The 19-year-old's left the Central Pulse after four seasons where she's largely been stuck behind Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Aaliyah Dunn.

Metuarau says she needed more game time to make the under-21 side for next year's youth World Cup.

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11 Feb: Former Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller has pointed to a lack of communication from Netball New Zealand as a key reason for joining Malawi

10 Feb: Deb Fuller is trading the Silver Ferns for Malawi, just months out from the Commonwealth Games netball tournament

21 Jan: The Southern Steel have appointed highly credentialed Australian Jess Whitfort as an assistant coach for the 2026 ANZ netball season

19 Dec: A former New Zealand men's netball skipper and commentator doesn't think all the public scrutiny on Dame Noeline Taurua this year means she won't return in 20-26

18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport

28 Nov: New Queensland Firebirds goal attack Te Paea Selby-Rickit has revealed how she found out compatriots Maddy Gordon and Kelly Jackson would be joining her in Brisbane

26 Nov: The journey into the unknown is motivating Silver Ferns captain Karin Burger ahead of her shift to Australia

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