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 Northern Mystics transtasman league play-off hopes are looking increasingly tenuous after falling to another crushing defeat across the Tasman.

The Steel rolled the Firebirds like a bona fide southern 'r' in their top-of-the-table ANZ netball championship match.

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 Southern Steel addressed any lingering questions over their billing as one of the teams to beat in the ANZ Championship.

They're not completely back on track, but the Northern Mystics' season is being slowly resurrected onto the rails.

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 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.

Netball New Zealand have blocked the Mainland Tactix bid to field a second import player in next year’s ANZ Championship.

The Northern Mystics' fluid style and attacking mindset hasn't worked too well against Aussie sides.

Star shooter Maria Tutaia's snazzy long socks have caught the eye of transtasman league bosses - and they are not happy.

There'll be no backtracking from ANZ Championship officials on the league's controversial conference system, despite a growing backlash from fans.

The Magic have pulled off another gritty finals performance to beat the Northern Mystics for the New Zealand conference title.