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    The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch

    The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch


    The Whai only led by one at half-time, but produced a storming second half, with 30 and 31 points in the third and fourth quarters.

    Mikayla Cowling led scoring for the Whai with 28 points, while Laina Snyder pulled in 20 rebounds.

    Cowling details what spurred them on .

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     02 Mar: A new job for Kiwi rugby coach Wayne Pivac
     02 Mar: The Crusaders believe they've got a case to clear prop Tamaiti Williams from sanction for an incident during Saturday's Super Rugby win over the Chiefs in Hamilton
     01 Mar: The Hurricanes have confirmed Brett Cameron has been ruled out for the rest of Super Rugby
     01 Mar: Coach Rob Penney believes the Crusaders' 43-33 Super Rugby win over the Chiefs in Hamilton will do their confidence the world of good
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