MAKEA TEPAKI A TAKAIA PAUKA
Country: Cook Islands
Place of Birth: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Date of Birth: 19 July 2010
Specialist Event(s): Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Height: 184cm
Education: Nukutere College
Language(s): English
Play L or R: Right
Sporting Achievements:
- 2023 Pacific U15 Invitation Team Challenge Runner Up
- 2024 Pacific U17 Invitation Team Challenge Runner Up
Ambitions:
To excel in badminton and any sporting code I play.
Idols: My father
Biography:
The Cook Islands badminton school program is how I got started, then I got selected in the squad to play in Ocean u15 in NZ and have enjoyed playing badminton ever since.
Interesting Fact:
I am a skilled Fireknife dancer who recently participated in the 2025 World Fireknife competition in Hawaii.