Stories by Bridget Tunnicliffe

It's been the number one sport for women and girls in this country for more than 100 years. As Netball NZ gears up for its centenary, Bridget Tunnicliffe looks at how the sport carved its own path.

Southern Steel shooter George Fisher could be robbed of a second season of netball with injury set backs delaying the international shooter's return to court.

Netball New Zealand is investigating a potential bid to host the 2031 World Cup.

A bargaining process for a new collective employment agreement for New Zealand's elite netball players is on ice while Netball New Zealand negotiates a new broadcasting deal.

Silver Fern defender Kelly Jackson (nee Jury) has received the Dame Lois Muir supreme award for the second year in a row.

New Zealand's latest world champion George Beamish is still coming to terms with his success saying it's come as a "total shock".

Analysis - Having to reapply for a national head coaching job would feel like a trip to the dentist for most people, but Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is not like most people, writes Bridget…

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe scored a hat-trick of tries to help the Black Ferns Sevens to their first title of the 2023/24 World Series.

One of the greatest beach volleyballers of all time is playing in Aotearoa this weekend, thanks to a bond with a New Zealander.

Former Silver Ferns captain Gina Crampton has joined the Sydney based Giants as a training partner for the 2024 Super Netball season in Australia.

Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has a big decision to make about her coaching future after New Zealand finished third at netball's Nations Cup in Leeds this morning.

Newly minted Silver Fern Georgia Heffernan says her jaw dropped when coach Dame Noeline Taurua told her she was going to debut against Australia.

As a kid, Alethea Boon remembers watching American Gladiators when it aired in New Zealand in the first half of the 1990s and knew straight away she wanted to be one.

Shooter Amorangi Malesala won't have the luxury of easing into her Silver Ferns debut as the only specialist goal attack in the side.

Former Silver Fern Sam Winders has been signed with the Giants for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season in Australia.

Analysis - The news that Sky TV's bid for rights to netball's ANZ Premiership and Silver Ferns tests is significantly lower than its current deal is concerning but not surprising, writes Bridget…

Michaela Sokolich-Beatson says she got to a point where she couldn't picture a comeback to the Silver Ferns after back to back injuries robbed her of two precious years of elite netball.

Shooters Maia Wilson and Tiana Metuarau have been dropped from the Silver Ferns after failing to meet fitness standards.

If you're on the committee of your local sports club and you think running a club is hard enough already, it's about to get harder.

Faith Vui remembers driving a golf cart for her dad in Apia as a child - and the relationship came full circle at the New Zealand Amateur Championship.

Analysis - The Silver Ferns have experienced significant lows in 2023 but finished the year on a high after back-to-back wins over the world champions.

Getting back-to-back wins over Australia has always been a challenge for the Silver Ferns and today will be no different in the final Constellation Cup test.

There will be no excuses that the Silver Ferns players don't know what to expect when they try to keep the Constellation Cup series against Australia alive in Test three.

Any questions about whether netball could keep Kate Heffernan have been answered with the 24-year-old saying she is committed to another World Cup cycle.

The Silver Ferns defenders have a tough assignment when they take on World Champions Australia.