Netball
PM hosts 3 national netball teams
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Netball
Prime Minister Henry Puna yesterday hosted a morning tea for the three national netball teams from the Cook Islands, Wales and Scotland.
Scottish netballers aim to 'qualify'
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Netball
Establishing themselves as a top world ranking team by qualifying for the Commonwealth Games in 2014 is the ultimate goal for the Scotland netball team who arrived on our shores yesterday for the tri-series against Wales and the Cook Islands starting today.
World rankings at stake
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Netball
Qualifying for the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and improving their world ranking is the aim of the Cook Islands, Wales and Scotland national netball teams who will square off in a tri-series over the next five days.
Wales here with one goal
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Netball
Expect an explosive display of gutsy netball from the Wales national netball team in this week’s netball tri-series between the Welsh, neighbouring Scotland and the Cook Islands.
Netball squad half named
Friday 14 September 2012 | Published in Netball
There is still an opportunity for local netball players to make the national netball squad with three more spots in the team still to be filled. So far nine of the final 12 person squad has been selected to represent the country during the Wales and Scotland tour to Rarotonga tournament next month and the […]
Netball takes vision to Mauke and Mitiaro
Tuesday 11 September 2012 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands board member Margharet Matenga and CEO Teina Taulu visited Mauke and Mitiaro last week to let netball associations know the changes that have taken place in Rarotonga over the past 16 months, strategies planned for Netball Cook Islands going forward, and to see what progress is being made in the outer islands. […]
Trials for national netball spots
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands are looking for some of the next generation of players to pull on the green and white uniform after a trial for the national team was announced for Saturday.
3 netball squads named
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Netball
Full on training now begins for the newly selected national netball age grade squads preparing for the inaugural Netball in Paradise Tournament in December. Final trials for the age grade squads were held on Friday night and Netball Cook Islands selectors spent the weekend picking players for the under 13, under 15 and under 17 […]
Trials underway for age group netballers
Friday 31 August 2012 | Published in Netball
Excitement is growing amongst age grade netballers on the island as trials for the under 15 and under 17 national teams for the inaugural Netball in Paradise tournament got underway this week. Thirty-six under 15 and under 17 players turned out at the Telecom Sports Arena on Wednesday to take part in the first trials […]
Call for Netball in Paradise players
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in Netball
With 21 netball teams set to descend on Rarotonga in December for the inaugural Netball in Paradise Tournament – there is a call to all under 15 and 17 netball players to gather for training and trials. The Netball in Paradise tournament, which starts on December 3 and wraps up on the 6th includes under […]
Netball prepares for 2 big tournaments
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in Netball
The club netball season might be over but it’s back to the courts for local players with two major tournaments scheduled for October and December. National netball teams from Scotland and Wales are heading to Rarotonga in October to play in a five game tri-series against the Cooks. The Scotland and Wales trip to Rarotonga […]
Young netballers delighted by gifts
Saturday 11 August 2012 | Published in Netball
Squeals of delight were heard right across Rarotonga school playgrounds through the week as Netball Cook Islands and ‘friends of netball’ delivered balls and goals to schools. Netball continues to grow its friends of netball program with the addition of Beca International Consultants Ltd to the netball ‘family’. Gareth Clayton of Beca presented netballs to […]
Netball Cook Islands' new birth
Thursday 26 July 2012 | Published in Netball
If Luciana Matenga had her way, she would readily trade in her individual award for a better team showing at the recent Pacific Netball Series. The defensive specialist took out Netball Cook Islands’ Player of the Year award at the inaugural Netball Cook Islands (NCI) prizegiving on Tuesday but admitted it was a ‘hollow’ feeling. […]
Finals foes resume netball rivalry
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Netball
The traditional rivalry between Titikaveka and Avatiu is set to boil over in no less than four netball grand finals that start this morning. While most interest will surely stem in the final match of the day – the premier grand final between the two rivals starts at 4.30pm – there is bound to be […]
'Friends of netball' rally round
Wednesday 18 July 2012 | Published in Netball
Netball is set to boom right across the country thanks to the ‘friends of netball’ who’ve manufactured 40 standard and seven junior netball goal posts. Avatiu Harbour contractors McConnell Dowell partnered up with a number of businesses and co-ordinated the manufacturing of the netball equipment for pre-schools, schools and community sports groups across the Cook […]
Business time on netball courts
Tuesday 10 July 2012 | Published in Netball
The first grand final of the netball season will take place tomorrow at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao. The open one and two grades will set the scene for the business end of the season with Avatiu going up against Arorangi in the open two grand finals. Titikaveka will meet Takuvaine in the open […]
Netballers finish third in Pacific
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Netball
Fiji netball has firmly established that they are the Queens of Pacific netball after taking out the 2012 Pacific Netball Series in front of their home crowd. Fiji cleaned up at the series convincingly disposing of all their opponents and thumping the Cook Islands 62-33 in the final match of the series. It was a […]
National netballers aim to topple Fiji
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball side is focusing on acclimatising to the Fiji weather ahead of the Pacific Netball Series, which starts today at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. The team arrived yesterday brimming with high hopes to deny the Fijians from retaining the regional title at home for the third consecutive year. Coach Margaret […]
Netballers prepare for Fiji showdown
Wednesday 20 June 2012 | Published in Netball
Netball Cook Islands officially unveiled their family of five sponsors and national netball squad members at a farewell function at the Edgewater Resort & Spa on Monday night. Netball supporters were introduced to the hardworking netball board and volunteers before accolades were showered on the sport’s generous sponsors. The Edgewater Resort & Spa has joined […]
Netballers pursue a 'Cookie template'
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Netball
Cook Islands national netball coach Margaret Foster says she’s enthused by the upcoming challenge of winning the Pacific Series tournament in Fiji. Cook Islands impressed at last year’s tournament, recording wins over Papua New Guinea and Samoa, and losing to eventual champions Fiji. Foster says they are going into the tournament with the belief they […]