Dame Noeline Taurua DNZM (born 26 March 1968) is a New Zealand international netball coach and former representative player.

[11] After the dissolution of the ANZ Championship in 2016, the Sunshine Coast Lightning announced the signing of Taurua heading into the 2017 season of the Suncorp Super Netball league in Australia.

[19] In 2019, Taurua coached the Silver Ferns to a 52–51 win over the Australian Diamonds in the Netball World Cup in Liverpool,[20] a competition the team hadn't won since 2003.

[24] Despite a disappointing 2023 Netball World Cup with the Silver Ferns finishing fourth, their worst ever in history, Tarurua's coaching was still held in high regard and her contract was extended until January 2024.

[25] The Silver Ferns coach role was opened to applicants in January 2024 in which Taurua confirmed she would be reapplying for the next four year cycle.

[26] Taurua was retained as the Silver Ferns coach in April 2024, although only contracted until 2026 she expressed an interest to continue until the 2027 Netball World Cup.

[34] Taurua was appointed to the High Performance Sport New Zealand board in September 2022, to work alongside athletic gold medalist Valerie Adams, Black Sox coach Don Tricker and Paralympic swimmer Duane Kale.