[2] Niuia made 26 appearances and scored 10 points for North Harbour in 4 seasons.
[3] In 2018 Niuia his debut for the Tasman Mako against Canterbury at Lansdowne Park.
Niuia made 10 appearances for the Mako in the 2018 season as the side finished third in the premiership division.
Niuia finally returned from injury in Round 5 of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition in 2021 against the Western Force and came off the bench the following week in the final of the competition against the Highlanders in a 23-15 win for the Blues.
He signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.