Stories by Bridget Tunnicliffe

The Pulse have the best defensive record in the ANZ Premiership and that was highlighted big time when they suffocated the Southern Steel 70-45 in Invercargill on Sunday.

Former Silver Fern Casey Kopua got a full game in the world's toughest netball league, six years after retiring.

A chaotic last couple of minutes saw the Mystics pip the Steel 55-54 courtesy of a super shot in the dying minutes of the match in Dunedin last night.

Donnell Wallam's rapid rise up the netball ranks must be one of the quickest in the history of the sport.

Analysis - An out of sorts Magic were punished 69-41 thanks to a near flawless performance by the Steel in Hamilton on Monday.

The Stars upset the Tactix 57-52 in Auckland last night after an extremely challenging week for the franchise.

Analysis: Two players received suspensions in the ANZ Premiership last weekend, the same number as all last season in the Aussie league.

Scans confirmed the up-and-coming player ruptured her ACL.

Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan will have to wait longer to get her ANZ Premiership season underway.

The Stars are facing an injury crisis after game one of netball's ANZ Premiership, and another franchise is already having to get creative to cover injuries.

The Stars captain could not hold back tears after watching three team-mates helped off the court in their ANZ Premiership season opener.

The two-point shot was not enough for the Magic to beat an impressive Pulse in the opening game of the ANZ Premiership.

The former Diamonds coach says New Zealand needs to get teams into the Australian netball league as soon as possible.

NZ Rugby (NZR) recorded a $19.5 million loss for the 2024 financial year.

Analysis: The Mystics broke Pulse hearts last year when Grace Nweke landed a shot under the post in the dying seconds of the grand final to claim back-to-back ANZ Premiership titles.

ANZ Premiership netball coaches are bracing themselves for a pressure-cooker environment when the domestic competition starts this weekend.

The NZ Netball Players' Association would like to see athletes have more opportunities to play in Australia, as uncertainty around the future of Aotearoa's domestic competition remains.

Gabi Simpson has been signed as a temporary replacement player.

Around 18,000 incorporated societies across New Zealand are yet to re-register under new legislation, prompting warnings that thousands of clubs will simply fold.

The Black Ferns legend has come out of retirement and signed an eight-month contract with New Zealand Rugby.

The Stars' new Australian recruit says she has no regrets about taking on what she sees as the 'netball establishment' across the Tasman.

Do games like pickleball, padel and padder remind us that sport is actually meant to be fun?

Relations between the Black Caps and New Zealand Cricket have soured amid a stand-off over digital image rights, with the Players Association saying its relationship with NZC is at an all time low.

Analysis - When a two-point shot was introduced to Australia's Suncorp Super Netball competition in 2020, there was an uproar across the Tasman.

Netball New Zealand has decided to introduce a two-point shot to this year's ANZ Premiership, following in the footsteps of Australia and the UK.