Hulita Veve (born 14 September 1995), previously known as Hulita Haukinima, is an Tongan netball player. Haukinima was a member of the Queensland Firebirds team that won the 2016 ANZ Championship. She has also played for Queensland Fusion in the

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and for Firebirds in Suncorp Super Netball. In 2014 she was captain of the Queensland under-19 team that won their

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tournament. In 2019 she captained the QUT Wildcats team that won the inaugural HART Sapphire Series title.

Early life, family and education

Haukinima was born-and-raised in Queensland. She grew up in the Beenleigh and Marsden suburbs of Logan City. She attended

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and Marsden State High School. While a member of the 2016 Queensland Firebirds ANZ Championship winning team, she worked as a childcare worker in Browns Plains. Haukinima is married to Jerome Veve and is the mother of two boys, Jakiah and Jeremiah. Jerome is a United States rugby league international.

Playing career

Queensland

Between 2011 and 2015, Haukinima represented Queensland at the

at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. In 2014 she was captain of the under-19 team that finished as champions. In 2015 she was vice-captain of the under-21 team.

Queensland Fusion

Between 2014 and 2019, Haukinima played for Queensland Fusion in the

. In 2014 she was a member of the Fusion team that finished as runners up. In 2021, she was included squads for Fusion's successor team, Queensland Sapphires.

Queensland Firebirds

Haukinima has been a member of Queensland Firebirds squads since

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. She made her ANZ Championship debut for Firebirds on 1 April 2016 in a Round 1 match against Mainland Tactix. She was subsequently a member of the Firebirds squad that won the 2016 ANZ Championship. She missed the

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season with the birth of her first child. Since

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, now playing as Hulita Veve, she has served as a Firebirds training partner. Veve played one match in

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, the Round 14 match against Melbourne Vixens.

Queensland state netball leagues

Veve has played for Brisbane South Wildcats/QUT Wildcats in both the Queensland State Netball League and the HART Sapphire Series. In 2019 she captained Wildcats when they won the inaugural HART Sapphire Series title. She was subsequently awarded the Katie Walker Medal after being named the 2019 HART Sapphire Series MVP. She again played for Wildcats during the 2020 season. In 2021 she switched to the new franchise, QUT Netball, and helped them reach the grand final which they lost to Brisbane North Cougars.

Australia

In 2014 and 2015, Haukinima played for

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's Centre of Excellence team based out of the

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. In 2015 she played in a series of

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warm-up matches against Scotland, Wales and Tasmanian Spirit. During the series she switched from her regular wing defence position and played primarily as a centre. She was subsequently named player-of-the-match in two of the three games.

Tonga

In June 2023 she was selected for the Tonga national netball team for the

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Honours

; Queensland Firebirds * ANZ Championship **''Winners'':

; Queensland Fusion *

**''Runners up'': 2014 ; Queensland *

**''Winner'': Under-19 (2014) ;QUT Wildcats * HART Sapphire Series **''Winners'': 2019 ;QUT Netball * HART Sapphire Series **''Runners up'':: 2021 ;Individual Awards

References

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