The Kaiwhaiki A1 squad cannot believe how far they have come in just a month after they won the third tier playoffs at the Netball Central Zone 'Super Club' tournament at the ASB Sport Centre in Wellington on Sunday.
The Netball Whanganui Premier 1 champions were joined by three Wanganui Car Centre Kaierau A1 players and their coach Walter Edmonds to play the other champion Premier teams from around the Central Zone.
Kaiwhaiki had been unlucky to go into the 9th-13th playoffs after a strong Saturday of games, where a first-up loss to Tysons East (Taranaki) was followed by a big win over Celtic United (Wairarapa) and then a thrilling one-goal upset victory over Lower North Island Secondary School champions Manukura.
Manukura still went through to the first tier playoffs on bonus points and ultimately finished third overall, with Wellington East 1 winning the title.
Coming into the Sunday games, despite being weary, Kaiwhaiki defeated Naenae Collegians United 33-14, then picked up a bonus point in the narrow 31-29 loss to Rockz Netball Club (Kapi Mana).