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Māori and Pasifika cultures influencing ANZ teams - netball study
When Linda Vagana first made the Silver Ferns' wider squad in 1990, a newspaper headline came out that nearly got her in trouble with her family.
ANZ Premiership: Cliffhangers, home courts and recalls
The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic pulled off their first win since the opening round of the ANZ Premiership way back in March by beating the Southern Steel 37-36 in Hamilton last night.
Silver Fern Laura Langman relieved to be back on court
Veteran Silver Fern Laura Langman finally got her season in Australia off the ground over the weekend ín winning fashion.
The Kiwi dads coaching netball and loving it
It's Efi Fa'atau's third year coaching netball at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in the Wellington suburb of Karori and it seems he's found his calling. Video
ANZ Netball: Toss-ups, imports, and fast finishes
The Northern Mystics made up for their loss to the Southern Steel on Sunday by beating the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 45-39 in the last of the centralised games in Auckland last night.
ANZ Netball: Match-ups, combos and tight finishes
The Mainland Tactix beat the Southern Steel 48-35 in Auckland last night, to move up to third on the ANZ Premiership ladder. Bridget Tunnicliffe looks back on the highlights from round six.
Netball: Ellen Halpenny back - but in blue
Netball fans did a double take when former Silver Fern Ellen Halpenny kitted up for the Southern Steel last night.
Dame Noeline Taurua outlines Silver Ferns' selection strategy
Silver Ferns' coach Dame Noeline Taurua says sitting courtside at ANZ Premiership games has helped her and assistant coach Debbie Fuller assess players before selection. Audio
Netball: Injuries hurting Southern Steel
The Southern Steel will be hoping for the best but bracing for the worst when the results of Jen O'Connell's scan comes back later this week.
No guarantees Silver Ferns will meet Australia in 2020
Netball fans might have a long wait before they see the Silver Ferns' play their next international Test, with any plans relying heavily on the borders opening with Australia.
Big surge in netball fans outside NZ streaming ANZ games
There's been a big increase in the number of netball fans across the world live streaming New Zealand's ANZ Premiership games.
Netball: Young talent rising to the top
The New Zealand Under-21 team to contest next year's Netball World Youth Cup won't be named for some time but rival teams will already be feeling a dose of trepidation.
Netball: Resilient Claire Kersten still learning
Pulse midcourter Claire Kersten admits she has some mixed emotions about her time as a Silver Fern.
Netball: Depth building in ANZ Premiership
There's an assortment of impressive wing attacks in the ANZ Premiership who will put pressure on the Silver Ferns' incumbents.
Silver Ferns' captain backs controversial scoring change
Star Silver Ferns' captain and shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio says the move to a two-goal 'Super Shot' in the Australian netball league is exciting.
Defenders impress as ANZ netball Premiership returns
Some fine circle defenders will miss out on higher honours when the next Silver Ferns' squad is picked.
Netball: Long wait finally over for Temalisi Fakahokotau
As competition finally gets underway this weekend, there's perhaps no other netballer in the country who's endured the kind of excruciating wait that former Silver Fern Temalisi Fakahokotau has.
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.