Selina Napa
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Selina Napa | |
|---|---|
 Selina Napa in 2016 | |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Titikaveka | |
| In office 21 June 2012 – 1 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Wigmore |
| Succeeded by | Sonny Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1964 |
| Party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Selina Matenga-Napa MBE (born 17 October 1964)[1] is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. She is the daughter of former MP Dr Teariki Matenga.[2]
Napa was born on Mangaia and educated at Titikaveka School and Tereora College.[1] She has a long involvement in Netball, playing at a village level as a child before being part of the Cook Islands national netball team at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games.[3] She played for the Cook Islands throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including at the 1987 World Netball Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 1989 World Games in Germany.[3] Eventually she rose to be team captain.[3] She later played for and coached the Titikaveka Pearls,[4] and was part of the selection panel for the Cook Islands women's national cricket team.[5]
