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Magic's Casey is close to a return
Given what Casey Kopua offers a netball team, you'd think the Mystics would have politely encouraged her to rest for another week.
Queen of the court
Netball star, ace shooter and very beautiful captain of the Mystics likes to make the most of her god-given talents.
Netball: Pulse hold on against Tactix
The Central Pulse have kept their season alive with a win over the Mainland Tactix. The victory sets up a faux third-place shootout with the Southern Steel in Palmerston North on Sunday.
Magic climbs ladder with feisty win
The Magic have reclaimed second position on the New Zealand conference ANZ Championship netball ladder with a feisty win over the Steel in Hamilton last night.
Pulse close to selecting new coach
The Central Pulse will have a new coach by the end of the month after veteran mentor Robyn Broughton announced this season will be her last.
Netball: Mystics win but still struggling to close out games
The Northern Mystics have extended out their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference ladder, but it is their ability to build on a lead during matches that is cause for concern.
Like mother like daughter
Tiana Metuarau, Taumaunu's netball-mad daughter, was still at intermediate school when she boldly proclaimed she wanted to make the Silver Ferns before she turns 18.
Draws playing bigger role than expected
The draw has emerged as one of the most contentious talking points in the ANZ Championship this season, with six in the first nine rounds.
Tutaia feels magic sleeve adds an edge
The Mystics' silky shooter may look like a walking billboard for compression gear, but feels the added layers are giving her an edge.
Dana Johannsen: Changes hurting NZ netball
The past two weeks of the ANZ Championship have given us further reason to be disgruntled about the competition's overhaul this season.
Netball: Steel and Thunderbirds draw
The Southern Steel have pulled off a dramatic last gasp draw against the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Dunedin to end an otherwise disappointing weekend.
Netball: Erratic Mystics fall to Firebirds
An erratic showing from the Northern Mystics in their loss to the Queensland Firebirds perfectly summed up the Auckland side's season thus far in 60 minutes: dysfunctional in patches followed by moments of sheer brilliance.
Pressure on Kiwis in transtasman weekend
As another weekend of all-transtasman clashes looms in the ANZ Championship, so too does the prospect of further humiliation for the New Zealand sides.
Netball: Mystics boost NZ conference lead
The Northern Mystics added to their lead at the top of the New Zealand conference in the ANZ Championship with a 47-45 win over the Central Pulse in Wellington tonight.
Another milestone in Kopua's recovery
Casey Kopua's comeback from a devastating knee injury has gathered pace with the star defender warming up on court with her Magic side at the weekend for the first time.
Magic show some metal in win over Steel
The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic pulled within a point of the top of the New Zealand conference after earning an important victory over the Southern Steel yesterday.
Teams tangled at ANZ Champs midpoint
The past few weeks of the ANZ Championship have only further confused things on the New Zealand conference ladder.
Netball: Steel shoots record score
Southern Steel import Jhaniele Fowler-Reid has responded to questions over her form with a dominant shooting display against the Mainland Tactix tonight.