Hulita Veve (born 14 September 1995), previously known as Hulita Haukinima, is an Tongan netball player. Haukinima was a member of the

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team that won the 2016 ANZ Championship. She has also played for

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in the

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and for Firebirds in

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. In 2014 she was captain of the

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under-19 team that won their

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tournament. In 2019 she captained the QUT Wildcats team that won the inaugural

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title.

Early life, family and education

Haukinima was born-and-raised in

. She grew up in the

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and Marsden suburbs of

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. She attended Marsden State School and

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. While a member of the 2016 Queensland Firebirds

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winning team, she worked as a childcare worker in

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. 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

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

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,

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Queensland Firebirds

Haukinima has been a member of

squads since

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. She made her ANZ Championship debut for Firebirds on 1 April 2016 in a

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match against

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. 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

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match against

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Queensland state netball leagues

Veve has played for Brisbane South Wildcats/QUT Wildcats in both the

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and the

. 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

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. 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

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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

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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 The Tonga national netball team ( to, timi netipolo fakafonua ʻa Tonga) represents Tonga in international women's netball. Although netball has been played in Tonga, they joined the International Netball Federation in 2011. Tonga won bronze at the ...

for the

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Honours

;

**''Winners'':

;

**''Runners up'': 2014 ;

**''Winner'': Under-19 (2014) ;QUT Wildcats *

**''Winners'': 2019 ;QUT Netball *

**''Runners up'':: 2021 ;Individual Awards

References

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