Tokomanawa Queens Explained

The Tokomanawa Queens are a New Zealand basketball team based in Porirua, New Zealand. The Queens compete in the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa and play their home games at Te Rauparaha Arena.

Team history

The Queens were established as a strongly female-led operation behind co-owners Rachel Taulelei and Megan Compain.^[1] ^[2]

The Queens won the inaugural Tauihi championship in 2022.^[3] They were runners-up in 2023.^[4] ^[5]

Web site: Manson. Bess. 'That's my team': Tokomanawa Queens courting a fanbase with fun and finesse. Stuff.co.nz. 30 July 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729174834/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300646960/thats-my-team-tokomanawa-queens-courting-a-fanbase-with-fun-and-finesse. 29 July 2022.
Web site: All Rise for the Queens. Stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923175346/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/132767691/all-rise-for-the-queens. 23 September 2023.
Web site: GAME RECAP: QUEENS CLAIM INAUGURAL TAUIHI TITLE WITH WIN OVER KĀHU. tauihi.basketball. 27 August 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220827144920/https://tauihi.basketball/game-recap-queens-claim-inaugural-tauihi-title-with-win-over-kahu/. 27 August 2022.
Web site: KAHU CROWNED 2023 CHAMPIONS. tauihi.basketball. 10 September 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913100126/https://tauihi.basketball/kahu-crowned-2023-champions/. 13 September 2023.
Web site: Egan. Brendon. Northern Kāhu crush Queens to secure first Tauihi title in team history. Stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913102213/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/132904457/northern-khu-crush-queens-to-secure-first-tauihi-title-in-team-history. 13 September 2023.