Julianna Naoupu has gone from a bench player to a shooting star since moving to the Magic, writes Michael Burgess.

The Mystics predictably breezed past the Central Pulse, winning 61-48 at the Trusts Stadium in Auckland.

A third-quarter turnaround of monumental proportions saw the Canterbury Tactix secure their first win of the year.

The playing future of Australian netball captain Sharelle McMahon is under threat.

Southern Steel delivered their best performance of the year with a hard-fought 52-48 win over Adelaide Thurnderbirds in a trans-Tasman netball league match in Invercargill tonight.

Cathrine Latu and Daneka Wipiiti have been lucky to escape sanction after publicly slating the standard of umpiring.

The Tactix will play four games in eight days after their postponed match against the Mystics was moved to Vector Arena.

Another ground-breaking trans-Tasman netball championship victory remains elusive for the Northern Mystics.

The Magic last night firmly stamped out the nagging doubts that had emerged in recent weeks about their title credentials.

A morale boosting win remains elusive for the Canterbury Tactix after losing to the NSW Swifts last night.

The Southern Steel bounced back from a dire opening quarter last nigth to run down the Central Pulse.