Daneka Wipiiti (born 8 December 1982 in

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) is a former New Zealand international

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player who played for the

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, the Silver Ferns, and the

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in the

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. Wipiiti started her netball career in 1998 for the Western Flyers as a 15-year-old in the

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. She transferred to the Northern Force in 2002, playing with them until 2006. In 2007, Wipiiti joined the National Bank Cup–winning

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, coached by Robyn Broughton. She stayed in Southland with the start of the

in 2008, joining the new

franchise. Wipiiti was a surprise name in the Silver Ferns for the

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at only 19 years of age. She was dropped in 2003, and played with the New Zealand A team from 2004 to 2006. She regained her position in the Silver Ferns in 2008, but pulled out the following year due to pregnancy, before returning in 2010.

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