Netball
The new Netball Central zone will be officially launched at a ceremony in Palmerston North on Sunday.
The unveiling of the inaugural under-23 team will be a highlight of what is being dubbed the Grand Launch and also revealed will be the logo under which the organisation will be operating.
Netball Central covers the lower North Island, stretching from Hawke's Bay in the east, Taranaki in the west, and Wellington (including Wairarapa) in the south and has Manawatu as its centre.
It is one of five new zones created by Netball New Zealand as part of a structural overhaul and is designed to align the "grassroots" of the sport with the five professional franchises.