Defending champion the Tauranga Whai host the Northern Kāhu at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre in Tauranga, Friday 25 September to open the Tauihi season, but most of the attention is on the Tokomanawa Queens.

The Whai have won the 2024 Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa final after a 90-71 victory over Tokomanawa Queens in Tauranga..

Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa has announced a raft of changes for the league's third season.