The Mystics were blown off the court the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic, suffering a heavy 63-47 loss in a bitter clash.

In their coach's own assessment, the Northern Mystics have just "stumbled through" this season.

Netball New Zealand is against moves by its Australian counterpart to allow unlimited imports in their new domestic league next year.

The Magic have been given the best possible test heading into the transtasman league play-offs

A seven-goal third quarter blitz from the Northern Mystics looks to have powered them into a New Zealand conference elimination final.

It might be time for Australian teams to acknowledge the threat of the Southern Steel.

The high-flying Southern Steel have brought an abrupt halt to the Magic's five-match winning streak with a convincing 64-54 win in Invercargill today.

The Southern Steel may be the only unbeaten team left in the transtasman league this season but their record hasn't silenced all their critics.

The sad state of the transtasman league's New Zealand conference deteriorated further over the weekend as the chasing Kiwi teams failed to seize their opportunities.

The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic triumphed 49-45 in a riveting local derby.

Netball gurus Dana Johannsen and Rikki Swannell answer the big questions on the transtasman league split.

The ANZ Championship has run its course. Netball New Zealand and its Australian counterparts will today formalise a split following months of uncertainty.

The Magic are finally on the board in 2016, breaking through for their first win of the season just as transtasman league hits the halfway point.

Netball reporters Dana Johannsen and Rikki Swannell answer three questions about the impending split of the ANZ Championship.

They might have shown they can beat New Zealand teams but today the Steel knocked off their first Australian side.

For the past few seasons the Mainland Tactix have routinely copped double-digit clobberings at the hands of the Southern Steel.

The Northern Mystics have won the Auckland leg of the ANZ Championship summer shoot-out, edging the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic in this afternoon's final.

The head of Netball Australia insists the organisation's relationship with its New Zealand counterparts is "as strong as ever" despite plans to split the transtasman league.

The ANZ Championship is set for its first two-metre-plus player after the Northern Mystics pulled off the shock recruitment of Tall Ferns' basketball international Megan Craig.

The transtasman league franchises are due to submit their line-ups for the 2016 season today. Dana Johannsen looks at how the Kiwi teams shape.

Laura Langman could become the first high profile Kiwi to play for an Australian franchise - and she's not the only one being targeted.