[citation needed] Tuaupiki was educated at Coombabah State High School, where he played in the 2016 NRL Schoolboys Cup Queensland final against Keebra Park State High School,[4] and played junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears, progressing through to the Hastings Deering Colts competition in 2019.

[8] Tuaupiki also won Burleigh's player of the year award to cap off his time at the Queensland Cup club.

[9] Tuaupiki was one of a host of players who excelled in the New Zealand Warriors' 48–12 win over Wests Tigers in their first NRL trial at Mount Smart Stadium.

[11] Tuaupiki made his first grade debut in his side's 26−12 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys at North Queensland Stadium in round 3 of the 2023 NRL season,[10][12] impressing in the absence of the Warriors regular fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad.

[13] He played five games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals.