Tauranga Whai
New Zealand NBL | New Zealand
Team Info
Founded: 2024
Stadium: Mercury Baypark Arena
Manager: N/A
Upcoming Matches
| Date | Match | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Tauranga Whai vs Southland Sharks | 07:00:00 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Franklin Bulls vs Tauranga Whai | 07:30:00 |
| 04 Jul 2026 | Tauranga Whai vs Auckland Tuatara | 04:00:00 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Tauranga Whai vs Wellington Saints | 07:30:00 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Wellington Saints vs Tauranga Whai | 07:30:00 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Tauranga Whai vs Otago Nuggets | 07:00:00 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Nelson Giants vs Tauranga Whai | 07:30:00 |
Previous Results
| Date | Home | Score | Away | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19 Jun 2026 07:30 |
Canterbury Rams |
101 - 69 |
Tauranga Whai
|
New Zealand NBL Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre |
|
14 Jun 2026 06:00 |
Manawatu Jets |
92 - 96 |
Tauranga Whai
|
New Zealand NBL Central Energy Trust Arena |
|
12 Jun 2026 07:30 |
Taranaki Airs |
85 - 73 |
Tauranga Whai
|
New Zealand NBL TSB Stadium |
|
06 Jun 2026 04:00 |
Tauranga Whai |
69 - 58 |
Nelson Giants 
|
New Zealand NBL Mercury Baypark Arena |
|
30 May 2026 04:00 |
Tauranga Whai |
94 - 88 |
Hawkes Bay Hawks 
|
New Zealand NBL Mercury Baypark Arena |
|
23 May 2026 07:30 |
Auckland Tuatara |
96 - 71 |
Tauranga Whai
|
New Zealand NBL Eventfinda Stadium |
|
15 May 2026 07:30 |
Tauranga Whai |
97 - 99 |
Manawatu Jets
|
New Zealand NBL Mercury Baypark Arena |
|
09 May 2026 01:30 |
Tauranga Whai |
79 - 99 |
Canterbury Rams
|
New Zealand NBL Mercury Baypark Arena |
|
02 May 2026 01:30 |
Tauranga Whai |
88 - 103 |
Franklin Bulls 
|
New Zealand NBL Mercury Baypark Arena |
|
26 Apr 2026 02:00 |
Southland Sharks |
106 - 84 |
Tauranga Whai
|
New Zealand NBL ILT Stadium Southland |
About Tauranga Whai
The Tauranga Whai are a New Zealand basketball team based in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty. The Whai compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Mercury Baypark.
Men's team
In December 2021, the Bay of Plenty Basketball Foundation were granted a license to enter a men's team into the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024 season. The team was initially named the Bay of Plenty Stingrays. The team was rebranded as Whai in the lead up to their first season and then later officially branded Tauranga Whai. The word whai as a noun means stingray in Māori. As a verb, whai means to chase or pursue.
In October 2023, Whai Basketball announced Matt Lacey as their inaugural men's coach. In their NBL debut on 28 March 2024, the Whai defeated the Hawke's Bay Hawks 91–70 at Mercury Baypark.