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2013 Koru Development Tour
The KORU TOUR is a competition programme designed to accelerate the development of participants and provide competitive experiences against Australian teams at the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury, NSW (14-19 January, 2013).
The teams were selected after a rigorous selection process after the completion of the 2012 Cluster Camps. Congratulations to those who gained selection.
For those who are involved, below are some links that detail further information regarding the tour:
Koru Newsletter
2013 Australian Country Cup Draw
2013 Australian Country Cup Newsletter 21.12.2012
Parental Release Permission Form
Tour Director – Mel Young
Tour Manager – Robyn Ruka
Coach Mentor – Rachel Gwerder
Coach & Player Development – Sue Pen
| Kea U14 Boys | Koru U14 Boys | ||
| Liam Ayson | Basketball Otago | Fletcher Arnold | Basketball Mid Canterbury |
| Solomona Faitaua-Nanai | Canterbury Basketball Association | Max de Geest | North Otago Basketball Association |
| William Harrison | Canterbury Basketball Association | Kale Lawson | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. |
| Nico Hill | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Petelo Leaupepe | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Peter Jenkins | North Harbour Basketball | Tyler Marsh | Nelson Basketball Association |
| Connor Mclaughlin | Canterbury Basketball Association | Kennedy Nikolaison | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. |
| James Moors | North Harbour Basketball | Jackson Stewart | Southland Basketball Association |
| Matthew O’Connell | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Quentin Sean Tito | Te Tai Tokerau Basketball Association |
| Lochlainn OConnor | Tauranga City Basketball Association | Te Maire van der Leden | Porirua Basketball Association |
| Israel Price-Vaaitoa | Hutt Valley Basketball Association | Thomas Whyte | Basketball Auckland |
| Coach | James McGilvary | Coach | Tai Upoku |
| Manager | Maree Green | Manager | Meri Blakey |
| Kea U14 Girls | Koru U14 Girls | ||
| Harriet Berry | Waikato Basketball Council | Sophie Beard | South Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Georgia Leef-Milner | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Simone Cook | Taranaki Country Basketball Association |
| Ainsleyana Puleiata | Porirua Basketball Association | Grace Dawson | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association |
| Lily Riana Rangi | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Anna Gracie | Rotorua Basketball Association |
| Frances Teneva Ropati | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Iritana Hohaia | Taranaki Country Basketball Association |
| Karma Skilton Roberts | Waikato Basketball Council | Te Ao Leach | Rotorua Basketball Association |
| Nicole Stuart | Buller Basketball Association | Rionne Papa | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association |
| Mellata Tatola | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Sommer Jean Motufoua | Basketball Auckland |
| Kianai-Mayy Thomas-Moore | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Tyla Tuala | Basketball Auckland |
| Rosealee Wilson | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Charlotte Whittaker | North Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Coach | Michelle Swain | Coach | Maya Tamatea |
| Manager | Marianne Dawson | Manager | Tracee Berry |
| Kea U16 Boys | Koru U16 Boys | ||
| Andrew Fei | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association | Reid Andrews | Waikato Basketball Council |
| James Green | Tauranga City Basketball Association | Tiger Brown | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Tullan McGuinness | Canterbury Basketball Association | Taylor Hamlin | Waikato Basketball Council |
| Sam Riley | Canterbury Basketball Association | Kenny Harnett | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association |
| Scott Robinson | Te Tai Tokerau Basketball Association | James Martinac | Te Tai Tokerau Basketball Association |
| Joel Singsam | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association | Zachary McKay | North Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Nahtel Soo-choon | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association | Frederica Simona | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. |
| Kazuki Tsukiji | Canterbury Basketball Association | Puhimoana-Ariki Tuiloma-Fuimaono | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Jonathan Tahau | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Kaeleb Tyner | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Brendon Venter | North Harbour Basketball | Terrell Wichman | Lake Taupo Basketball Association |
| Coach | John Wai | Coach | Gerard Mullin |
| Manager | Peri Marks | Manager | Peri Marks |
| Kea U16 Girls | Koru U16 Girls | ||
| Sophie Bond | North Harbour Basketball | Holly Chandler | Nelson Basketball Association |
| Jessie Clark-Grant | Basketball Otago | Tyler Courtney | North Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Caitlin Glue | West Coast Basketball Association | Lyric Dixon | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Tessa Gush | North Harbour Basketball | Emily Hickman | Basketball Mid Canterbury |
| Kapiolani Kihi-Waikato | Rotorua Basketball Association | Tearii Pilitati | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Hinekura Kingi | Rotorua Basketball Association | Dalen Pilitati | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Awatea Leach | Rotorua Basketball Association | Natasha Pilitati | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Christine Ling | North Harbour Basketball | Cairyn-Marie Rogers | Tauranga City Basketball Association |
| Pareunuora Pene | Rotorua Basketball Association | Sapphire Wairau | Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Kathryn Potts | North Harbour Basketball | Danielle Zentveld | Palmerston North Basketball Association |
| Coach | Julian Dale | Coach | Sue Pene |
| Manager | Maryellen Bezzant | Manager | Maryellen Bezzant |
| Kea U18 Boys | Koru U18 Boys | ||
| Taylor Britt | Canterbury Basketball Association | Ashleigh Adamson | Canterbury Basketball Association |
| Jahnim Campbell | Canterbury Basketball Association | Te Rei Bigham-Dudley | Taranaki Country Basketball Association |
| Jacob Cromb | Basketball Otago | William Buckley | Basketball Auckland |
| Reid Gibbens | West Coast Basketball Association | Mitchell Chandler | Nelson Basketball Association |
| Tui Karena | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Jacob Cowan | Basketball Hawkes Bay |
| Samuel Love | Palmerston North Basketball Association | Jordan Hunt | Hutt Valley Basketball Association |
| James McDonald | Basketball Otago | Dylan Ngamanu | Wellington Basketball Association |
| Joshua McKee | Hamish Sheridan | Waikato Basketball Council | |
| Eli Prasad | Basketball Auckland | Samuel Smith | Tauranga City Basketball Association |
| Kesomi Tatola | Waitakere West Auckland Basketball Inc. | Brodie Wilson | Taranaki Country Basketball Association |
| Coach | Ben Sheat | Coach | Leyton Haddleton |
| Manager | Tania Taylor | Manager | Tania Taylor |
| Kea U18 Girls | Koru U18 Girls | ||
| Olivia Berry | North Harbour Basketball | Katherine Banks | Palmerston North Basketball Association |
| Amber Brooks | Nelson Basketball Association | Claudia Flaws | Basketball Otago |
| Shay Dryden | Hutt Valley Basketball Association | Grace Holland | Southland Basketball Association |
| Tegan Graham | Wellington Basketball Association | Rebecca Hughes | Tauranga City Basketball Association |
| Courtney Keech | Taranaki Country Basketball Association | Madison Hunt | Hutt Valley Basketball Association |
| Katie Linn | New Plymouth Basketball Association | Esmae Knox | Basketball Otago |
| Courtney McManaway | Tauranga City Basketball Association | Danielle Marks | Rotorua Basketball Association |
| Tiare Ngata | Wellington Basketball Association | Mariah McCarthy-Wilson | Thames Valley Basketball Association |
| Moana Ormsby | Counties-Manukau Basketball Association | Nikita McGruer | Tauranga City Basketball Association |
| Jeanie Pattison | Central Otago Basketball Association | Lily Nicol | Hutt Valley Basketball Association |
| Coach | Melanie Bennett | Coach | Mike Rodriguez |
| Manager | Te Arohanui Waikato | Manager | Te Arohanui Waikato |
