Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa

Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa
Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa logo.png
SportBasketball
FoundedDecember 2021
Inaugural season2022
DirectorHuw Beynon (general manager)
No. of teams5
CountriesNew Zealand
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
Tokomanawa Queens (1st title)
Most titlesTokomanawa Queens (1 title)
TV partner(s)Sky Sport
Level on pyramid1
Official websiteTauihi.Basketball

The Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is a women's semi-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. 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. The inaugural teams included Northern Kāhu, Whai, Tokomanawa Queens, Mainland Pouākai, and Southern Hoiho. The Queens were crowned the inaugural champions.

Current teams

Team City Region Arena Colours Debut
Mainland Pouākai Christchurch/Nelson Canterbury/Nelson Cowles Stadium
Christchurch Arena
Trafalgar Centre
2022
Northern Kāhu Auckland Auckland Region Eventfinda Stadium
Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre
2022
Southern Hoiho Dunedin/Queenstown Otago Edgar Centre
Queenstown Events Centre
2022
Tokomanawa Queens Porirua/Wellington Wellington Region Te Rauparaha Arena
TSB Bank Arena
2022
Whai Tauranga/Te Aroha Bay of Plenty/Waikato Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
Silver Fern Farms Event Centre
2022
Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa is located in New Zealand
Northern Kāhu
Northern Kāhu
Whai
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 Queens 1 0 1 2022
Northern Kāhu 0 1 1 2022

See also


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