The Silver Ferns efforts to dust themselves off after an abysmal Commonwealth Games and win a World Cup just fifteen months later, was recognised with an extremely successful haul at the Halberg Awards last night.
The netballers are the Supreme Award winners and their coach, Dame Noeline Taurua, is coach of the year.
New Zealand's leading netballers are also team of the year and their World Cup win was voted by the public as their favourite sporting moment.
The woman who helped transform an under-performing side into world champions, Dame Noeline Taurua, speaks to Susie Ferguson.