 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kwechikamu chino - Muna 1997, Palmer akatamira kwenguva pfupi kuHamilton uye akatambira kirabhu yeWaikato University pamwe nekumiririra Waikato. Akadzokera kuDunedin muna 1998 kwaakatambira Alhambra Union. Gore iroro akatungamirira Black Ferns kukunda 1998 Womens Rugby World Cup. Gore iroro akawana mubairo weWomens Player of the Year neNew Zealand Rugby Union. Akapedza PhD yake muna 2000, uye muna 2001 akatamira kuPalmerston North kunotora chinzvimbo mumitambo manejimendi kuMassey University. Ikoko akabatana nekirabhu yerugby yeKia Toa. Palmer akaramba ari kaputeni weBlack Ferns uye akavatungamirira kuhwina mukombe wechipiri weWorld Championship muna 2002. 