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Tiana Metuarau during the Southern Steel's win over the Tactix on Monday. Photo: Photosport After moving from England to Aotearoa when she was just three years old, she was immersed in Māoritanga. But when she was nine, she was introduced into an entirely new world, Te Ao Pākehā. "I think the turning point, or one of the most memorable points of my childhood, was when I went to a mainstream school and I had never been to a class where we weren't starting the morning off with a karakia, or where people would speak English. "I didn't know how to speak, read or write in English and I wasn't ...

Stung by last week's upset loss to the Mystics, the Northern Stars have rebounded with a hard-fought 55-53 national netball premiership win over the Central Pulse in Auckland.

Pulse wing attack Maddy Gordon is challenged by Karin Burger of the Tactix. Photo: Photoshop With less than three minutes remaining, and holding a comfortable 10-goal lead, the Tactix looked well in control. But the visitors launched an unlikely tilt at stealing the win with an unanswered seven-goal run. The Pulse went into the match with a makeshift shooting end after illness ruled out regular goal attack Te Amo Amaru-Tibble. Midcourter Whitney Souness was thrust into the unfamiliar role, and although she was a key asset on attack, it meant Aliyah Dunn had to take the bulk of the shooting l...

Te Amo Amaru-Tibble underwent a pre-season like no other to prepare herself for a 'shock' return to the ANZ Premiership.

Te Paea Selby-Rickit could have won it for the Tactix at the end of the fourth quarter, but her miss allowed the Stars to prevail in extra time.