National Netball League (New Zealand)

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National Netball League
Founded 2016
Owner(s) Netball New Zealand
No. of teams6 (2022)
Country New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		 Central Manawa
Most titles Central Zone/Central Manawa
(5 titles)
TV partner(s) Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Sponsor(s)Synergy Hair
Level on pyramid2
Related
competitions		 ANZ Premiership
Official website National Netball League

The National Netball League is a New Zealand netball league. Since 2016 it has served as a second-level league, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below the ANZ Premiership. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Between 2016 and 2020, due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, the NNL was known as the Beko Netball League. Since 2022, the league has been sponsored by Synergy Hair and, as a result, it is also known as the Synergy Hair National League. The teams in the competition are effectively the reserve teams of ANZ Premiership teams. Netball South won the inaugural title in 2016. Central Zone/Central Manawa have been the league's most successful team, winning three titles in a row between 2017 and 2019. A limited number of matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand).

Contents

History

Foundation

The National Netball League was founded in 2016 by Netball New Zealand. [1] [2] [3] Netball South won the inaugural title after defeating Central Zone 51–46 in the grand final at The Trusts Arena. [4] [5] [6] [7] At the 2016 New Zealand Netball Awards, Netball South winning the inaugural title was named Moment of the Year. [8] [9] [10]

Central three titles

Between 2017 and 2019, Central Zone/Central Manawa won three successive titles. After finishing as runners up in 2016, Central Zone won their first title in 2017. With a team featuring Karin Burger, Kimiora Poi and Tiana Metuarau, Central Zone defeated Hellers Netball Mainland 43–41 in the grand final. They completed a three in a row after retaining the title in both 2018 and 2019. [11] [12] [13] [14]

COVID-19 pandemic

On 27 March 2020, Netball New Zealand announced that the Beko Netball League had been cancelled for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 21 July, with the support and backing of Sport New Zealand, it was announced that a modified 2020 season would take place in August. A single round of matches would be played over three consecutive weekends in Auckland, Wellington and Te Aroha. However, due to another shift in COVID-19 alert levels in August, Netball New Zealand announced that the revised 2020 Beko Netball League was also cancelled. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Teams

The five founding five members of the National Netball League were effectively the reserve teams of the five New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. When the ANZ Championship was replaced in New Zealand by the ANZ Premiership, it featured a sixth team, Northern Stars. The National Netball League also gained a sixth team, Northern Comets. [1] [19] [20]

TeamAffiliateVenue
Central Manawa [11] (Note 1) Central Pulse Te Rauparaha Arena
Netball Mainland Hellers [21] Mainland Tactix
Northern Comets [22] [23] Northern Stars
Northern Marvels [23] [24] Northern Mystics Netball Waitakere, Auckland
Southern Blast [25] (Note 2) Southern Steel
Waikato Bay of Plenty [26] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Notes

Grand Finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners UpVenue
2016 [4] [5] [6] [7] Netball South51–46 Central Zone The Trusts Arena
2017 [12] [27] Central Zone 43–41Hellers Netball Mainland The Trusts Arena
2018 [13] [28] [29] [30] Central Zone 62–53Waikato Bay of PlentyPulman Arena, Takanini
2019 [14] [31] Central Manawa 49–46Waikato Bay of Plenty Horncastle Arena
2020 (Note 3)
2021 [32] [33] Northern Marvels64–56Northern Comets The Trusts Arena
2022 [34] [35] Central Manawa 49–41MainlandPulman Arena, Takanini
2023 [36] [37] Central Manawa 45–43Northern Comets TSB Bank Arena
Notes

Awards

Player of the Year

SeasonWinnerTeam
2016 [8] [38] Karin Burger Central Zone
2017 [12] Mila Reuelu-Buchanan Central Zone
2018 [13] [30] Simmon HoweWaikato Bay of Plenty
2019 [14] [39] [40] [41] [42] Ali WilshierWaikato Bay of Plenty
2021 [43] [44] [45] Saviour Tui Northern Marvels
2022 [46] [47] Ainsleyana Puleiata Central Manawa

Sources: [10]

Television coverage

Since 2016, a limited number of matches, including grand finals, have been broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). [1] [19] [20] [48] [49] [50] [51]

Main sponsors

Years
Beko [1] [52] 2016–2020
Synergy Hair [51] 2022–

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