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New Zealand field hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aniwaka Haumaha (née Roberts,[1] born 22 April 1989)[2] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a midfielder.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Aniwaka Roberts 22 April 1989 Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Playing position | Midfield | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2008–2018 | Capital | ||
2020 | Central Falcons | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | New Zealand | 67 | (0) |
Aniwaka Roberts was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand.[3]
Roberts is the younger sister of Niniwa Roberts-Lang. Her sister was also a representative for New Zealand in field hockey.[4][5]
In the Ford National Hockey League (NHL), Roberts represented her home region of Wellington as a member of the Capital hockey team.[6] In her ten-year career for the team, Roberts amassed a record 101 appearances.[7]
Following the overhaul of the Ford NHL, Roberts became a member of the Central Falcons in the Premier Hockey League.[6][8]
Aniwaka Roberts made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2012, during a test series against India in Wellington.[3]
Following her debut, she made a string of appearances in the national team before officially being named in the squad. In 2013 however, Roberts suffered a mystery medical condition which impaired her ability to represent the national team.[9] Following a diagnosis of an allergy to shellfish, Roberts returned to her top form and back to the national squad.[10]
2014 and 2015 proved to be Roberts' biggest years in the national team, representing the side at many major tournaments.[11] Her last appearance for the Black Sticks was at the 2014–15 FIH World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp.[11]
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