Stories by Bridget Tunnicliffe

Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua achieved her two main objectives at the Nations Cup - winning and building more depth.

New Zealand racewalker Quentin Rew has tweeted 20 times from his Twitter account with the exact same message, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe. Video

Sports Call - Noeline Taurua knows a lot more needs to be done before she can walk away from the Silver Ferns with some confidence that everything she's achieved won't be for nothing.

Silver Ferns mentor Noeline Taurua is a coach who thinks outside the box, but has continued a conservative approach to selecting players.

One of the leading coaches in Australia's Super Netball competition says he was heartbroken when the old trans-Tasman competition disbanded.

Double Olympic gold medallist Hamish Bond admits the men's single sculls seat was tempting but he's confirmed he's sticking with the rowing eight as they aim for next year's Olympics.

Black Caps coach Gary Stead is philosophical about the decisions made yesterday when the fifth Twenty20 international in Auckland was forced into a super over.

White Fern Amelia Kerr is relishing her first season in the Australian Big Bash League, where she's no longer the youngest in the team, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.

Netball New Zealand says it's entirely behind coach Noeline Taurua and it will be making a formal submission to the international body over the umpiring appointments in the final Constellation Cup… Audio

Analysis - Throughout her career the ethereal Maria Folau has shot a netball like no other and turned the heads of the sports most apathetic observers.

The Silver Ferns' epic encounters with the Australian Diamonds during the Constellation Cup series have been good for the sport, coach Noeline Taurua says.

New Zealanders could be feeling less engaged with the Rugby World Cup because the days of sitting around a television together to watch the tournament are long gone, a survey author says.

The Silver Ferns' shooting accuracy has improved across every series since coach Noeline Taurua took charge over a year ago.

The Silver Ferns have beaten Australia 53-52 in the first Constellation Cup test in Christchurch, the first time in four years New Zealand has achieved back to back victories over their old rivals.

It's been 18 years since Yvonne Willering received any Silver Ferns gear, and while some of the fashions may have changed, other things have stood the test of time.

It's looking increasingly like the Constellation Cup will be Laura Langman and Maria Folau's Silver Ferns swan songs on home soil.

Silver Ferns coach Noeline Taurua is realistic about how long veterans Laura Langman and shooter Maria Folau might stick around.

Nick Willis is still determined to get to next year's Tokyo Olympics after missing out on the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

It's hard to imagine that Katrina Rore's incredible netball three-peat will ever happen again.

When men's netballer Junior Levi made the decision last year to switch allegiances and play for New Zealand it was well before there was any talk of a televised series against the Silver Ferns.

Sports call - It says a lot that New Zealand's two most influential netball figures have become two of the most influential in Australia's own domestic competition.

New Zealand swimmer Sophie Pascoe says there's a real edge at the World Para Swimming Championships in London, with athletes out to prove a point before next year's Tokyo Paralympics.

Kimiora Poi probably got a bit more than she bargained for when she joined the Collingwood Magpies mid-way through Australia's Super Netball competition.

More than a month after their audacious Netball World Cup triumph, the Silver Ferns finally got to share their success with the New Zealand public.

New Zealand volleyballer Lauren Fleury has gone from getting police escorts to international events to having to play in front of tiny crowds in New Zealand.