Malia Vaka Explained

Malia Vaka
Birth Place:	Auckland NZ
Spouse:	Sam Vaka
Children:	3
Positions:	GS, GA
Clubyears1:	2014-2016
Clubteam1:	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Clubyears2:	2013
Clubteam2:	Northern Mystics
Clubyears3:	2012-2013
Clubyears4:	2017
Clubteam4:	Northern Stars
Nationalyears1:	2015
Nationalteam1:	New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalteam2:	New Zealand U21
Nationalteam3:	New Zealand Secondary Schools

Malia Vaka (née Paseka; born 23 September 1994) is a New Zealand netball player who played junior netball in Australia.^{[1] [2]} She was then a member of the New Zealand national netball team at the 2015 Netball World Cup.^[3] She announced her pregnancy on 11 June, and her withdrawal from the 2016 ANZ Championship.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: One-time potential Australian Diamond Malia Paseka to play for arch-enemy at World Cup. Sygall. David. 16 July 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 16 August 2015.
2. Web site: Silver Ferns Netball - Player details - Malia Paseka. Netball New Zealand. 16 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922120301/http://www.mynetball.co.nz/silver-ferns/team/nwc2015-team/malia-paseka.html. 22 September 2015.
3. News: Australia's Diamonds face 'unknown' New Zealand Netball World Cup side. 29 July 2015. The Guardian. 16 August 2015.
4. Web site: Paseka announces pregnancy. 11 June 2016. mynetball.co.nz. 14 June 2016.
5. Web site: Malia Paseka Announces Pregnancy. 12 June 2016. scoop.co.nz. 14 June 2016.