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Whai Basketball: LinkedIn

Pursuing a vibrant and socially connected city where young people have their horizon of possibility lifted.More information on our LinkedIn page here...https://www.linkedin.com/company/whai-basketball/...

Whai Basketball X (formally Twitter)

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Basketball: World history made in Tauranga

A sold out crowd, including NBA star Steven Adams, witnessed basketball history this week when The Whai took on Northern Kahu in a top table clash in Tauranga.This game is the first women's contest in professional sport in known history where the female athletes are paid the same as the men and it's happening in Tauranga.Adams was at the game to support his sister Gabriella Adams-Gavet.Read the full story here...https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/298671-basketball-world-history-made-tauranga.html...

Tauihi League: Whai Basketball

The Meaning Behind the Name:The whai (stingray) is seen as a kaitiaki (guardian), which protects the areas where shellfish are harvested. We see our people (wāhine) as stewards / kaitiaki / guardians of the game.Read the full story here...https://tauihi.basketball/whai-mid-north/...

Basketball: New NZ professional league 'a long time coming' for female athletes

A trio of Tauranga basketballers say nothing beats playing professionally in New Zealand - describing a new national women's league as a "stepping stone" towards giving the sport the exposure it deserves.The Bay of Plenty Times Weekend caught up with three players from Tauranga-based team Whai ahead of their first game on Saturday.Whai - stingray in te reo Māori - will represent the Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Waikato in the new women's National Basketball League (NBL).Read the full story ...

Whai to start season in Tauranga

When The Whai take to the court July 5 in Tauranga, they will be changing the face of women's basketball in New Zealand as part of a movement to elevate the sport for Kiwi females young and old.The Whai team – which represents the Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Gisborne – is one of five regional teams in the new-look women's national basketball league for 2022.The aim of the new league, named GJ Gardner Homes Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa, is to elevate the game of women's basketball in Aotearoa.Th...

New professional women's basketball team set to inspire young Tauranga players

"You have to see it to be it."That's the catchphrase driving the first Tauranga-based professional women's basketball team hoping to inspire younger generations of players.Whai - which translates to stingray in Māori - will represent the Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Waikato in the new women's National BasketballRead the full story here...https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/new-professional-womens-basketball-team-set-to-inspire-young-tauranga-players/TRXWEX7EGC5SHLIJKYKIW3O7ZU/...