Her brother is Meti Noovao, a former rugby league footballer who played for several clubs in New Zealand and, internationally, for the Cook Islands.
[1] Playing for the College Rifles club in Auckland, Noovao was selected for the New Zealand Young International team, which toured Canada in 1986.
In 1987, she joined the Under-21 team and played in the Netball World Youth Cup in Canberra, Australia in 1998.
On 26 April 1989 she played her first game for the Silver Ferns, the New Zealand national netball team and in 1990 was appointed vice-captain.
[1][2][3][4][5] Noovao coached the Cook Islands to seventh place in the 2007 World Netball Championships, held in Auckland.