Bridget Tunnicliffe

A new report into the role that sport clubs play in New Zealand communities has highlighted the struggles they are facing to deliver sport.

Analysis: How has New Zealand's top netball competition gone from attracting millions in broadcast rights, to having to fork out some of its own money to get it on TV?

Netball New Zealand is going back to TVNZ, marking the return of the sport on free-to-air television. Audio

Nothing pleased Tactix coach Donna Wilkins more than seeing her veteran players win their first ANZ Premiership title in the red dress in Auckland on Sunday night. Audio

The winner will make history - either the Tactix will win a maiden title or the Mystics will win a three-peat, something no other team has done.

When Kelly Brazier received a phone call from Allan Bunting, she thought he was delivering the same bad news he delivered to her four years ago.

Analysis - Top Silver Ferns will be keen to test Netball New Zealand's new eligibility framework with at least half a dozen likely being chased by coaches in Australia's netball league.

The Tactix earnt themselves their first grand final berth since 2021 after beating the Pulse 57-52 in last night's elimination final in Christchurch.

The five-time Olympian has thrown her weight behind the NZ team in their bid to qualify for Los Angeles 2028.

Analysis - The Mystics climbed to the top of netball's ANZ Premiership ladder after beating the Stars 67-47 in Auckland on Monday, putting them in a prime position to host the grand final.

Pulse captain Kelly Jackson says her team knows how to pull out a big game when they need it, after a must-win 59-50 victory over the table-topping Tactix.

Analysis - What do statistics tell us about the impact of two-point shot on this year's ANZ Premiership?

Just three weeks ago the team lost to the Pulse 70-45 in Invercargill.

Sprinters, rowers, and a high jumper were among 22 female athletes who assembled in Wellington on Sunday as part of a talent search for the next Black Ferns or Sevens star. Audio

Netball NZ will decide on its eligibility policy soon, so players can weigh up their futures.

In 2019 Grace Nweke got an unexpected call-up to the ANZ Premiership as a 17-year-old. That same year would be Casey Kopua's last season of elite netball, or so she thought.

It will also introduce an inaugural men's Netball World Cup in the next few years as it strives to build a case for Olympic Games inclusion.

The Queensland Firebirds have extended Kiri Wills' contract through to the end of the 2027 Australian domestic competition, building on the New Zealand coach's original two-year term.

Analysis - The Magic will be kicking themselves for missing a golden opportunity to leapfrog the Pulse into third on the ANZ Premiership ladder.

It was the most complete performance of the season from the Tactix, and cemented their position at the top of netball's ANZ Premiership table.

Netball New Zealand wants World Netball to scrap the rule which prevents players representing two different countries at consecutive world cups.

Analysis - The Magic inflicted more pain on the Stars with a 71-54 win in Auckland on Monday night.

The Pulse were on a roll and the Mystics were missing two key personnel, but in stepped an apprentice training partner and a solid game plan.

Georgie Edgecombe's ball-hunting abilities in a position that doesn't usually shine has been turning heads in the ANZ Premiership.

Casey Kopua is set to stay on in the Australian league for the rest of the season and she's looking forward to resuming an old rivalry.