Huriana Manuel-Carpenter (born 8 August 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's sevens team and Auckland.

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Huriana Manuel

Full name	Huriana Manuel-Carpenter
Date of birth	(1986-08-08) 8 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Liza Mihinui (mother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005– Auckland Storm () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2014 New Zealand 27 (75) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2009– New Zealand
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2010 England Team competition 2006 Canada Team competition Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 Moscow Team competition 2009 Dubai Team competition

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Manuel was part of the Black Ferns squad that won the 2006^[1][2] and 2010 Rugby World Cup's. In 2009, she was part of the Black Ferns sevens team that were runners-up at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai.

In 2021, World Rugby inducted Manuel into its World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Osea Kolinisau, Humphrey Kayange, Cheryl McAfee, Will Carling and Jim Telfer.^[3]

Of Māori descent, Manuel affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāpuhi iwi.^[4] Manuel's mother, Liza Mihinui, is a former Black Fern. They are the first mother and daughter to play for the Black Ferns.^[5][6][7]

In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 season of Celebrity Treasure Island.^[8]