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.

The Magic have saved ANZ Championship officials further blushes by ousting the Southern Steel from the play-offs with a hard-fought extra time win in Hamilton this afternoon.

Magic defender Kristiana Manu'a may soon be at the centre of a tug-of-war between New Zealand and Australia.

Katrina Grant has narrowly avoided the ignominy of being the first ANZ Championship player banned for misconduct.

They have cleaned up the New Zealand conference, but the Northern Mystics are yet to prove their gameplan can hold up to Australian teams.

Invincible isn't a word you would have associated with the Mystics over recent years, but they grabbed a slice of domestic history last night.

Silver Ferns' skipper Casey Kopua is still no certainty to return to the court with the Magic this season, despite her remarkable progress in her comeback from a devastating knee injury.

The Central Pulse will have a new coach by the end of the month after veteran mentor Robyn Broughton announced this season will be her last.

The draw has emerged as one of the most contentious talking points in the ANZ Championship this season, with six in the first nine rounds.

The Mystics' silky shooter may look like a walking billboard for compression gear, but feels the added layers are giving her an edge.