2026 BNZ Kāhu Roster
Position: Forward
Height: 175cm
Born: July 30, 1997 in Hamilton, New Zealand
Highest Representative Honour – Tall Ferns 3x3
Anderson has been a consistent contributor for Kāhu, making 11 appearances during the 2025 season and 26 appearances for the team overall. She has recorded a Tauihi career-high 10 points on two occasions. A standout in the Rapid League, Anderson has made 33 appearances and scored 189 points - both Kāhu records.
Anderson is also a member of the Tall Ferns 3x3 programme and was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, alongside fellow Kāhu teammate Ella Fotu.
Away from basketball, Anderson works full-time as a midwife. Basketball runs in the family, with her father, Vinnie Anderson, a former Kiwi Rugby League international, while her brother Zion represented the Franklin Bulls in the 2026 Sal’s NBL season.
Position: Forward
Height: 180cm
Born: 13 March, 1994 in Patton, Missouri
Erin Bollmann returns to Kāhu after making a couple of appearances for the club in 2025, before signing with Adelaide Lightning in the Australian WNBL. The Missouri native has spent the past four years competing in NBL1, most recently suiting up for the Sunshine Coast Phoenix in 2026.
Bollmann was a standout performer, averaging 22.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game to lead the Phoenix in all three statistical categories. She also ranked fourth in scoring among all NBL1 North players.
Now back with Kāhu, Bollmann brings a wealth of experience across the New Zealand, Australian and American basketball systems.
Position: Forward
Height: 185cm
Born: October 22, 2002 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Talya Brugler joins Kāhu for her first season with the club after a strong start to her professional career. She played her rookie professional season in Greece before joining the Northern Suburbs Bears for the 2026 NBL1 season, where she made an immediate impact, averaging 18.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
Brugler spent four years playing NCAA Division I basketball at Saint Joseph’s University. During her senior season in 2024–25, she averaged 13.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. She finished her collegiate career with 1,736 points — the third-highest total in Saint Joseph’s women’s basketball history — while averaging 10 or more points per game in each of her four seasons.
Position: Guard
Height: 175cm
Born: 1 October, 2001
Highest Representative Tall Ferns - debuted in 2023. Current Tall Fern Captain
Dalton joins Kāhu after playing for Tauranga Whai’s championship-winning team in 2025. She made 11 appearances for Whai, scoring a season-high 10 points on debut against Tokomanawa Queens. A Tall Ferns representative, Dalton played all five games at the 2025 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico, averaging a team-high 2.2 assists to go with 5.4 points per game.
Dalton spent the 2026 NBL1 South season with Waverley, helping the Falcons reach the playoffs while averaging 10.8 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
She finished her NCAA career with 143 Division I appearances - the fourth-highest total by a Kiwi woman - and scored 1,090 career points.
Position: Wing
Jersey Number: 42
Height: 177cm
Born: June 1, 1996
Highest Representative Honour – Tall Ferns- debuted 2019, Tall Ferns 3x3
Ella Fotu joins Kāhu for her first season with the club, bringing extensive international and professional experience to the team.
Fotu is a member of the Tall Ferns 3x3 team that won bronze at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She made history as the first Kiwi to represent the Tall Ferns 3x3 team at two consecutive Commonwealth Games, having also competed in Birmingham in 2022. Fotu won a British League title with Oakland Wolves in 2024–25 and has also competed in Australia’s NBL1, playing for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and, in 2026, the Albury Wodonga Bandits. Her Tall Ferns career began in 2019 when she was part of the team that finished runners-up at the William Jones Cup.
Position: Guard
Jersey Number: 6
Height: 175cm
Born: 10 July, 2000 in Melbourne
Emily Monaghan joins Kāhu for her first season with the club, bringing five years of NCAA Division II experience from Southern Nazarene University, where she played from 2019–24. She made 125 appearances, including 99 starts, and finished her collegiate career with 1,144 points.
Monaghan has also played four seasons in NBL1 with the Frankston Blues. During the 2026 season, she averaged 12.2 points per game while playing alongside fellow Kāhu teammate Megan Mullings.
Jersey Number: 3
Height: 157cm
Born: September 19, 1997
Highest Representative Honour – NZ U19
Manuirirangi joins Kāhu for her first season with the club, returning to the top flight after recent seasons with Waikato University and the New Zealand Māori team in 2025. She represented the Junior Tall Ferns at the 2014 FIBA U19 Oceania Championships in Fiji, having previously captained several New Zealand age-group teams.
Manuirirangi graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2020 after playing 119games for the Green Wave. She finished her NCAA Division I career tied for ninth all-time at Tulane with 157 three-pointers made.
Away from the court, Manuirirangi was part of Sky TV’s commentary team during the 2026 NBL season and holds a Master’s degree in Population Health and Demography.
Position: Forward
Height: 185cm
Born: 22 November, 1992 in Glendale, Arizona
Megan Mullings returns to Kāhu after playing 10 games for the club in 2024. Since 2024, Mullings has continued her professional career in England with Sheffield Hattersand in Australia’s NBL1 with the Launceston Tornadoes and, most recently, the Frankston Blues, where she averaged 15.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
The experienced American forward has played professionally across Europe, including spells in Romania, Luxembourg, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Finland. She won a Finnish League title with Kotka Peli-Karhut in 2018.
Position: Forward Height: 185cm
Born: 26 January, 2003 in San Francisco Highest Representative Honour – Tall Ferns
Olivia Williams will play her rookie professional season with Kāhu, bringing NCAA Division I and Tall Ferns experience to the team. Williams made her Tall Ferns debut at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in China, scoring six points in her first appearance against Indonesia.
Williams played 101 NCAA Division I games during her four-year collegiate career. She spent three seasons at the University of California, Irvine, where she was named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team as a freshman, before playing her senior season at the University of San Francisco in 2025–26.
Williams has a strong Kiwi connection through her mother’s side of the family. Her mother, Kate Williams (née Moriarty), was raised in Wellington and is the granddaughter of renowned rugby figure Jack Sullivan, who played for the All Blacks from 1936–38 before coaching the team on their 1960 tour of South Africa.
Position: Guard
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Height: 172cm
Born: 29 January, 2001 in Port Moresby, PNG
Lucas joins Kāhu for her first season with the club after an impressive 2026 NBL1 North campaign with the Rockhampton Cyclones, where she led the team in scoring, averaging 21.5 points per game.
Lucas has also gained international professional experience in the British League, playing for Durham during the 2024–25 season before joining the Newcastle Eagles in 2025–26.
She spent five years playing NCAA Division II basketball at Union University, making 132starts in 151 games. Lucas finished her college career with 1,941 points and 376 assists and was named to the Gulf South Conference team in both her senior and graduate seasons, including 2023–24.
Position: Forward
Height: 192cm
Born: 21 October 2009
Highest Representative Honour – Tall Ferns- debuted 2026
Imani Rasmussen returns to Kāhu for her second season with the club after a breakthrough 2026 campaign on the international stage.
In 2026, Rasmussen made her Tall Ferns debut at just 16 years old, representing NewZealand at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico. She was one of two debutants named in the squad and played against Argentina, Brazil and South Sudan.
Rasmussen was also a member of the history-making New Zealand U17 team that finished fifth at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Czechia. She averaged 11.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, ranking eighth overall at the tournament in rebounding.
Her international experience began with the New Zealand U15 team at the 2024 FIBA U15 Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she averaged a team-high
Position: Guard
Jersey Number: 21
Height: 180cm
Born: 13 January, 2010
Highest Representative Honour – NZ U17
Maurice returns to Kāhu as a development player after making two appearances for Kāhu in 2025. She also played four Rapid League games.
Maurice was a member of the history-making New Zealand U17 team that finished fifth at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Czechia. She led the team in assists, averaging 4.3 pergame, which ranked sixth overall at the tournament.
She also represented New Zealand at the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup in Malaysia, averaging 7.5
Position: Forward
Height: 187cm
Born: 18 March, 2010
Highest Representative Honour – NZ U17
Katie Moors joins Kāhu for her first season with the club as a Development Player, bringing a strong record of success at the national and international junior level.
Moors was a member of the history-making New Zealand U17 team that finished fifth at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Czechia. She averaged 2.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while leading the team in steals with 11.
Moors was also part of the North Harbour team that claimed the silver medal at the 2026U20 National Championships. At the 2025 Secondary Schools National Championships, Moors was named Defensive Player of the Tournament. In Westlake’s Grand Final victory, she produced an all-round performance with 18 rebounds, eight points, five assists and five blocks.
Position: Guard
Jersey Number: 2
Height: 175cm
Born: 26 February, 2010
Highest Representative Honour – NZ U17
Kahura returns to Kāhu as a development player after making two appearances for Kāhu in the Rapid League during the 2025 season.
Kahura was a member of the history-making New Zealand U17 team that finished fifth at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Czechia. She ranked seventh overall in the tournament for three-point shooting, converting at 36.8%.
She also represented New Zealand at the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup in Malaysia, averaging 6.8 points per game as the team secured a silver medal.
At the 2026 U20 National Championships, Kahura averaged 14.6 points per game for Tauranga as they claimed the bronze medal.