Finau Pulu is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 netball

Netball

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 player of Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander

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 descent. In 2008, Pulu was signed to play in the ANZ Championship

ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...

 for the Northern Mystics

Northern Mystics

The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...

, having previously played for the Northern Force

Northern Force

The Northern Force were the northern-most team in Netball New Zealand's former premier competition - the National Bank Cup. For the 2008 ANZ Championship the Force merged with the Auckland Diamonds to create the Northern Mystics....

 in the National Bank Cup

National Bank Cup

The National Bank Cup was the pre-eminent national netball competition in New Zealand between 1998 and 2007. From 2008, it was replaced by the ANZ Championship.-Format:...

. In 2010, Pulu was one of only four players to remain in the Northern Mystics side from last season. In 2011, Pulu played for the Canterbury Tactix in hopes of more court time. In round 10 against the Magic, Pulu got sent off by the umpires late in the second quarter for persistent infringing for the next three goals scored. This is the third send off in ANZ Championship history.