The Silver Ferns have drawn third seed England in their netball pool for next year's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
The second seeded Ferns' pool is made up of England, Malawi, Wales, Scotland and Uganda.
The top seeds Australia will play fourth seeds Jamacia along with South Africa, Barbados, Fiji and Northern Ireland.
Australia won gold at the 2016 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with New Zealand having to settle for silver after winning gold in their previous two Games meetings.
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games run from April 4th to 15th.