The Cook Islands netball team comfortably beat Tokelau 63-31 on Saturday to win the bronze medal.

Cook Islands national coach Mii Maui and her team of managers came under fire at the weekend after the Cook Islands bowed out of any gold medal winning chances.

Selina Napa (pictured) and the Cook Islands netball team lucked out on any chances of winning the gold medal yesterday when they were edged out by Fiji 52-50.

It was a well fought game by Cook Islands...but Fiji just edged their way back in the last quarter - winning the game 52-50.

Cook Islands came out flying leading the first Quarter 16-13 and continued the flight leading 33-27 at halftime. With the 3rd Quarter PNG lifted their game and outscored the Cooks 20-14 ending that quarter 47-47. Only changes to Cooks was C - T White and N Puia'Fraser. Playmakers for PNG - C and WA alternated positions and worked well with their GA to dictate play.

The crowd went wild on Wednesday the 23rd of September with another exciting game of netball between Tonga and Tokelau. Tonga was in the lead of the first two quarters of the game leaving Tokelau with one point behind.

When Niue’s netball team takes to the court today, a 16-year-old school girl will be holding out the defence against the Cook Islands.

The Cooks won their Ooening game against Niue.

The first netball match of the Pacific Mini Games was between Fiji and Tonga. The Fiji athletes took the majority of the supporter side in cheering for their country for their fist game. At the first quarter saw Fiji leading the game by 15-8, and they kept their lead to the end. Fiji came out as the winner of the match with 58-32 to Tonga.