Mike Kainga

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Mike Kainga

| image =

| birth_name = Michael Zavala Harley Kainga

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|01|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|116|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| school = Taita College

| ru_currentposition = Prop

| ru_currentteam = {{Rut|Taranaki}}

| position =

| repyears1 = 2011

| repyears2 = 2014

| repteam1 = New Zealand U20

| repteam2 = Māori All Blacks

| repcaps1 = 4

| repcaps2 = 2

| reppoints1 = 0

| reppoints2 = 0

| ru_ntupdate = 11 November 2014

| repsevenscomp1 =

| repsevensyears1 =

| years1 = 2012–2015

| years2 = 2013

| years3 = 2016–2017

| years4 = 2016–

| clubs1 = Bay of Plenty

| clubs2 = Chiefs

| clubs3 = Hurricanes

| clubs4 = Taranaki

| apps1 = 24

| apps2 = 2

| apps3 = 12

| apps4 = 9

| points1 = 15

| points2 = 0

| points3 = 0

| points4 = 0

| ru_clubupdate = 30 December 2017

| spouse = Shayna Dreaver

| children = 2

}}

Michael "Mike" Zavala Harley Kainga (born 28 January 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the ITM Cup.{{cite web | url=http://www.boprugby.co.nz/mike-kainga | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222220517/http://www.boprugby.co.nz/mike-kainga | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 February 2013 | title=Mike Kainga Bay of Plenty Player Profile | accessdate=10 December 2012 }} He signed for Taranaki to play in the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/78209209/new-zealand-maori-prop-signs-with-taranaki|title=Mike Kainga signs on for Taranaki|last=|first=|date=|website=Stuff|publisher=|access-date=7 August 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.trfu.co.nz/TRFU/News/Kainga-and-Faauli-join-Port-Taranaki-Bulls|title=Stratford rugby volunteer|last=|first=|date=|website=www.trfu.co.nz|publisher=|access-date=7 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/78311622/new-talent-spread-around-taranakis-eight-premier-rugby-sides|title=Premier Taranaki rugby competition looks fairly even after off-season recruiting|last=|first=|date=|website=Stuff|publisher=|access-date=7 August 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/national/story.php?id=1809&page=2&sort=%2560date%2560+DESC&searchfield=&searchstring=|title=Two new recruits for Taranaki|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=7 August 2016}} His position of choice is prop.

His impressive domestic performances for Bay of Plenty saw him named in the {{Rut|Chiefs}} Wider Training Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.{{cite web|url=http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/investec-super-rugby-wider-training-groups.html |title=Super Rugby Wider Training Groups Named |date=7 December 2012 |accessdate=10 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210080135/http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/investec-super-rugby-wider-training-groups.html |archivedate=10 December 2012 }} He made three appearances for the franchise.

He was called into the Hurricanes Wider Training Squad in 2016, he then gained 4 caps including playing in the 2016 Super Rugby season final.

Kainga was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. He played in 4 games during the tournament, 1 start and 3 substitute appearances.{{cite web | url=http://it.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3219/player=43510/index.html | title=Mike Kainga IRB JWC Player Profile | accessdate=10 December 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810044053/http://it.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=3219/player=43510/index.html | archive-date=10 August 2014 | url-status=dead }}