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A product of Wainuiomata College, she grew up in a sporting family but never thought about becoming an Olympian.
“I led a sheltered life and I did not know much existed outside Wainuiomata. The hockey community within Wainuiomata were like my other family, so it was not until I got into the reps at 11 and had to attend training in Newtown that I appreciated the big world outside the valley.”
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Niniwa Roberts celebrates after scoring for the Black Sticks against China in 2008.
When she was 17, she found herself in a New Zealand Under-18 trial with no comprehension of what was at stake. ....

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