Lara Heta (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Petera, born 21 December 1978) is a New Zealand professional

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player. In 2004, Petera finished runner-up in the women's doubles event at the

World Doubles Squash Championships The World Squash Doubles Championship was held in North America from 1981 until 1987 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It was then held bi-ennially from 1994 as the World Hardball Doubles. There has also be ...

, partnering

Louise Crome Louise Crome (born 6 April 1978, in Waihi, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional squash (sport), squash player. She toured for 3 years reaching a world ranking of 22. She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Team between 2004 - 20 ...

. Petera and Crome also paired up in the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

, just missing out on a medal.Squash New Zealand
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