The Silver Ferns have finished without a medal at the netball World Cup after losing 52-45 to Jamaica in the bronze medal match in Cape Town on Monday morning.
New Zealand went to South Africa as defending champions but couldn't get a win in their last four games, crashing to their worst ever finish at the tournament.
They never even played Australia, who swept aside England 61-45 in the final this morning to claim a 12th world title.
New Zealand coach Dame Noeline Taurua said her team were still motivated to win bronze and she had no excuses.
