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Options running out for Magic shooting end
The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic shooting end will be tested when the ANZ Premiership resumes next week with Monica Falkner scratched for the whole season and her replacement stuck in Australia.
Chance yet for crowds when ANZ Premiership resumes
Northern Stars coach Kiri Wills is crossing her fingers that crowds might be allowed when the ANZ netball premiership resumes later this month.
Netball trailblazer would love to be playing today
She was named New Zealand's dream player of 75 years of netball at the turn of the millennium but Joan Harnett-Kindley says she would give her "eye teeth" to have played today's game.
Silver Ferns could play the men to fill Test void
Silver Ferns' coach Dame Noeline Taurua says games against the New Zealand Men's team could be an option with international Tests in doubt later this year.
Injured Bailey Mes backs teen shooter Grace Nweke
Rising teenage sensation Grace Nweke will spearhead the Northern Mystics shooting end when the ANZ Premiership resumes next month, with Silver Fern Bailey Mes out for the season through injury.
Steel face tough campaign when netball's ANZ returns
Southern Steel coach Reinga Bloxham admits her side faces a "brutal" season when netball's ANZ Premiership resumes under a new draw next month.
Netball NZ reveals what return of ANZ could look like
A single venue will be used when the ANZ Netball Premiership resumes under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 and it's likely to be in Auckland.
ANZ netball imports: In limbo and locked out
When Trinidad and Tobago international Daystar Swift signed a contract with the Northern Stars for this year's ANZ Netball Premiership, she finally got the professional break she'd been longing for.
The epic final that brought netball to a wider audience
The noise is one of the things former Silver Fern Sandra Edge remembers most about the 1991 Netball World Championship grand final in Sydney, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe. Audio
Small businesses wrestle between loan versus closure dilemma
There is concern small businesses will decide that they might as well go out of business, despite the government launching more measures to help them survive the impacts of Covid-19. Audio
Walking Netball - there really is a sport for everyone
When I looked around at my newly introduced teammates I immediately learnt the beauty of walking netball - it's a great leveller.
Netball fans more supportive than critical - study
New Zealand researchers studying netball fans have found that while they might not be as visible as fans from other codes, they are just as passionate.
Mahe Drysdale confident he'll be ready for Tokyo
The last time double Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale competed at a pinnacle event in the single scull was his gold medal winning effort at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
More Māori women can excel at cricket says former NZ captain
When Maia Lewis was a kid no one could have predicted she would become the first Māori woman to be inducted into Lords.
Silver Ferns take a lot out of Nations Cup
Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua achieved her two main objectives at the Nations Cup - winning and building more depth.
Olympic racewalker: The unique Quentin Rew
New Zealand racewalker Quentin Rew has tweeted 20 times from his Twitter account with the exact same message, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe. Video
Australians won't rejoice, for we've got Aunty Noels
Sports Call - Noeline Taurua knows a lot more needs to be done before she can walk away from the Silver Ferns with some confidence that everything she's achieved won't be for nothing.
No room for bolters under Noeline Taurua's selection approach
Silver Ferns mentor Noeline Taurua is a coach who thinks outside the box, but has continued a conservative approach to selecting players.
Netball: Top Aussie coach wants trans-Tasman comp back
One of the leading coaches in Australia's Super Netball competition says he was heartbroken when the old trans-Tasman competition disbanded.
Single sculls 'tantalising carrot' but Hamish Bond sticks with eight
Double Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond admits the men's single sculls seat was tempting but he's confirmed he's sticking with the rowing eight as they aim for next year's Olympics.
Gary Stead not dwelling on super over decisions
Black Caps coach Gary Stead is philosophical about the decisions made yesterday when the fifth Twenty20 international in Auckland was forced into a super over.
Amelia Kerr: No longer the baby
White Fern Amelia Kerr is relishing her first season in the Australian Big Bash League, where she's no longer the youngest in the team, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
Netball NZ fully backing Noeline Taurua's umpiring beef
Netball New Zealand says it's entirely behind coach Noeline Taurua and it will be making a formal submission to the international body over the umpiring appointments in the final Constellation Cup… Audio
Maria Folau put the ‘cool’ in shooting
Analysis - Throughout her career the ethereal Maria Folau has shot a netball like no other and turned the heads of the sports most apathetic observers.
Silver Ferns storied rivalry with Australia excites Taurua
The Silver Ferns' epic encounters with the Australian Diamonds during the Constellation Cup series have been good for the sport, coach Noeline Taurua says.