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The new National Basketball League Canterbury Cougars team have signed Tall Blacks Paul Henare and Paora Winitana and Australian Tim Behrendorff. Adelaide 36er Winitana and New Zealand Breakers Henare and Behrendorff confirmed to Cougars owners Andrew and Amy Gardiner that they will join the Christchurch side. The Cougars replace the financially strapped Canterbury Rams in next season's NBL.
