The Auckland Tuatara enter their fourth season in the Sal’s NBL and will face their cross-town rival Franklin Bulls to open the 2025 campaign.
The Tuatara host the Bulls at Eventfinda Stadium on Saturday 15 March in the opening game of the new season.
New coach Cam Gliddon’s side returns to Eventfinda Stadium the following weekend when they host the Taranaki Airs on Sunday 23 March before their first away trip on Tuesday 25 March against the Whai at Mercury Baypark.
The Tuatara will host the Giants on the North Shore on Sunday 30 March before a double-header road trip in the Deep South where they play the Sharks on April 4 in Invercargill and the Nuggets on April 6 in Dunedin.
Expansion side the Indian Panthers play the Tuatara for the first time on Friday 11 April at Eventfinda Stadium.
The Tuatara face the Hawks (April 13), Rams (April 26), Nuggets (April 30), Saints (May 25), Whai (June 8), Sharks (June 22) and Jets (June 28) at Eventfinda Stadium.
They face an Easter Monday trip to New Plymouth to play the Airs, tackle the two-time defending champion Rams in Christchurch on May 17 and head down State Highway 1 to play the Bulls in Pukekohe on June 1.
The round out their regular season with away games against the Jets (June 12), Saints (June 14), Giants (June 25), Panthers (July 1) and Hawks (July 5).