Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa
SportBasketball
FoundedDecember 2021
Inaugural season2022
General ManagerMaree Taylor
No. of teams5
CountriesNew Zealand
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)		Northern Kāhu (1st title)
TV partner(s)Sky Sport
Level on pyramid1
Official websiteTauihi.Basketball

The Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is a women's professional basketball league in New Zealand.

History

In December 2021, a new women's national basketball league was established for 2022 with five new franchises.[1][2] The league's name Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa was announced in March 2022, with Tauihi meaning "to soar" and Aotearoa meaning New Zealand in Māori language.[3] The inaugural teams included Northern Kāhu, Whai, Tokomanawa Queens, Mainland Pouākai, and Southern Hoiho.[4][5][6] The Queens were crowned the inaugural champions.[7][8][9]

All five inaugural franchises continued for the league's second season in 2023.[10][11][12] The Kāhu were crowned the 2023 champions.[13][14][15][16]

Current teams

Team City Region Arena Colours Debut
Mainland Pouākai Christchurch Canterbury Cowles Stadium     2022
Northern Kāhu Auckland Auckland Region Eventfinda Stadium
Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre
McKay Stadium, Whangārei
The Trusts Arena		     2022
Southern Hoiho Dunedin/Queenstown Otago Edgar Centre
Queenstown Events Centre		       2022
Tokomanawa Queens Porirua Wellington Region Te Rauparaha Arena       2022
Whai Tauranga Bay of Plenty Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre       2022
Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is located in New Zealand
Northern Kāhu
Northern Kāhu
Whai
Tokomanawa Queens
Tokomanawa Queens
Mainland Pouākai
Mainland Pouākai
Southern Hoiho
Southern Hoiho
Location of teams within New Zealand

League championships

Team Wins Losses Total Year(s) won Year(s) lost
Tokomanawa Queens11220222023
Northern Kāhu11220232022

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NEW NATIONAL LEAGUE SET TO TRANSFORM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN AOTEAROA". tauihi.basketball. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIVE FRANCHISE OWNERS DECIDED FOR REVAMPED NATIONAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE". tauihi.basketball. 23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "TAUIHI SET TO CHANGE THE FACE OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN NEW ZEALAND". tauihi.basketball. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "TAUIHI BASKETBALL AOTEAROA SEASON PREVIEW". tauihi.basketball. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Hinton, Marc (28 June 2022). "High five: What you need to know about the new Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Fransen, Moeawa (28 June 2022). "Women's basketball tourney set to soar". waateanews.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "GAME RECAP: QUEENS TOP POUĀKAI TO ADVANCE TO GRAND FINAL". tauihi.basketball. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "GAME RECAP: KĀHU BOOK SPOT IN GRAND FINAL WITH WIN OVER WHAI". tauihi.basketball. 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "GAME RECAP: QUEENS CLAIM INAUGURAL TAUIHI TITLE WITH WIN OVER KĀHU". tauihi.basketball. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "2023 G.J. GARDNER HOMES TAUIHI SCHEDULE UNVEILED". tauihi.basketball. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tauihi 2023 Schedule" (PDF). tauihi.basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Egan, Brendon (12 July 2023). "Tauihi season two bolstered by nine players with WNBA connections". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "FINAL 4 PREVIEW". tauihi.basketball. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "SEMI-FINALS – RECAP". tauihi.basketball. 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "KAHU CROWNED 2023 CHAMPIONS". tauihi.basketball. 10 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
  16. ↑ Egan, Brendon (10 September 2023). "Northern Kāhu crush Queens to secure first Tauihi title in team history". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023.
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