"I'm so privileged with all the travel, and I've been lucky, because it costs a lot, but the EGGS Foundation and the Hauraki Trust Board have supported me along the way," said Puketapu.
"On tour we are there for the football, but we still get the odd day to experience a different culture, which is often so different to us here in New Zealand."
Though the Junior Football Ferns lost both games to Brazil, 1-3 and 0-1, Puketapu says the experience was still beneficial.
"It was a really good preparation for us, because we got some more international matches against Brazil. That's really helpful going into a World Cup."
New Zealand had scoring opportunities but couldn't finish, and though they didn't end up playing at any of the World Cup venues being used now, they did get to soak up some of the World Cup fever that was gripping Brazil last month.
Now Puketapu is in the thick of training for the August World Cup. She fits in club football for Three Kings on Sundays and matches with the Junior Ferns against boys' teams on Thursday nights. Throw in schoolwork and she has a busy life.
"As a carded athlete, I have a life management lady, who is really helpful. It's hard and tiring, but I get through it," says Puketapu.
She is used to being one of the youngest girls in the team, having debuted at premier club level when she was just 12, but the recent Football Ferns trip to Japan gave her more experience with seasoned performers at the highest level, though she did not get any game time. But she is in no hurry to represent New Zealand at this stage.
"I'm hoping not too quickly. I guess when the time is right and I'm more developed as a player."
In the meantime, it's a case of 'have passport and boots, will travel'.
Though she has not played for her school side this season, Puketapu was hoping she would be allowed to line up for EGGS in their big home clash tonight with MAGS.
Rugby
Auckland 1A (round six): King's 24 Otahuhu 12, Tangaroa 23 Papatoetoe 19, Auckland Grammar 38 Kelston 12, St Kentigern 22 Sacred Heart 12, St Peter's 10 MAGS 6, Onehunga 14 De La Salle 13
North Harbour 1A (round seven): Westlake BHS 36 Rangitoto 3, Rosmini 25 Massey 14, Takapuna Grammar 41 Birkenhead 10
Auckland 1B Pool A: Edgewater 33 St Paul's 7, Macleans 15 Southern Cross 10, Marcellin 22 Pakuranga 12, One Tree Hill 27 Sir Edmund Hillary 17
Auckland 1B Pool B: Tamaki 24 Botany Downs 17, Liston 18 Mangere 0, Dilworth 10 Aorere 6, Mt Roskill Grammar 8 Avondale 5
Badminton
Counties Manukau B grade: Papakura One 6 Manurewa Two 0, Alfriston B1 5 Strathallan Olay 1, James Cook Two 0, Otahuhu B1 6, Strathallan Minions 6 James Cook Three 0, Alfriston B2 6 Rosehill Three 0, Manurewa Three 2 Manurewa Eight 4
Auckland premier: Pakuranga 5 King's 1, Macleans One 6 Macleans Two 0, Auckland Grammar Two 3 Auckland Grammar Three 3, Auckland Grammar One 6 EGGS 0
North Harbour Senior A/B:
Senior boys' A finals: Westlake BHS Orange 5 Westlake BHS Green 3
Senior boys' B box 1: Westlake BHS Four 6 Glenfield 2, Birkenhead Three 7 Westlake BHS Nine 1, Westlake BHS One 4 Northcote One 4
Senior boys' B box 2: Rosmini Two 7 Westlake BHS Five 1, Birkenhead One 8 Westlake BHS Eight 0, Takapuna Grammar One 7 Westlake BHS Two 1
Senior boys' B box 3: Glenfield One 5 Westlake BHS Six 3, Rosmini One 6 Westlake BHS Seven 2, Westlake BHS Three 5 Birkenhead Two 3
(June 23):
Senior boys' A finals: Westlake BHS Red 6 Westlake BHS Blue 2, Westlake BHS Yellow 8 Westlake BHS Orange 0
Basketball
Premier girls: Rangitoto 60 MAGS 52; St Kentigern 75 AGGS 49; Westlake GHS 76 Rangitoto 46; St Kentigern 83 Avondale 69; AGGS 38 MAGS 36
Premier boys: Rangitoto 75 Onehunga 59; AGS 71 St Kentigern 69; Rangitoto 122 Rosmini 56; St Kentigern 85 Avondale 60; AGS 92 Onehunga 61; Westlake BHS 72 Liston 54
League
First XIII:
St Paul's 19 Kelston 18, MAGS 14 Western Springs 10, Manurewa 22 Otahuhu 20, Westlake 36 Papakura 0, Aorere 18 Tangaroa 12, Southern Cross 32 Henderson 12, Lynfield 32 Auckland Seventh-day Adventist 18, Papatoetoe 40 Pakuranga 10, Massey 12 Mt Roskill Grammar 4, James Cook 30 Sir Edmund Hillary 0
Football
Auckland boys' premier league: Sacred Heart 1 St Kentigern 0, MAGS 5 Kelston 1, Westlake BHS 4 Glendowie 1, Auckland Grammar 2 Macleans 1
Senior A1: Rosmini 3 Takapuna Grammar 2, King's 6 Onehunga 2, St Peter's 5 Kristin 1, Liston 1 Rangitoto 1
Senior A2: Rutherford 2 Papatoetoe 0, Northcote 2 Western Springs 0, Mt Roskill Grammar 5 Long Bay 1, Pakuranga 4 Avondale 0
Senior A3: Waitakere 4 Green Bay 2, Botany Downs 2 Albany 2, Lynfield 3 Howick 1, Kingsway 4 One Tree Hill 2
Senior A4: Glenfield 1 Sancta Maria 0, Parnell 3 Dilworth 1, Selwyn 2 Whangaparaoa 0, Pinehurst 3 Marcellin 0, Massey 1 Orewa 0
Counties Manukau boys' premier: Aorere 3 Al Madinah 1; De La Salle 1 Strathallan 1; Manurewa 0 Pukekohe 0; Edgewater 2 Ormiston 2
Girls
Greater Auckland Premier 1 (U19): St Kentigern 3 Massey 1; Takapuna 3 Diocesan 0; Westlake GHS 1 Botany Downs 0; St Mary's 1 EGGS 0; MAGS 1 Rangitoto 0
Greater Auckland Premier 2 (U19): Baradene 4 Pinehurst 0; St Cuthbert's 3 Lynfield 0; Green Bay 4 Western Springs 0; Whangaparaoa 2 Glendowie 0; Long Bay 3 Rutherford 0; Marist 9 Northcote 1
Counties Manukau Premier: Macleans 4 Pakuranga 0; Howick 1 Pukekohe 1; Rosehill 3 Waiuku 1
Squash
Auckland SS teams championships:
Division one boys: Westlake BHS 1, Auckland Grammar 2, Massey 3, Takapuna Grammar 4, Sacred Heart 5, Liston 6, St Kentigern 7, Pukekohe 8, Rosmini 9, MAGS 10, Rangitoto 11
Division two boys: Avondale 1, St Peter's 2, Western Springs 3, Rutherford 4, Macleans One 5, Orewa 6, MAGS 7, Macleans Two 8
Division one girls: EGGS 1, Westlake GHS 2, Rosehill 3, St Cuthbert's 4
Division two girls: EGGS 1, Orewa 2, Avondale 3, Westlake GHS 4, Manurewa 5, Rangitoto 6
Premier boys' 1: EGGS 7 Sacred Heart 7; Auckland Grammar 12 St Kentigern 1; Westlake BHS 12 Takapuna Grammar 0; Massey 9 Pukekohe 7
Premier boys' 2: MAGS 9 Auckland Grammar Two 6; St Peter's 9 Rangitoto 4; Liston 10 Westlake BHS Two 3
Premier girls: Rosehill 6 St Cuthbert's 4; Westlake GHS 9 MAGS 1.
Trampoline
Auckland SS championships:
Individual
Men's elite: Dylan Schmidt (King's) 1, Lachie Smith (Long Bay) 2, Samuel Pallas (St Peter's) 3
Women's elite: Olivia Gillott (Pukekohe) 1, Jessica Thompson (Strathallan) 2, Kate Nicholson (MAGS) 3
Men's junior elite: Jake McConnell (King's) 1, Brendan Bekker (Long Bay) 2, Quinn Pocock (Western Springs) 3
Women's junior elite: Aleisha Murray (Howick) 1, Emma Woodhead (Macleans) 2, Mia Kelly (Macleans) 3
Men's competitive A grade: Anthony Barnes (Orewa) 1, Alec Ross (MAGS) 2
Women's A grade: Kristen Malloy (Baradene) 1, Abigail Thompson (EGGS) 2, Karla Scriven (Orewa) 3
Men's B grade: Liam Speer (Massey) 1, Elliot Nicholson (Massey) 2, Thomas Galliven (Orewa) 3
Women's B grade: Mandie Galea (Mt Roskill Grammar) 1, Chelsea Ellis (Mt Roskill Grammar) 2, Tamka Brown (Mt Roskill Grammar) 3
Men's C grade: Blake Teague-Dolan (Strathallan) 1, Michael Purcell (Macleans) 2, Luke Desmond (Strathallan), Thomas McGann (King's) 3=
Women's C grade: Rochelle Johnson (Baradene) 1, Francesca Gillott (Pukekohe) 2, Charlize Soanes (Baradene) 3
Men's recreational A grade: Jethro Orpen (Botany Downs) 1, Elliot Kunzler (Macleans) 2
Teams
Women's junior elite: Strathallan 1
Women's A grade: EGGS 1, EGGS 2
Men's B grade: Orewa 1, Orewa 2
Women's B grade: Mt Roskill Grammar 1, EGGS 2
Women's C grade: Baradene 1, Massey 2, Mt Roskill Grammar 3
Gymsports
Auckland SS rhythmic gymnastics championships:
Teams
Years 9-10 group: EGGS White 1, EGGS Gold 2, EGGS Blue 3
Years 11-13 group: EGGS Blue 1, EGGS White 2
Individuals
Open C years 7-8: Britta Soanes 1, Lucy Peake 2, Charlize Soanes 3 (all Baradene)
Open C years 11-13: Yu-Chen Hsalo (Massey) 1, Sanae Lambert (Baradene) 2
Open C AWD: Abigail Knight 1, Julia Taunton-Clark 2 (both Baradene)
Open C Special Olympics: Gabrielle Salmon 1, Paris Parker 2, Mercy Archibald 3 (all Baradene)
Club B: Gemma Weeks (Baradene) 1, Tamsin Foulkes-Baker (Marist) 2, Vanya Dunn (Mahurangi) 3
Club A: Shontelle Scott (Diocesan) 1, Paige Grant-Huggett (Diocesan) 2
Netball
North Harbour premier: Rangitoto 39 Albany 20, Whangaparaoa 30 Westlake GHS Two 29, Long Bay 31 Takapuna Grammar 20, Kristin 36 Carmel Two 19, Carmel One 37 Rangitoto 23, Westlake GHS 50 Orewa 17
Auckland premier: Aorere 39 Botany Downs 18, AGGS 38 St Mary's 24, MAGS 39 Baradene 13, St Kent's 49 Diocesan 19, EGGS 32 Avondale 30, McAuley 30 Massey 25
Counties Manukau premier: Alfriston 51 Strathallan Navy 9; Rosehill 43 James Cook Puutake 21; Pukekohe Gold 37 Manurewa 11; Wesley 34 Tuakau 33
Premier reserve: TKM Nga Tapuwae 27 Alfriston Development 15; Papakura 25 Mangere 19; Sir Edmund Hillary 30 Sir Edmund Hillary Senior A 14
Hockey
SuperCity
Boys One: Westlake BHS 3 Rangitoto 1; King's 4 Auckland Grammar 0; Rosmini 2 Kristin 1; St Kentigern 2 MAGS 0
Boys Two: Westlake BHS Second XI 4 Sacred Heart 3; King's Second XI 2 Mt Roskill Grammar 1; Kingsway 3 Takapuna 1; Macleans 3 Pakuranga 0
Girls One: Carmel 1 Rangitoto First XI 0; Diocesan First XI 2 EGGS 0; Kristin 2 Westlake GHS 2; St Cuthbert's First XI 0 St Kentigern 0
Girls Two: Botany Downs 4 Northcote 3; Baradene 3 King's 3; Rangitoto Second XI 1 Westlake GHS Second XI 0; St Mary's 2 St Cuthbert's Second XI
Table tennis
Auckland Winter Interschools
A premier grade: Macleans A 5 Pakuranga A 2, Auckland Grammar One 5 Auckland International College A 2, Macleans B 5 St Kentigern A 2, Auckland Grammar B 5 Macleans C 2
Lacrosse
Division 1 girls: MAGS One 8 Diocesan One 7; Avondale One 21 St Mary's 1
Division 2 girls Pool 1: Pinehurst 9 Diocesan Two 4; Westlake GHS 11 AGGS 6; Glendowie 10 Whangaparaoa Two 1
Division 2 girls Pool 2: Avondale Three 25 St Cuthbert's Two 0; EGGS Two 6 MAGS Blue 6; Mt Roskill Grammar 8 Avondale Two 3
