Kristiana Manu'a

Kristiana Manu'a (born 3 September 1995) is a New Zealand-born Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball, playing currently for the Sunshine Coast Lightning.

Manu'a was born in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, though moved with family to Liverpool, New South Wales as a baby. She began her netball career back in New Zealand in 2015, playing for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic under head coach Julie Fitzgerald. Despite representing Australia at underage level, Manu'a was approached by Netball New Zealand officials to represent the New Zealand national team during her time at the Magic.

Manu'a was set to play for Giants Netball in the inaugural season of Super Netball in 2017, though missed the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained in the off-season.

In 2022 Manu'a returned back to New Zealand, joining the Central Pulse in the ANZ Premiership. Her strong form saw her named in the 2022-2023 Silver Ferns development squad. Manu'a took the court in the 2022 Cadbury Series, playing for the NZ A team across the series which included a Mixed Side for the first time alongside the NZ Men's team. She also was a member of the 2022 Fast 5 Ferns team that won a Bronze medal.

In 2024, Manu’a joined the Melbourne Mavericks in their inaugural season during round 4 as a permanent replacement player for the injured Lauren Moore and remained as a training partner in early 2025.

In March 2025, she signed with Sunshine Coast Lightning on a permanent replacement player contract for the 2025 Suncorp Super Netball Season. She replaced Ava Black, who suffered a ruptured ACL during pre-season training in January.