Netball New Zealand

Netball New Zealand is excited to announce the umpire appointments for the 2026 NetballSmart Netball NZ Open Champs and NZ Secondary Schools Netball Champs

The Netball NZ Open Championships will take place at Rodney Green Arena in Napier from 10 to 13 September, followed by the NZ Secondary Schools Championships at Auckland Netball Centre from 6 to 9 October.

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Netball New Zealand is deeply saddened by the passing of former Silver Ferns captain Ana Noovao, who died peacefully on Sunday surrounded by her family in Rockhampton, Queensland, aged 58.

A gifted attacker with natural creativity and a beautiful feed, Ana debuted for the Silver Ferns in 1989, aged 21. She was named the 15th captain of the Silver Ferns in 1992 and played 23 tests in black across four seasons.

Proud of her Cook Islands heritage, she went on to play two seasons for the Cook Islands and later coached them to seventh at the 2007 World Netball Championships.

Her greatest legacy may be the players she taught. Generations of South Auckland schoolgirls came through her sessions, and more recently she kept building the game in her Queensland community.

Our aroha is with Ana's whānau, her friends and the netball community in Aotearoa, the Cook Islands and Australia.
Moe mai rā, Ana.

📣 Nominations are OPEN for the 2026 WM New Zealand Volunteer of the Year Awards!

Know a Community Netball volunteer who's really stepped up? Someone with a great attitude who gives their all? Now's your chance to say thank you.

Get more information here >> https://bit.ly/4fesLpN

Glasgow 🤝 New Zealand

The Silver Ferns have now won three major tournaments in Glasgow 🏆

🥇Netball World Cup 1987
🥇Netball World Youth Cup 2013
🥇Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Think about the person who's turned up all season, quietly holding everything together. The coach, the manager, the one who somehow does it all. They probably don't know how much they mean to the people around them. This is your chance to tell them.

Nominate for WM New Zealand Volunteer of the Month, August: https://netballnz.co.nz/netball-nz/community/volunteering.html

Behind every great game are great officials 🌿 We're proud to have six NNZ-appointed officials at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Umpires: Gareth Fowler, Angela Armstrong-Lush, Kristie Simpson, Ken Metekingi and Tania Fink

Umpire Assessment Panel: Fay Meiklejohn

Their dedication to the game is second to none, and we know they'll be representing Aotearoa superbly 💪

For 100 years, Kia Ora Netball Club has been bringing people together through a shared love of netball.

Generations of players, volunteers, coaches and supporters recently reunited to celebrate the club's centenary, marking a milestone that reflects not only longevity, but the friendships, traditions and community that have defined the Wellington club since its beginnings in 1926.

Read More >> https://netballnz.co.nz/netball-nz/news/a-century-of-connection-kia-ora-netball-club-wellington-celebrates-100-years.html

Your feedback is crucial in shaping the future of netball at all levels. Whether you're a player or a parent of a player, your insights are invaluable to us.

Submissions for the Voice of Participant (VOP) survey close on the 29th of July. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey and make your voice heard: https://tinyurl.com/VOPNETBALL

43 umpires. 8 umpire coaches. 5 Zones. One whānau.

A huge congratulations to our officials at the 2026 NNZ U18 Championships.

Across four days, this group showed growth, connection, teamwork and a real commitment to their craft. We are incredibly proud of how they represented their Zones and Netball New Zealand.

Ka mau te wehi! 🖤🤍