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Maria Tutaia 
Maria Tutaia playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in 2009Personal information Full name Solonaima Maria Tuta'ia Born 18 February 1987
Tokoroa, New ZealandHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) School Mount Albert Grammar School[1] Netball career Positions GA, GS Medal recordCompetitor for 
New ZealandNetball World Championships Silver 2007 Auckland Netball Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne Netball Gold 2010 Delhi Netball World Netball Series Gold 2009 Manchester Fastnet Updated on 13 June 2011. Solonaima Maria Tuta'ia (born 18 February 1987 in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. She can play at goal attack and goal shooter, and stands at 1.88 m.
Tutaia played domestic netball for the Auckland Diamonds during the National Bank Cup from 2005–07. With the start of the ANZ Championship in 2008, she signed with the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, partnering Irene van Dyk in the shooting circle. Tutaia played with the Magic for two years, before transferring back to Auckland to play with the Northern Mystics, starting in 2010.[2]
Tutaia was part of the winning NZ Under-21 team that brought home the 2005 World Youth Cup from Miami. That year, Tutaia was called into the Silver Ferns team, making her on-court debut when the Ferns toured Jamaica.[3] During her senior international career, she has won gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2009 World Netball Series, in addition to a silver medal at the 2007 Netball World Championships.[4][5]
In the 2010 ANZ Championship, Tutaia was the first and only player to be sent off during the match against the Swifts for persistent breaking. This send off happened in the last two minutes of the match and took no further part in that match. Tutaia is renowned for scoring the crucial goals, such as in the gold medal match against Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and during the 2011 ANZ Championship season when she scored the winning goal in the dying seconds against the Magic.
References
- ^ "Maria Tutaia - Inducted on Honours Board". Mount Albert Grammar School. http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=3251&Highlight=maria.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (11 August 2009). "Tutaia leaves Magic to be close to family". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/netball/news/article.cfm?c_id=69&objectid=10589989. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ ONESport (17 July 2006). "Profile: Maria Tutaia". TVNZ. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/410965/790252. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "2011 Silver Ferns profile: Maria Tutaia". Last updated 13 June 2011. http://www.mynetball.co.nz/silver-ferns/player-profiles/maria-tutaia.html. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Richens, Matt (15 October 2010). "Silver Ferns reap Maria Tutaia's rewards". Waikato Times. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/commonwealth-games/netball/4236884/Silver-Ferns-reap-Maria-Tutaias-rewards. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
External links
2011 Silver Ferns Players Coaches Northern Mystics – 2011 team Players Cullen • Dehn • George • Henry • Latu • McAlister • Mes • Moulds • G. Rasmussen • R. Rasmussen • Scarlett • TutaiaCoaching staff Debbie Fuller (head coach) • Jenny-May Coffin (assistant coach)Categories:- New Zealand international netball players
- Northern Mystics players
- Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- People from Tokoroa
- 1987 births
- Living people
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