The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017, Southern Steel were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. Northern Mystics is the league's most successful team, having won four premierships.
History Formation In May 2016, Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand announced that the ANZ Championship would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In New Zealand it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in Australia it was replaced by Suncorp Super Netball The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams – Central Pulse, Mainland Tactix, Northern Mystics, Southern Steel and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars.
Southern Steel With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the 2017 season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated Central Pulse 69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season. Steel subsequently went on to retain their title and in the 2018 grand final they again defeated Pulse.
Central Pulse During the early ANZ Premiership era, Central Pulse emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between 2017 and 2020, with a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring, among others, Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between 2018 and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the 2019 and 2020 overall champions. In 2022, Pulse won their third title.
Northern Mystics In 2021, with a team coached by Helene Wilson and captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Ama Agbeze, Bailey Mes and Grace Nweke, Northern Mystics won their first ever premiership. After finishing the regular season as minor premiers, they defeated Mainland Tactix 61–59 in the grand final. In 2023, with a team coached by Tia Winikerei, captained by Sulu Fitzpatrick and featuring Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Michaela Sokolich-Beatson and Peta Toeava, Mystics won their second title. Mystics finished the regular season as minor premiers, finishing above Central Pulse and Northern Stars. Mystics defeated Stars 74–56 in the Grand final. In 2024 Mystics became the third team to win back-to-back premierships after beating Pulse 54–53 in the Grand final.
Teams Team Colours Main home venue City/Suburb Zone/RegionCentral PulseTSB Bank ArenaWellingtonCentral Mainland TactixChristchurch ArenaChristchurchMainland (Canterbury)Northern MysticsThe Trusts ArenaAucklandNorthern (Northland, Auckland)Northern StarsPulman ArenaTakaniniEast Auckland, South AucklandSouthern SteelStadium SouthlandInvercargillSouth (Southland, Otago) Waikato Bay of Plenty MagicClaudelands ArenaHamiltonWaikato/Bay of Plenty
Season Structure From 2017 to 2024 teams played each other three times in the regular season. In 2025, the regular season was cut from three to two round robins.
Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a loss by five or fewer goals and zero points for a loss of greater than five goals. There are no tied matches - if scores are equal at the end of regulation time two three minute periods of extra time will be played. If the scores are still tied, play continues until one team reaches a two goal advantage.
In 2017 and 2018 teams received two points for a win. In 2020, there was a change of format due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Teams were awarded 4 points for a win, one point for a loss by five or fewer goals, zero points for a loss by greater than five goals and two points for a draw. No extra time matches were played in 2020.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the top three teams qualify for the finals. The top placed team directly qualifies and gains home advantage for the grand final where they play the winner of the elimination final between the second and third placed teams.
In 2020 the top two teams qualified for the grand final which was hosted behind closed doors in Invercargill. There was no elimination final, and a third and fourth playoff was scheduled to be played instead, however this match was cancelled.
In 2023, the grand final was predetermined to be hosted at Globox Arena in Hamilton. This ended up being a neutral venue as the two Auckland-based teams Northern Mystics and Northern Stars were the qualifiers.
Grand finals Season Winners Score Runners up Venue2017Southern Steel69–53Central PulseStadium Southland2018Southern Steel54–53Central PulseFly Palmy Arena2019Central Pulse52–48Northern StarsTe Rauparaha Arena2020Central Pulse43–31Mainland TactixStadium Southland2021Northern Mystics61–59Mainland TactixSpark Arena2022Central Pulse56–37Northern StarsTSB Bank Arena2023 Northern Mystics74–56Northern StarsGlobox Arena2024Northern Mystics54–53Central PulseTSB Bank Arena2025Mainland Tactix58-46Northern MysticsThe Trusts Arena
Minor premierships Season Winners 2017Southern Steel2018Central Pulse2019Central Pulse2020Central Pulse2021Northern Mystics2022Central Pulse2023Northern Mystics2024Central Pulse2025Northern Mystics2026Northern Mystics
Premiership winning coaches Season Head coaches Team 2017Reinga BloxhamSouthern Steel2018Reinga BloxhamSouthern Steel2019Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2020Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2021Helene WilsonNorthern Mystics2022Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2023 Tia WinkikereiNorthern Mystics2024Tia WinkikereiNorthern Mystics2025Donna WilkinsMainland Tactix
Premiership winning captains Season Captains Team 2017Wendy FrewSouthern Steel2018Wendy FrewSouthern Steel2019Katrina Grant Central Pulse2020Katrina RoreCentral Pulse2021Sulu Fitzpatrick Northern Mystics2022Tiana MetuarauKelly JuryCentral Pulse2023Sulu FitzpatrickNorthern Mystics2024Michaela Sokolich-BeatsonNorthern Mystics2025Erikana PedersenMainland Tactix
Top goal scorers Season Goal Shooter Team Goals (%)2017Jhaniele Fowler-ReidSouthern Steel2018Maia WilsonNorthern Stars2019Maia WilsonNorthern Stars2020Grace NwekeNorthern Mystics2021Grace NwekeNorthern Mystics2022 Aliyah Dunn Central Pulse2023 Grace NwekeNorthern Mystics2024Maia WilsonNorthern Stars2025Amelia WalmsleyCentral Pulse
Award winners New Zealand Netball Awards ANZ Premiership Player of the Year Season Player Team 2017Jane WatsonSouthern Steel2018Katrina RoreCentral Pulse2019Gina CramptonSouthern Steel2020Jane WatsonMainland Tactix2021Karin BurgerMainland Tactix2022Kelly JuryCentral Pulse2023Maddy GordonCentral Pulse2024Ameliaranne EkenasioWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic2025Elisapeta ToeavaNorthern Mystics
ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year Season Coach Team 2017 2018 2019Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2020Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2021Helene WilsonNorthern Mystics2022Yvette McCausland-DurieCentral Pulse2023 Tia WinikereiNorthern Mystics2024Tia WinikereiNorthern Mystics2025Donna WilkinsMainland Tactix
Television coverage Matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). Starting from the 2024 season, one match a week is broadcast live on TVNZ. Following the conclusion of the 2025 season, Netball New Zealand announced that TVNZ would have exclusive rights to the 2026 season, showing all games on free-to-air television.
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