The Silver Ferns netball captain Casey Kopua will lead the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic squad for the 2014 season.
Kopua will be backed up by her experienced defensive partner, Leana de Bruin, who takes on the vice captaincy.
The new Magic coach Julie Fitzgerald says she had no hesitation in turning to the pair to help lead what is largely a youthful team into a new era.
Kopua and de Bruin have both travelled with the New Zealand netball squad to the UK for the January tour, where the Silver Ferns will play Scotland, England and Jamaica.
While Kopua is still recovering from ankle surgery, she will be used as a training partner throughout the tour.