Te Amo Amaru-Tibble (born 11 May 1989) is a New Zealand netball player who has had three spells playing for

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that ...

. She first played for Pulse between

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, during the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

era. In

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

and

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, she had a second spell. In

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, Amaru-Tibble returned to Pulse for a third time.

Early life, family and education

Amaru-Tibble is a

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with

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. It has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi, behind Ngāpuhi, with an estimated 102,480 people according to the ...

affiliations. She was born in

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

. She is a distant cousin of

Aliyah Dunn Aliyah Dunn (born 19 October 1999) is a New Zealand netball international. Dunn was a prominent member of the Central Pulse teams that won the 2019, 2020 and 2022 ANZ Premiership titles. She was also a fringe member of the 2017 Southern Steel ...

. They had never met before becoming 2021 Central Pulse teammates. However, they found out they are related through Dunn's Southland-based grandmother, who was originally a Tibble with Ngāti Porou family connections. Amaru-Tibble was educated at Newlands College,

Tū Toa Manukura is a co-educational designated character school for Year 9 to 13 students. It is based at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is effectively a sports academy specialising in Māori people, Māori students. The school ...

and

Victoria University Victoria University may refer to: * Victoria University (Australia), a public research university in Melbourne, Australia * Victoria University, Toronto, a constituent college of the federal University of Toronto in Canada * Victoria University of ...

. In her youth, she originally played

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and her coaches included

Kenny McFadden Kenny McFadden (18 August 1960 – 24 March 2022) was an American basketball player and coach. Born in the United States, he moved to New Zealand in 1982, where he played 15 seasons for the Wellington Saints and won four NBL championships. He w ...

. While attending Newlands College, she represented the

New Zealand women's national basketball team The New Zealand women's national basketball team represents New Zealand in international Women's basketball, basketball competitions. They are nicknamed the Tall Ferns. The team has been coached by Guy Molloy since 2018. The New Zealand women' ...

at under-16, under-18 and under-19 (Junior Tall Ferns) levels. Amaru-Tibble is a school teacher and the mother of two daughters, Mereana (born c.2012) and Ngawhata (born c.2014).

Playing career

Tū Toa

In 2009, Amaru-Tibble switched from Newlands College to

and began to focus on netball. She was coached by

Yvette McCausland-Durie Yvette McCausland-Durie is a netball in New Zealand, New Zealand netball coach and former netball player. As a player, she played for Western Flyers during the National Bank Cup era and represented New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand ...

and played for Tū Toa in both schoolgirl and Netball Manawatu competitions. She would also play for the Tū Toa old girls team, Manukura Black in Netball Manawatu competitions.

P.I.C.

Since 2009, Amaru-Tibble has also regularly played for P.I.C. Netball Club in Netball Wellington competitions. Before her third spell with Pulse, she played with P.I.C. for three seasons.

Central Pulse

Amaru-Tibble has had three spells playing for

. ;2009–2011 Amaru-Tibble first played for

between

and

during the

era. Pulse head coach Kate Carpenter invited Amaru-Tibble to be a training partner and then included her in the squad. After Carpenter was replaced by

, Amaru-Tibble was retained. She was subsequently a member of the Pulse team that, after 24 games, eventually won their first ever match when they defeated

New South Wales Swifts New South Wales Swifts are an Australian professional netball team based in Sydney, New South Wales. Since 2017 they have represented Netball New South Wales in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. ...

53–52 in a 2009 Round 13 match at the

Te Rauparaha Arena Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre, with pools, Dash Swim School, a fitness centre, and indoor sports stadium and venues, in Porirua, New Zealand. The centre, which cost NZ$17.5 million to construct, was ...

. Partnering

Paula Griffin Paula Griffin (born 11 July 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player of Samoan descent. Griffin was named in the New Zealand U21 team for 2006. That year, she also signed with the Auckland Diamonds to play in the Nationa ...

, Amaru-Tibble scored 18 from 21. ;2016–2017 In

and

, Amaru-Tibble had a second spell playing for

. She was initially included in the

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squad for the inaugural 2016 National Netball League season. However, she was subsequently elevated to the 2016 Pulse team to replace an injured

Jodi Brown Jodi Anne Brown (née Te Huna; born 6 May 1981 in Whanganui, New Zealand) is a retired New Zealand netball player. Brown was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns from 2002 to 2015, taking time off in between those ...

. She retained her place for the

season. ;2021 Ahead of the

season, Amaru-Tibble was included in the 2021 Central Pulse squad, initially as a replacement for the departed

Tiana Metuarau Tiana Metuarau (born 15 January 2001) is a New Zealand netball international. Between 2017 and 2020, she was a prominent member of the Central Pulse team that won the 2018 Super Club title and the 2019 and 2020 ANZ Premiership titles. In 202 ...

, providing cover for

Ameliaranne Ekenasio Ameliaranne Ekenasio (born 11 January 1991), previously known as Ameliaranne Wells, is a New Zealand netball international. In 2010 and 2011, Wells represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels. In 2014 she switched allegiances to New ...

and

. However, when Ekenasio announced she was pregnant and would miss the rest of the season, Amaru-Tibble found herself promoted to first-choice goal attack.

Wellington NPC

Amaru-Tibble has represented Wellington in the National Provincial Championships. Together with Karin Burger,

Claire Kersten Claire Kersten (born 9 July 1989) is a New Zealand netball player who plays in the ANZ Premiership, playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Claire can play WD and C. In 2013, she made her ANZ Championship debut for the Central Pulse ...

, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Elias Shadrock,

Whitney Souness Whitney Souness (born 1995) is a New Zealand netball player. She currently plays for Central Pulse and had played 30 times for the New Zealand national netball team. Early life Souness was born on 12 October or 12 November 1995 (sources vary). ...

and

Ameliaranne Wells Ameliaranne Ekenasio (born 11 January 1991), previously known as Ameliaranne Wells, is a New Zealand netball international. In 2010 and 2011, Wells represented Australia at under-19 and under-21 levels. In 2014 she switched allegiances to New ...

, she was a member of the Wellington NPC team that defeated North Harbour 59–38 to win the 2015 title.

New Zealand

In 2008 Amaru-Tibble was included in New Zealand U21 squads.

Statistics

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Honours

;Wellington NPC *National Provincial Championships **''Winners'': 2015 ;

ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netbal ...

**''Runners up'':

References

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