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  •   Home > News > Sports > Netball

    Netball New Zealand is desperate for answers on a sports funding rescue package from the government

    Netball New Zealand is desperate for answers on a sports funding rescue package from the government


    After suspending all netball for the forseeable future today, Netball New Zealand boss Jennie Wyllie says without gaming machine funding and broadcast revenue, there's tough times ahead.



    The competitive fires are still burning bright for veteran triathlete Andrea Hewitt.

    With the Tokyo Olympics now next year, the 38-year-old is waiting to learn what the new selection criteria will be, and she's as hungry to race as ever.



    Golf's US Open will be postponed.

    The New York Post reports the June tournament will be now held late in the Northern Hemisphere summer, but will remain at Winged Foot in New York.



    Rafael Nadal has issued a rallying cry and called on Spanish athletes to help raise 11 million euro to help fight the pandemic.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Netball News
     13 Feb: The Central Pulse have named co-captains for the upcoming ANZ Premiership netball season
     11 Feb: Former Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller has pointed to a lack of communication from Netball New Zealand as a key reason for joining Malawi
     10 Feb: Deb Fuller is trading the Silver Ferns for Malawi, just months out from the Commonwealth Games netball tournament
     21 Jan: The Southern Steel have appointed highly credentialed Australian Jess Whitfort as an assistant coach for the 2026 ANZ netball season
     19 Dec: A former New Zealand men's netball skipper and commentator doesn't think all the public scrutiny on Dame Noeline Taurua this year means she won't return in 20-26
     18 Dec: Netball New Zealand's boss has stepped down, after a troubling year for the sport
     28 Nov: New Queensland Firebirds goal attack Te Paea Selby-Rickit has revealed how she found out compatriots Maddy Gordon and Kelly Jackson would be joining her in Brisbane
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