Stories by Bridget Tunnicliffe

After four years as a training partner in the Australian domestic competition, a fairy tale run with the Tongan netball team gave Pulse import Kelea Iongi the boost she needed.

New rules saw more suspensions dished out in one round of netball's ANZ Premiership on the weekend, than across an entire typical season.

Analysis - The first round of netball's ANZ Premiership gave a glimpse into the next generation of defenders and the Silver Ferns coach might need to fast-track some of them.

The Southern Steel are determined to return to winning ways this year with the help of old faces, including stalwart and former Silver Fern Shannon Saunders.

Preview - The Mystics are looking to go back to back for the first time in the franchise's history and it will take a lot to stop them, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.

World Netball has just released a policy that rules trans women athletes out of international level competition.

Dame Noeline Taurua says she and Netball NZ are on "the same page" about the need for change.

Dame Noeline Taurua will be revealed as the Silver Ferns head coach for a second time on Friday.

Analysis - The IOC is committed to a 50:50 gender split - but what does it mean for a sport there for women when it wasn't so fair?

Franchises are feeling the pinch and have to be innovative to attract viewers, the CEOs of the six ANZ Premiership netball sides say.

In 2021 Khiarna Williams emerged as one of the most exciting young shooters in New Zealand, but a serious car accident marked the start of a painstaking journey back to court.

Netball used to be the envy of most women's sport in New Zealand but as the national body gets ready to mark 100 years, Bridget Tunnicliffe looks at the sport's new battleground.

Could the Olympics, rule changes, or a return to free-to-air TV give netball the boost it needs in an increasingly competitive environment? Bridget Tunnicliffe talks to the experts.

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.