mahoney is a rugby referee in new zealand. she the first of two women to be named to the new zealand elite referee squad. mahoney was also named to the world referee squad and is refereeing the 2018 world rugby women's sevens series in dubai, japan, australia, london, and new zealand. mahoney's first international referring rugby union test was in hong kong. mahoney refereed rugby sevens at the 2018 commonwealth games on the gold coast of australia.