Coaching

A three-person panel, chaired by Auckland lawyer and experienced sports director Don Mackinnon, has commenced a review process to evaluate the Silver Ferns campaign for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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The opening round of the 2018 ANZ Premiership season ended with a bang as the Silvermoon Tactix came from behind to nab a 61 to 60 extra time victory over the Northern Stars.

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2018 National Umpire Squad – Northern Zone Umpires

The Northern Zone are very proud to have these five umpires included in the National Umpire Squad for 2018. These umpires will officiate during the 2018 ANZ Premiership and Beko Netball League games.

2018 Zone Umpire Watchlist – Northern Zone Umpires

The Zone Umpire Watchlist is a group of umpires who have been identified as having the potential to be elite umpires in the future and are all at different stages of their development. The Northern Zone are pleased to have four umpire as part of this group.

2025 National Umpire Squad – Netball Northern Umpires 

Netball Northern are very proud to have these two umpires included in the National Umpire Squad for 2025. These umpires will officiate during the 2025 ANZ Premiership and Synergy Hair Netball League games.

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Cory Nicholls

Zak Middleton

2025 Zone Umpire Watchlist – Netball Northern Umpires

The Zone Umpire Watchlist is a group of umpires who have been identified as having the potential to be elite umpires in the future and are all at different stages of their development. Netball Northern are pleased to have one umpire as part of this group. The NNZ Zone Watchlist umpires are an important part of delivering the ANZ Premiership and Synergy Hair Netball League reserving matches in the SHNL and standing by in case they need to be called up. Congratulations to Kian Manilal.

Kian Manilal

Today, the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Dr Megan Woods, has announced the outcome of the Metro Sports Facility (MSF) review and has confirmed that the business case for the city’s new stadium will be fast-tracked.

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Carolyn Young will step down from her role as CEO of Netball Central at the end of May, confident she is leaving the Zone in healthy shape.

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Netball New Zealand - Zone Theory and NZ Theory Exams 2025

NNZ provides online learning and examination options as pre-requisites for Umpire Practical Awards. Candidates need to ensure they have access to a computer with a good internet connection.

Details for 2025 Netball NZ Zone Theory and NZ Theory Umpire exams are below. The 2025 umpire theory exams will be on the online on Sports Tutor. Details and instructions will be provided beforehand.

Dates:

All exams will be conducted online, each exam costs $55. Payment details will be sent to the applicants to pay online after registrations have closed. If their Netball Centre is paying for them, this can be done in one payment directly to Netball New Zealand - details will be in the payment email.

Please note important information:

• Registrations must be completed by the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Candidates must sit their exam without help from another person unless use of a reader-writer or other special conditions have been authorised.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your theory tutor or our Netball Northern Umpire Lead through our Contact Us page.

Our zone encompasses sixteen netball centres, delivering community netball events and competitions for over 45,000 registered players. We serve as the connection between Netball New Zealand and netball centres operating at a local level.

Our team work alongside the affiliated netball centres within our zone. The areas we support in, include:

• Capability of governance and organisation structures
• Participation initiatives
• Coach and umpire development
• NetballSmart injury prevention

We know that each centre is unique, and it’s our role to provide support that will enable centres to effectively deliver netball services to their communities.

Affiliated netball centres in our zone

Roles of our Community Netball team