Early years Tairi began playing netball aged 7. She played competitively throughout her school years. She was first spotted by
Julie Fitzgerald, her future coach at
New South Wales Swifts and
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, when she was 14.
New South Wales In 2007 and 2009, Tairi represented
New South Wales in the
Australian National Netball Championships at under-19 and under-21 levels. She was captain of the under-21 team that won seven of their eight games as they won the 2009 under-21 title.
Australian Institute of Sport Between 2008 and 2009, Tairi played for the
Australian Institute of Sport in the
Australian Netball League. In both 2008 and 2009, she was a member of AIS teams that finished as runners up to
Victoria Fury. In 2009 she won the Anne Clark Award. While playing for AIS, she also represented
Australia at under-21 level.
New South Wales Swifts Between
2009 and
2011, Tairi played for
New South Wales Swifts. She made her senior Swifts debut in a
2009 ANZ Championship Round 14 match against
Southern Steel. In
2010, Tairi played nine games for the Swifts, helping them win the
2010 ANZ Championship minor premiership.
Southern Steel In
2012 and
2013, Tairi played for
Southern Steel. She was eligible to play for Steel as a non-import player. Steel co-coach
Natalie Avellino made the initial approach, inviting Tairi to play for Steel. In a
2012 Round 7 match against
Northern Mystics, she suffered a season ending
ACL injury.
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Between
2014 and
2016, Tairi played for
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She returned to play for Magic in 2016 and was a member of the team that won the
New Zealand Conference.
Northern Stars Tairi finished her netball playing career with
Northern Stars in the
2017 ANZ Premiership. She was named as vice captain to
Leana de Bruin for the new franchise.
International career Australia In 2008 and 2009, Tairi was included in
Australia under-21 squads. She was a member of the Australia U-21 team that won the
2009 World Youth Netball Championships and she was vice-captain of an Australia U-21 team during a tour of
Jamaica.
New Zealand In 2013, Tairi made three senior appearances for
New Zealand. On 15 September 2013, she made her senior debut for New Zealand against
Australia in the first test of the
2013 Constellation Cup. She was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the
2013 Fast5 Netball World Series. Tairi was included in the 2014–15 New Zealand squad. However injuries prevented her from making more appearances. ==Broadcaster and presenter==