[4][5] After spending the 2013 New Zealand NBL season as an extended squad member of the Waikato Pistons, Raukawa moved to Manawatu in 2014 and joined the Jets on an amateur contract, so as to keep his eligibility to play college basketball in the United States.

[1] He was impressive in his first season, earning co-Rookie of the Week honours for Round 4 after scoring a season-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting against the Nelson Giants.

His high-tempo play gave the Jets a boost and despite more experienced guards in front of him, he made the most of his minutes on court.

[11] He made his debut for the Sharks in the team's season opener on 12 March 2016, scoring a team-high 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting off the bench in a 106–80 loss to the Nelson Giants.

[18] In the Sharks' 2017 season opener on 16 March, Raukawa scored an equal game-high 19 points off the bench in a 96–58 win over the Nelson Giants.

[23] The Sharks finished the regular season in second place with a 12–6 record, and went on to reach the grand final after defeating the Rangers in their semi-final clash.

In the championship decider on 17 June, Raukawa came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points in a 108–75 loss to the Wellington Saints.

[29] The Sharks finished the regular season in third place with a 13–5 record, and went on to reach the grand final after defeating the Giants in their semi-final clash.

In the championship decider on 5 August, Raukawa came off the bench and scored 16 points in 29½ minutes,[30] as the Sharks defeated the Saints 98–96 to win the title.

[38] However, following a revised competition format due to the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the Hawks withdrawing from the league, Raukawa was reacquired by the Mountainairs in June 2020.

[57][58] On 17 September 2016, in the team's final pre-season game against the Brisbane Bullets, Raukawa played in front of his home crowd in Southland and finished with a team-high 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting in 28 minutes.

[61] He appeared in just one game for the Breakers during the 2016–17 season,[37] making his NBL debut on 18 November 2016 against the Illawarra Hawks.

[37] On 5 June 2016, Raukawa was named a replacement for Jarrod Kenny on the New Zealand Tall Blacks roster for their Asia tour and their FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament campaign.

[65] On 16 May 2017, Raukawa was named in an inexperienced New Zealand Select team ahead of their invitational tournament in China in June.

[66] Two months later, he was invited to a six-day Tall Blacks camp in Auckland, ahead of a final 12-man roster being named to travel to the FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon, via preparation matches in China.

[70] In December 2018, Raukawa played for the Tall Blacks during the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers.