The ANZ Premiership is the top level

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league featuring teams from

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. In

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it replaced the

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, which also included teams from

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, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by

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. Its main sponsor is ANZ. In 2017,

Southern Steel Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that re ...

were the inaugural ANZ Premiership winners.

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that r ...

are the league's most successful team, having won three premierships.

History

Formation

In May 2016,

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and

announced that the

would be discontinued after the 2016 season. In

it was replaced by the ANZ Premiership, while in

it was replaced by

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The founding members of ANZ Premiership included the five former New Zealand ANZ Championship teams –

Mainland Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championsh ...

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and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic – plus a brand new franchise, Northern Stars.

Inaugural champions

With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton,

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, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson,

finished the

season as inaugural ANZ Premiership winners. After finishing the regular season unbeaten and as minor premiers, Steel defeated

69–53 in the grand final. This saw Steel complete a 16 match unbeaten season. Steel subsequently went onto to retain their title and in the

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grand final they again defeated Pulse.

Central Pulse

During the early ANZ Premiership era,

emerged as one of the leagues strongest teams. Between

and

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, with a team coached by

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, captained by

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and featuring, among others,

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and Claire Kersten, Pulse played in four successive grand finals. Between

and 2020 they won three successive minor premierships. Pulse were the

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and 2020 overall champions. In

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, Pulse won their third title.

Teams

Grand finals

Minor premierships

Premiership winning coaches

Premiership winning captains

Top goal scorers

Award winners

New Zealand Netball Awards

ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

ANZ Premiership Coach of the Year

Television coverage

Matches are broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand).

References

External links

ANZ Premiership on Facebook

ANZ Premiership on Twitter

ANZ Premiership on Instagram
{{Netball leagues ANZ Premiership Netball leagues in New Zealand Professional sports leagues in New Zealand Sports leagues established in 2016 2016 establishments in New Zealand