[1] She has nine sisters and two brothers, one of whom is the rugby union player, Isaia Toeava, who played 37 times for the All Blacks.
She attended McAuley High School in Ōtāhuhu, a suburb of Auckland.
[2][3][4][5] A member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools team, which beat Australia, Toeava was recruited by the Northern Mystics in 2013 while she was still at school and playing for the Carlton United team.
After a successful first season, during which she played for the New Zealand Under-21 team, she decided to take a break from the Mystics, as she suffered from shyness.
When not playing netball, Toeava has worked part time at a south Auckland children’s day-care centre.