The Northern Mystics did not pose much of a challenge for the West Coast Fever in the ANZ Championship’s first Challenge Trophy battle.

The Southern Steel dismantled the Mainland Tactix on the back of a stellar defensive effort at ILT Stadium in Invercargill this afternoon.

The ANZ Championship is back underway, squeezing itself into a bursting sporting smorgasbord over the weekend.

The Magic have made the best possible start to the ANZ Championship — and Silver Ferns coach Wai Taumaunu has a few new names for her notebook.

Who will win netball's ANZ Championship? We're picking the Swifts.

Northern Mystics' bosses are frustrated at corporate New Zealand's dismissive attitude towards women's sport, despite securing a landmark sponsorship deal for the franchise.

Banks will need to "reinvent themselves" if they want to keep increasing shareholder returns, according to a new report.

She was the coach behind New Zealand's only transtasman league win. Now she is the coach behind Northern Mystics mentor Debbie Fuller.

The Northern Mystics are putting their faith in a trio of young defenders to fill the void left by experienced internationals Anna Harrison and Julie Corletto.

Business confidence continued to decline last month in ANZ's Business Outlook survey, to its lowest level for a year.

A penalty goal from English import Jo Harten at the end of regulation time has secured the Magic a dramatic come-from-behind win over the NSW Swifts.

As the end of season reviews start early at the Northern Mystics headquarters, the Auckland franchise will look to their rollicking win over transtasman league heavyweights the NSW Swifts in Auckland tonight as setting the blueprint for 2015.

Bouncing around the Mystics' defensive circle Temalisi Fakahokotau is on high alert as the visiting West Coast Fever side move the ball swiftly through the court.

It's an issue causing major headaches for rugby codes, now netball is dealing with its first reported case of concussion in the ANZ Championship.

Northern Mystics shooter Maria Tutaia will become the latest Silver Fern star to notch up 100 ANZ Championship appearances when she takes the court against the West Coast Fever on Monday.

With just three rounds remaining in the regular season, hope that Silver Ferns star Kayla Cullen will return to the ANZ Championship this year is fast running out.

The transtasman netball league will follow in the footsteps of Super rugby and move to a conference system next year if a proposed structural change is approved.

They boast some of the biggest names in New Zealand and international netball and were tipped to be ANZ Championship title contenders this year. Some even had them pegged as favourites.

At least one player in the Mystics camp had something to smile about this week despite their early exit from the playoffs race - import Julie Corletto has been recalled into the Australian side for the Commonwealth Games.

It is time to officially rule a line through the Steel's transtasman league playoff hopes after the southern side were out-muscled and out-thought by the NSW Swifts in Canberra yesterday.