Malia Vaka
Personal information
Born 23 September 1994 (1994-09-23) (age 29)
Auckland NZ
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse Sam Vaka
Children 3
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2014-2016 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
2013 Northern Mystics
2017 Northern Stars
Years National team(s) Caps
2015 New Zealand 6
New Zealand U21
New Zealand Secondary Schools
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Netball Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 SydneyNetball

Malia Vaka (née Paseka; born 23 September 1994) is a New Zealand netball player who played junior netball in Australia.[1][2] She was then a member of the New Zealand national netball team at the 2015 Netball World Cup.[3] She announced her pregnancy on 11 June, and her withdrawal from the 2016 ANZ Championship.[4][5]

References

  1. Sygall, David (16 July 2015). "One-time potential Australian Diamond Malia Paseka to play for arch-enemy at World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. "Silver Ferns Netball - Player details - Malia Paseka". Netball New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "Australia's Diamonds face 'unknown' New Zealand Netball World Cup side". The Guardian. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  4. "Paseka announces pregnancy". mynetball.co.nz. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Malia Paseka Announces Pregnancy". scoop.co.nz. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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