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Busy netball year planned

Friday 6 January 2012 | Published in Netball

A full calendar of netball competitions and programmes is in store for local netball players from the grassroots level right up to the international squad. While the new netball executives fine tune dates of events they have put out a tentative overall plan for 2012. Starting this month a new school holiday netball programme will […]

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Netball executive committee elected

Tuesday 13 December 2011 | Published in Netball

Exciting times are ahead for local netball clubs with the election of the Rarotonga Netball Centre executive committee who are responsible for leading and running the 2012 domestic netball season. Nominations for the various positions were of a great calibre, with a balanced mix of experienced administrators, netballers and newcomers standing for positions. The new […]

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Netball makes a comeback on Atiu

Friday 9 December 2011 | Published in Netball

Netball is set to make a comeback on the outer island of Atiu after the recent visit to the island by Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga and coach trainer Maryanne Miller. The pair visited the island armed with netball equipment and enthusiasm to revive the sport there as part of Netball Cook Islands […]

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Air Raro supports netball

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Netball

Air Rarotonga and Netball Cook Islands have formed an alliance through the signing of a sponsorship agreement to facilitate netball development in the outer islands. The sponsorship deal between the domestic airline and Netball Cook Islands will allow coaches, umpires and technical officials to travel to the outer islands for ongoing training and development programmes […]

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Good turnout at junior netball tournament

Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Netball

Junior netballers bullet-passed, intercepted and shot their way through a fantastic and fun Potiki Navenave netball tournament at the Telecom Sports Arena on Friday afternoon. The first of its kind, the junior under 8 and under 10 tournament was developed by Netball Cook Islands and driven by development officer Luciana Matenga. Matenga was overwhelmed with […]

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Future netball stars compete

Friday 14 October 2011 | Published in Netball

Future netball stars will take over the Telecom Sports Arena this afternoon for the first ever Potiki Navenave junior netball tournament for 8 and 10-year-old players. Around 10 teams are expected to take to the netball courts today to showcase their skills and love for netball. The Potiki Navenave tournament is a new junior development […]

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Netball rewards logo designers

Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Netball

Netball Cook Islands will soon unveil its new logo to reflect the exciting changes in the sport. Earlier in the year Netball Cook Islands ran a logo competition where local artists and the public at large were encouraged to put their creative talents to good use to create a standout Netball Cook Islands logo. The […]

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More netball in schools

Thursday 15 September 2011 | Published in Netball

More netball will be played in schools across the Cook Islands after Netball Cook Islands and the Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week. Netball Cook Islands aims to run netball development programmes within the formal school sector to develop the code at the grassroots level. Netball development programmes will also […]

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Cooks leapfrog Samoa in netball

Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Netball

The Cook Islands has bucked the regional trend in international netball, by holding its top 10 position in the world rankings. Of the four Pacific nations involved in international netball, the Cook Islands was the only nation not to move down the rankings table. The Cook Islands maintained its 10th placing in world ranking, leapfrogging […]

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4 new members on netball board

Tuesday 13 September 2011 | Published in Netball

Netball Cook Islands (NCI) has appointed four new members to its recently established board, who will join five others already elected to their roles. The new members are Chris McGeown, general manager of Edgewater Resort and Spa; Leslie Turepu-Katoa, general manager of Asiaciti Trust Ltd; Yvonne Heather, managing director of Vonnias; and Glenda Tuaine, company […]

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Netball for kids

Monday 12 September 2011 | Published in Netball

Calling all netballers aged 10 or under: there is a new competition in the Cook Islands. The Potiki Navenave netball competition is looking for teams of seven to nine people to compete in the 10 years and younger section and the eight years and younger section. Cook Islands Netball Association is hosting the tournament on […]

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Matenga gives Mangaia netball tips

Tuesday 16 August 2011 | Published in Netball

Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga discovered Mangaia childrens love of netball during her recent visit to the island to deliver new coaching techniques. Matenga shared with Mangaian children new netball skills through fun games which she says were a big hit. The kids were so excited when I taught them the skills through […]

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Fine-tuning Aitutaki netball

Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Netball

Aitutaki netballers are enjoying their netball even more after a recent trip to the island by Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga. Matenga spent a week on Aitutaki coaching netball to the islands talented players as part of a wider netball development programme for the outer islands. Over 200 kids, including boys, from the […]

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Four local netballers make team

Monday 4 July 2011 | Published in Netball

The Pacific Netball Series tournament team selected at the end of the series last month in Papua New Guinea includes 4 Cook Islands players. The local girls selected into the tournament team were Paula Te Huna (far left), Ritua Aliivaa (5th from left), Luciana Matenga (4th from right) and Curly George (2nd from right). The […]

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New netball structure

Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in Netball

Netball club delegates have voted in a new netball structure to be headed by a 10-person board. Delegates also voted in favour of a name change for the national netball body from the Cook Islands Netball Association to Netball Cook Islands. The new board structure will include the president Patsy Hockin, four elected members being […]

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Fun promised at netball gala

Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Netball

The 2011 netball season may be over but a fun-filled day has been organised for the Avatiu junior netball grades today. All Avatiu netball players are invited to a gala day to be held at the Avatiu netball courts at the Swamp starting at 1pm. A fun programme has been organised for the baby Eels […]

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Netball girls take out series second

Friday 10 June 2011 | Published in Netball

The Cook Islands national netball team are sure to receive a proud and warm welcome home this Sunday after placing second at the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea. In their final game of the series, the Cooks faced arch rivals Samoa in what was a fiercely contested game. Both sides played with everything […]

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Netball team starts with win

Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Netball

A tight knit and confident Cook Islands national netball squad won their first game of the Pacific Netball Series 51-34 against host Papua New Guinea on Monday night. But the team were ironing out their game plan yesterday ahead of their second match against 5th ranked team Fiji, who on day one of the tournament […]

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Netballers meet prime minister

Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Netball

The Cook Islands national netball squad met with their biggest fan yesterday prime minister Henry Puna who hosted the team to a healthy morning tea. Puna wished the team good luck for the Pacific Series in PNG and urged the girls to take care of themselves. Do your best for yourself and for your country, […]

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Netballers scoop special awards

Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Netball

The Titikaveka Pearls are undoubtedly the top netball club on the island. After last weeks grand finals where the club won the open 1, reserve and premier grade championship trophies, the Pearls club and players also walked away with a number of special awards. The club took out the round cup highest point trophy, champions […]

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