Te Amo Amaru-Tibble
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Wellington, New Zealand
Tū Toa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 May 1989 Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| School |
Newlands College Tū Toa | ||
| University | Victoria University | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Relatives | Aliyah Dunn (cousin) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2009–2011 | Central Pulse | ||
| 2012–2015 | Wellington NPC | ||
| 2016 | Central Zone | ||
| 2016–2017 | Central Pulse | ||
| 2018–2020 | P.I.C. | ||
| 2021 | Central Pulse | 14 | |
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2008 | New Zealand U21 | ||
Te Amo Rangimarie Amaru-Tibble[1] (born 11 May 1989) is a New Zealand netball player who has had three spells playing for Central Pulse. She first played for Pulse between 2009 and 2011, during the ANZ Championship era. In 2016 and 2017, she had a second spell. In 2021, Amaru-Tibble returned to Pulse for a third time.
Amaru-Tibble is a Māori with Ngāti Porou affiliations. She was born in Wellington. She is a distant cousin of Aliyah Dunn. They had never met before becoming 2021 Central Pulse teammates. However, they found out they are related through Dunn's Southland-based grandmother, who was originally a Tibble with Ngāti Porou family connections.[2][3][4] Amaru-Tibble was educated at Newlands College, Tū Toa and Victoria University. In her youth, she originally played basketball and her coaches included Kenny McFadden. While attending Newlands College, she represented the New Zealand women's national basketball team at under-16, under-18 and under-19 (Junior Tall Ferns) levels.[2][4][5] Amaru-Tibble is a school teacher and the mother of two daughters, Mereana (born c.2012) and Ngawhata (born c.2014).[4][6]
