{"id":645455,"date":"2026-10-30T03:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T03:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/645455\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T03:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T03:22:13","slug":"maori-queens-support-shines-through-as-silver-ferns-reclaim-constellation-cup-te-ao-maori-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/645455\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u0101ori Queen\u2019s support shines through as Silver Ferns reclaim Constellation Cup \u2013 Te Ao M\u0101ori News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The presence of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the M\u0101ori Queen, added a significant dimension to the Silver Ferns\u2019 3-1 Constellation Cup triumph over Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Experienced shooter Te Paea Selby-Rickit, whose dominance in the shooting circle provided Dame Noeline Taurua with another attacking option, said she was excited to see Te Arikinui supporting the team throughout the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cH\u012bkaka rawa te ng\u0101kau ki te t\u016btaki atu ki a ia. K\u0101ore an\u014d ahau kia t\u016btaki ki a ia. Rawe ki te kite i a ia ki ng\u0101 k\u0113mu e rua, ki Aotearoa me Ahitereiria hoki. T\u014dna hum\u0101rie, t\u014dna tino tautoko i a m\u0101tou. N\u014d reira, \u0101e, tino rawe te kite i a ia i te k\u0113mu inap\u014d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TKLY6NFZCNARXHGPJQEZH72KXE.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"527\"\/>Photos supplied: Netball New Zealand <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m really excited to meet her. I haven\u2019t met her yet. It was wonderful seeing her at both games in New Zealand and Australia. Her humility and incredible support for us made seeing her last night especially meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Netball New Zealand board member Parekawhia McLean helped facilitate the royal visit, highlighting M\u0101ori leadership and providing an opportunity to inspire young w\u0101hine and rangatahi coming through the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Netball Australia acknowledged Te Arikinui during the Welcome to Country and presentation, which included former Australian Diamond Bianca Chatfield.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/PYYAQP5FLRG5RFTHHQ6BEVIEOQ.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"655\"\/>Photos supplied: Netball New Zealand <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Silver Ferns head coach Dame Noeline Taurua also recognised the significance of having the M\u0101ori Queen supporting the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cRoyalty in the house really elevates the game and inspires young rangatahi coming through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The series win not only reclaimed the Constellation Cup for New Zealand, but also put the Silver Ferns in contention to share the world No. 1 ranking with Australia on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The victory is an important step for the team as it builds towards the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The occasion brought together international netball and M\u0101ori leadership, while providing an opportunity to inspire the next generation of players across Aotearoa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The presence of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the M\u0101ori Queen, added a significant&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[316262,23753,16762,111,43,139,69,17771],"class_list":["post-645455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-kuini-ngawaihonoitepo","tag-maori","tag-netball","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-silver-ferns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}