
New Zealand’s Competitive Spirit: Netball and a Nation That Plays to Win
New Zealanders are known worldwide for their love of the outdoors and their easy friendliness — and for a fierce will to win that turns

New Zealanders are known worldwide for their love of the outdoors and their easy friendliness — and for a fierce will to win that turns

Adine Wilson is one of New Zealand netball’s most respected figures — a versatile midcourter who captained the Silver Ferns, won a World Championship and

Irene van Dyk is a retired goal shooter who became the most-capped international in the history of netball, playing a record 217 Test matches across

Karin Burger is a South African-born netball defender who built her career in New Zealand and went on to captain the Silver Ferns, the national

The right footwear is one of the most important pieces of kit in netball. The sport is built on sudden stops, sharp changes of direction,

The Auckland Netball Centre is the main home of community netball in New Zealand’s largest city. Based at St Johns in east Auckland, it is

Netball North Harbour is the netball centre for Auckland’s North Shore, running the organised game from five-year-olds in their first modified matches through to premier

Known the world over as the Silver Ferns, the New Zealand national netball team is one of the most successful sides in the sport’s history

Maria Folau, known for most of her playing days as Maria Tutaia, is one of the most accomplished shooters in the history of New Zealand

Netball is a fast, seven-a-side team sport built around passing, movement and accurate shooting. It is played by millions of people across more than 80

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, sits at the south-western tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. For a compact

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are one of Australia’s most decorated netball teams, representing South Australia at the top level of the sport since 1997. Known for

West Coast Fever is a professional netball club based in Perth, Western Australia, competing in Suncorp Super Netball, Australia’s top-flight women’s netball league. After years

The New South Wales Swifts are a professional netball team based in Sydney, Australia. They represent the state of New South Wales and compete in

The Melbourne Vixens are a professional netball club based in Melbourne, Victoria, in southeast Australia. They represent the state of Victoria and currently compete in

The Southern Steel are a professional netball franchise based in Invercargill at the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. They represent the Netball South

Mainland Tactix The Mainland Tactix are a professional netball team based in Christchurch, New Zealand. They are one of the five teams that are a

The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a professional netball team based in Hamilton, representing the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions of New Zealand’s