Nukunuku commenced paying senior level softball in 1985. From then until 1987 he was in Hawkes Bay and played for the
Flaxmere and Taradale club. In 1987 he started playing for the Marist and Metro clubs in Auckland and also for the Mt Albert Ramblers. He also represented Auckland in national provincial championship winning teams. In 1989, Nukunuku was a member of New Zealand team which won the Under-19 championship
Prince Edward Island, Canada. He played at second base in the final against Canada. In 1990, Nukunuku was selected to be a member of the New Zealand
Black Sox. The highlights of Nukunuku's senior international career were: • 1990 - he was a member of the Black Sox team debut on the Canada Cup tour; • 1992 - he was a member of the silver medal-winning world series Black Sox team in Manila, Philippines where he played second base in the final against Canada; • 1992 - he was a member of the silver medal-winning world series Black Sox team in Manila, Philippines where he played second base in the final against Canada; • 1996 - he was a member of the world champion Black Sox in Michigan, USA where he played shortstop in the final against Canada; • 2000 - he was a member of the world champion Black Sox in
East London, South Africa where he played second base in the final against Japan; • 2004 - he was a member of the world champion Black Sox in
Christchurch, where he played second base in final against Canada; • 2005 - he was a member of the gold medal-winning Black Sox team at the Pacific Cup Series in
Rotorua, playing second base in the final against Japan. ==Post-softball career==