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Cathrine Tuivaiti
Cathrine Tuivaiti (née Latu; born 25 October 1986) is a netball international who has played for Samoa, New Zealand and Tonga. She represented Samoa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 World Netball Championships, New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Tonga at the 2023 Netball World Cup. During the National Bank Cup era, she played for Northern Force. During the ANZ Championship era, she played for Northern Mystics. She subsequently played for Central Pulse, Adelaide Thunderbirds, Strathclyde Sirens and Severn Stars. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
Latu is the daughter of Mary-Anne Huxtable and David Latu. Her mother is Pālagi with some Ngāpuhi/Māori ancestry. Her father is mostly Tongan with some Samoan ancestry. His family is originally from Nukuʻalofa. Cathrine is the sixth of ten children. She has five sisters and four brothers. She was born in Auckland. However the family subsequently moved to Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands area. Cathrine attended Kawakawa Primary School and Bay of Islands College. Between 2001 and 2004, Latu attended Massey High School on a scholarship. While attending Massey High, she met and started dating, Jimmy Tuivaiti. She subsequently attended Auckland University of Technology. In 2016 Latu and Tuivaiti married. Together they have two children. Tuivaiti is an Italy rugby union international. Her cousin, Tevita Leo-Latu played rugby league for New Zealand and Tonga.
Between 2005 and 2007, Latu made 21 senior appearances for Northern Force in the National Bank Cup league. She was a member of the Force team that played in the 2007 grand final, which they lost to Southern Sting.
Between 2008 and 2016, Latu made 122 senior appearances for Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship. She was a member of the inaugural Mystics team. Ahead of the 2009 season, Latu was given special dispensation by the league to play for Mystics due to complications resulting from her decision to switch her international allegiances from Samoa to New Zealand. Latu was a member of the 2011 Northern Mystics team that finished as grand finalists in the ANZ Championship. During the same season, Latu made her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics appearance in a Round 11 match against Canterbury Tactix. Throughout her time with Mystics, Latu was known for her shooting accuracy. She was the most accurate shooter in the 2012 ANZ Championship, averaging 97.5%. On 13 April 2015, during a Round 7 match against Central Pulse, Latu made her 100th ANZ Championship/Mystics appearance. She subsequently helped Mystics finish as 2015 New Zealand Conference minor premiers. She also finished the 2015 ANZ Championship as the league's most-accurate goal shooter, averaging 93.8%. When Latu left Mystics at the end of the 2015 season, she was the last remaining original member of the franchise.
Ahead of the 2017 season, Tuivaiti signed for Central Pulse. She was subsequently a prominent member of the 2017 Central Pulse team that finished as grand finalists in the ANZ Premiership and as semi-finalists in the Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. Tuivaiti made her 150th senior league appearance in a Round 6 match against Southern Steel. She was the 2017 ANZ Premiership's most accurate shooter, scoring 483 from 509 and finishing the season with a 95% accuracy rate.
Ahead of the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Tuivaiti signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds. However in her final match for Central Pulse, during the Super Club tournament, she suffered an ACL injury. In June 2018, after eleven months of rehabilitation, Tuivaiti played four games for Southern Force, the Thunderbirds reserve team, in the Australian Netball League. On 8 July, she eventually made her senior debut for Thunderbirds in a Round 10 match against Collingwood Magpies. In total she made five appearances for Thunderbirds.
Ahead of the 2019 Netball Superleague season, Tuivaiti signed for Strathclyde Sirens. She was effectively a training partner for the Scotland national netball team as they prepared for the 2019 Netball World Cup. However in March 2019, it was announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would be unable to complete the season. During the 2021 season, Tuivaiti was a member of Severn Stars coaching team. During the 2022 season, she made 13 playing appearances for Stars. Ahead of the 2023 season, Tuivaiti was appointed head coach of Wasps Netball. She also agreed terms to join the playing squad. However, Wasps parent company subsequently went into administration, leaving the coaches and players, including Tuivaiti, without a job.
In 2023, after answering a call from their head coach, her former Mystics team mate Temepara Bailey, Tuivaiti played for Gold Coast Titans in the Sapphire Series.
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Cathrine Tuivaiti
Cathrine Tuivaiti (née Latu; born 25 October 1986) is a netball international who has played for Samoa, New Zealand and Tonga. She represented Samoa at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 World Netball Championships, New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and Tonga at the 2023 Netball World Cup. During the National Bank Cup era, she played for Northern Force. During the ANZ Championship era, she played for Northern Mystics. She subsequently played for Central Pulse, Adelaide Thunderbirds, Strathclyde Sirens and Severn Stars. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in netball leagues in New Zealand since 1998.
Latu is the daughter of Mary-Anne Huxtable and David Latu. Her mother is Pālagi with some Ngāpuhi/Māori ancestry. Her father is mostly Tongan with some Samoan ancestry. His family is originally from Nukuʻalofa. Cathrine is the sixth of ten children. She has five sisters and four brothers. She was born in Auckland. However the family subsequently moved to Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands area. Cathrine attended Kawakawa Primary School and Bay of Islands College. Between 2001 and 2004, Latu attended Massey High School on a scholarship. While attending Massey High, she met and started dating, Jimmy Tuivaiti. She subsequently attended Auckland University of Technology. In 2016 Latu and Tuivaiti married. Together they have two children. Tuivaiti is an Italy rugby union international. Her cousin, Tevita Leo-Latu played rugby league for New Zealand and Tonga.
Between 2005 and 2007, Latu made 21 senior appearances for Northern Force in the National Bank Cup league. She was a member of the Force team that played in the 2007 grand final, which they lost to Southern Sting.
Between 2008 and 2016, Latu made 122 senior appearances for Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship. She was a member of the inaugural Mystics team. Ahead of the 2009 season, Latu was given special dispensation by the league to play for Mystics due to complications resulting from her decision to switch her international allegiances from Samoa to New Zealand. Latu was a member of the 2011 Northern Mystics team that finished as grand finalists in the ANZ Championship. During the same season, Latu made her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics appearance in a Round 11 match against Canterbury Tactix. Throughout her time with Mystics, Latu was known for her shooting accuracy. She was the most accurate shooter in the 2012 ANZ Championship, averaging 97.5%. On 13 April 2015, during a Round 7 match against Central Pulse, Latu made her 100th ANZ Championship/Mystics appearance. She subsequently helped Mystics finish as 2015 New Zealand Conference minor premiers. She also finished the 2015 ANZ Championship as the league's most-accurate goal shooter, averaging 93.8%. When Latu left Mystics at the end of the 2015 season, she was the last remaining original member of the franchise.
Ahead of the 2017 season, Tuivaiti signed for Central Pulse. She was subsequently a prominent member of the 2017 Central Pulse team that finished as grand finalists in the ANZ Premiership and as semi-finalists in the Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. Tuivaiti made her 150th senior league appearance in a Round 6 match against Southern Steel. She was the 2017 ANZ Premiership's most accurate shooter, scoring 483 from 509 and finishing the season with a 95% accuracy rate.
Ahead of the 2018 Suncorp Super Netball season, Tuivaiti signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds. However in her final match for Central Pulse, during the Super Club tournament, she suffered an ACL injury. In June 2018, after eleven months of rehabilitation, Tuivaiti played four games for Southern Force, the Thunderbirds reserve team, in the Australian Netball League. On 8 July, she eventually made her senior debut for Thunderbirds in a Round 10 match against Collingwood Magpies. In total she made five appearances for Thunderbirds.
Ahead of the 2019 Netball Superleague season, Tuivaiti signed for Strathclyde Sirens. She was effectively a training partner for the Scotland national netball team as they prepared for the 2019 Netball World Cup. However in March 2019, it was announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would be unable to complete the season. During the 2021 season, Tuivaiti was a member of Severn Stars coaching team. During the 2022 season, she made 13 playing appearances for Stars. Ahead of the 2023 season, Tuivaiti was appointed head coach of Wasps Netball. She also agreed terms to join the playing squad. However, Wasps parent company subsequently went into administration, leaving the coaches and players, including Tuivaiti, without a job.
In 2023, after answering a call from their head coach, her former Mystics team mate Temepara Bailey, Tuivaiti played for Gold Coast Titans in the Sapphire Series.