Margharet Matenga

Margharet Norma Matenga MBE (née Kamana; born 1955 or 1956)[1] is a former Cook Islands netball player, coach and administrator.

[1][3][4] In 1974 she moved to Wellington, where she joined a local Pacific Islands Church netball team.

[3] During the 1980s, Matenga formed a notable shooting partnership with fellow Silver Fern Margaret Forsyth, known together as the "two Margs".

[6] She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to netball, in the 1990 New Years honours.

[7] She ran as a candidate for the Cook Islands United Party at the 2022 election, losing the seat of Titikaveka by just three votes.