Temalisi Fakahokotau (born 9 September 1994) is a New Zealand netball player of Tongan descent. She first played for the national team in 2014.

Early life

Fakahokotau was born in New Zealand of Tongan parents on 9 September 1994. She is one of nine siblings, and has seven brothers and one sister. She attended

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, where she was Sportswoman of the Year in 2012. She was named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Squad and represented the Northern Zone in Under-23 competition. In 2014 she joined the

Northern Mystics Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Northern in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Northern is the governing body tha ...

team to compete in the

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. She made her

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debut in the 2014 Constellation Cup against

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Professional career

In 2017 she joined the

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, a team based in

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on New Zealand's

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. In 2018 she was the Team Player of the Year for the Tactix and led the ANZ Premiership in all defensive statistics, but in September of that year she suffered an

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, which meant that she was unable to play for New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup. She joined

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Hamilton. Between 1999 and 2007, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017, Magic have ...

in 2020, wishing to return to the north to be near her family. At the end of 2021 she signed for the

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 r ...

team, but not long after stepped down from the Pulse for the 2022 season, highlighting family priorities. Fakahokotau made a surprise move by joining the

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for the remainder of the United Kingdom's

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fakahokotau, Temalisi 1994 births Living people New Zealand international netball players New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent People educated at Westlake Girls High School Northern Mystics players Mainland Tactix players Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic players Central Pulse players Netball players from Auckland Mavericks netball players New Zealand expatriate netball people in England Netball Superleague players New Zealand international Fast5 players ANZ Premiership players