Zones
Rotorua’s Carol Holt is a treasure. She’s felt all the emotions alongside her players in the 35 years she has been courtside. And, she is immensely proud of the many, many players who are now ‘wonderful women with their own beautiful families’.
Netball WBOP Zone Life Members
2024
Jan Teesdale
2023
Sylvia Smith QSM - Morrinsville Netball Centre
2020
Mary Thompson MNZM - Netball Rotorua Centre
2018
Taini Jamison OBE * - Netball Rotorua Centre
Monica Leggat MNZM * - Hamilton City Netball Centre
Netball WBOP Zone Service Awards
2024
Belinda Clark
Dorothy Carr
2022
Jan Teesdale - WBOP Zone
2021
Pam Clayton - Tauranga Netball Centre
Edna Brown - Hamilton City Netball Centre
2020
Storm Hale - Netball Whakatane Centre
Heather Williamson MNZM - Tokoroa Netball Centre
Kathleen Farrell MNZM - Hamilton City Netball Centre
2019
Sylvia Smith QSM - Morrinsville Netball Centre
Mary Thompson MNZM - Netball Rotorua Centre
2018
Laura Langman - WBOP Zone
Casey Kopua - WBOP Zone
Abbreviations
MNZM - Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
MBE - Member Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire.
OBE - Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
QSO - Queen’s Service Order
DNZM - Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
ONZM - Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
CNZM - Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
* Now deceased
Netball New Zealand’s Year 7&8 PDP is an extension programme for year 7 & 8 players. It includes Fundamental Movement Skills, Athlete Development, and Technical & Tactical Netball Skills, and includes a comprehensive programme outline complete with session plans, and provides multiple delivery formats so that your can tailor the programme to meet the needs of your players at your Netball Centre.
To enquire about running the NNZ Year 7&8 PDP at your Netball Centre, contact
Netball New Zealand and all five Zones across NZ promotes the Good Sports philosophy. Good Sports® is all about creating positive sporting experiences for children and young people. It does this by supporting and educating parents, caregivers, coaches, teachers and sport leaders, who all contribute to children’s sport.
For information, videos, and resources check out the Good Sports page on the Netball New Zealand website here
Positive Vibes Only
Positive Vibes Only is a region-wide campaign by Sport Waikato to improve adult behaviours to positively influence the experiences of tamariki and rangatahi in sport. The very first Positive Vibes Only campaign was delivered as a pilot between Hamilton City Netball Centre and Sport Waikato, and has now grown to be delivered by multiple different Regional Sporting Organisations across the Waikato region.
Read this article for more information about Positive Vibes Only
Balance is Better – Sport New Zealand
Balance is Better is an evidence-based philosophy to support quality sport experiences for all young people, regardless of ability, needs and motivations. It is about young people staying involved in sport for life and realising their potential at the right time.
For information about Balance is Better check out the Sport NZ website here
To enquire about activating Good Sports, Positive Vibes Only, or Balance is Better at your Netball Centre, contact
We have recently embarked on the phase of strategic planning which focuses on the future, to refresh our strategy for the next three years.
Our MG Mystics have become back-to-back ANZ Premiership champions, beating the Te Wānanga O Raukawa Pulse by the narrowest of margins 54 – 53, at Sunday’s Grand Final at TSB Arena in Wellington.
Gathering insightful feedback, innovative ideas and aspirations was the main focus of the July Centre Connect Series.