The Northern Mystics have coughed up another opportunity to notch their first win of the ANZ Championship season.

Former Australian Diamonds star Chelsea Locke is playing down any talk of a potential switch of international allegiances after a strong start with the Central Pulse.

Another week, another two points gone begging for the Northern Mystics.

For the past few seasons the Mainland Tactix have routinely copped double-digit clobberings at the hands of the Southern Steel.

The Mystics get their first opportunity to test themselves against one of the heavyweight Australian sides in their round two clash against the visiting West Coast Fever side on Monday.

Amid uncertainty about the league's future, ANZ Championship boss resigns to take up a roll with basketball.

The new-look Central Pulse have put injury setbacks aside to pull off a thrilling one-goal win over the Magic in their transtasman league opener in Wellington tonight.

The ANZ Championship starts tonight. Dana Johannsen runs the rule over netball's premier competition.

A serious knee injury has ended the decorated netball career of Jodi Brown, leaving the veteran Central Pulse shooter distraught.

Netball NZ is quickly losing patience with its counterparts across the Tasman as the waiting game over the future of the ANZ Championship continues.

The Northern Mystics have won the Auckland leg of the ANZ Championship summer shoot-out, edging the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic in this afternoon's final.

The head of Netball Australia insists the organisation's relationship with its New Zealand counterparts is "as strong as ever" despite plans to split the transtasman league.

New Zealand and Australian teams will almost certainly compete in separate competitions next year.

Recent social media exchanges suggest Silver Fern shooting ace Maria Tutaia and Wallabies star Israel Folau are an item.

An overload at one end of the court has seen some big positional shifts in the Northern Mystics squad early in the ANZ Championship pre-season.

Australian Diamonds midcourter Renae Ingles is putting her netball career on hold after announcing she is expecting twins later this year.

New coach, new squad and a new focus - this week's Silver Ferns camp represents ground zero for the national programme as it enters the next four-year cycle.

While many thought Shaun Johnson's cheeky interview of Caroline Wozniacki was a sign of a budding romance, it appears another sports star has already won his heart.

As far as fairytale endings go, Jodi Brown didn't think it could get much better than what unfolded at Perth Arena on October 30.

Waimarama Taumaunu resisted the urge to tell her family she is being recognised in the New Year Honours in advance of today's public release.