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    Black Sticks veteran Kayla Whitelock's family is to thank for her coming out of retirement as the team builds towards next year's Tokyo Olympics

    Black Sticks veteran Kayla Whitelock's family is to thank for her coming out of retirement as the team builds towards next year's Tokyo Olympics


    She explains how the process unfolded.



    Whitelock last played for New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics.

    Gemma McCaw has also returned to the squad for the first time since Rio.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     05 Sep: The New Zealand women have opened their Oceania Cup hockey campaign against Australia with a 1-nil win in Darwin, thanks to an Olivia Shannon strike - the men lost 2-nil to the Kookaburras
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     20 Jun: New Zealand Hockey's decision about whether to compete in next season's Pro League may be taken out of their hands
     20 Jun: The Black Sticks men's hockey team have one particular opponent in their sights at tomorrow morning's Nations Cup semi-final in Malaysia
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