » Te Maeva Nui Opening – Float
(28th) » Te Maeva Nui -Tangi Kaara- Drumming Competition – Juniors Section
(29th) » Te Maeva Nui - Choir & Imene Tuki Competition (Traditional Singing)
(30th of July - 4th of Aug) » Te Maeva Nui Cultural Competition
(30th of July - 10th of Aug) » School Holidays Begin (2 weeks)

AUGUST

(4th) » Te Maeva Nui – Tangi Kaara – Drumming Competition – Seniors Section
(4th) » Cook Islands National Self Governing Commemorative Day – Public Holiday (To be observed Monday 6th)
(5th) » Te Maeva Nui – Thanks Giving Service, Prize Giving, Closing Ceremony
(6th) » Cook Islands National Self Governing Commemorative Day – Public Holiday)
(13th of Aug - 12th of Oct) » School Term 3 Begins (9 weeks)

SEPTEMBER

(Sep - Dec) » Table Tennis – Summer Team Competition
(6th of Sep - 3rd of Oct) » Table Tennis – New Zealand Open Championships, International Events- Hamilton, NZ
(29th) » Round Raro Road Race – (Event yet to be confirmed)

OCTOBER

(10th of Oct - 14th of Nov) » Basketball – Mini Youth Program
(15th - 19th) » School Holiday (1 week)
(15th - 20th) » Table Tennis, Cook Islands Open Championship
(22nd of Oct - 14th of Dec) » School Holiday Term 4 Begins (8 weeks)
(22nd - 26th) » Te Mire Akatutu – Drama Festival (Event yet to be confirmed)
(26th) » National Gospel Day – Public Holiday
(27th) » Aitutaki Gospel Day – Public Holiday ONLY for Aitutaki (To be observed on Monday 29th)

NOVEMBER

(1st) » Turama - All Souls Day

DECEMBER

- Table Tennis – Fiji Open Championship – Suva, Fiji
- Basketball – Planning Workshop
(1st - 8th) » Te Mire Tiare – Tiare Festival
(17th) » School Holiday Begins (Return date yet to be confirmed)
(25th) » Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
(26th) » Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
(31st) » New Years Eve