Netball Northern Zone

16/06/2026

This National Volunteer Week, a to two people who go above and beyond, our recent PIC Insurance Brokers Volunteers of the Month.

🏐 Katrina Alkema, Whangarei Netball Centre our May winner.
🏐 Tyler Campbell, Waiuku Netball Centre our June winner.

Ngā mihi nui to you both. Volunteers like Katrina and Tyler are the reason netball happens across the region.

15/06/2026

Meet the Silver Ferns this Thursday!

Calling all Auckland futureFERNS! 🏐✨ Want to meet your Silver Ferns heroes? Come down to Woolworths St Johns this Thursday after school or training to get your gear signed, grab a photo, and say hello!

📅 When: Thursday 18th June, 3:30pm – 5:30pm
📍 Where: Woolworths St Johns: https://www.woolworths.co.nz/store-finder/9521/st-johns/st-johns-woolworths

Share this with your netball team, and get there early! The first 100 people will score a FREE pack of the "Official Orange of the futureFERNS" to get signed by the players 🍊

15/06/2026

18 coaches just levelled up. 📋🏐

Across Netball North Harbour, Howick Pakuranga, Netball Waitakere, Auckland Netball Centre and Waiuku Netball Centre, 18 of our coaches have completed their NNZ Community Coach Award.

Special mention to Katharine Hamilton (Waiuku) who smashed out BOTH Level 1 and Level 2. 👏

Great coaching builds confidence, belonging and resilience. Thank you to every coach who shows up for their players.

13/06/2026

It's National Volunteer Week (14–20 June) 🏐

Across the Northern region, volunteers are the reason netball happens; scorers, coaches, umpires, committee crew, the people setting up courts before anyone arrives.

This week we're giving them a and so are your local centres. Keep an eye on our FB and your local centre's pages all week. Give them a follow if you haven't already 💛

12/06/2026

The best seat in the house. 🏐

Five Northern Zone bench officials have earned national call ups for the NZ Open Champs and NZ Secondary Schools Champs - the dedicated team at the edge of every court.

Congratulations to:

🔹 Carollynn Frew (Howick Pakuranga)
🔹 Catherine Ellett (North Harbour)
🔹 Louise Houltha (North Harbour)
🔹 Denise Neal (North Harbour)
🔹 Darren Beattie (North Harbour)

“You don’t feel like you’re doing this alone.” A true netball whānau. 🖤

12/06/2026

Last chance to apply for our NetballSmart Development Officer role - applications close on Sunday! Link below for more info 🏐

We’re hiring!
Join Netball Northern Zone as our next NetballSmart Development Officer - leading the way in player wellbeing, injury prevention, and performance across our Northern Zone Centres.

📍 Based in Auckland
🕒 Full-time, fixed term

Apply now 👉 https://www.netballnorthern.co.nz/northern/about-us/jobs/netballsmart-development-officer-7.html

11/06/2026

She started volunteering at 16, the youngest in the room. 💪

At 22, Tyler Campbell is Vice President of Junior Clubs at Waiuku Netball Centre, runs the FutureFERNS programme, coaches a college side AND umpires every Saturday, all while working full time and finishing a degree.

Her philosophy? “How can we make this a yes?”

Tyler is our PIC Insurance Brokers Ltd Volunteer of the Month. Ka rawe, Tyler! 👏

10/06/2026

From the Under-13s in West Auckland to the world stage and back home again. 🌍

Melissa Bessell has coached in Fiji, Wales and England, lifting a national side from 19th in the world to 8th. But it started with her mum, Netball Waitakere life member Sheryl Hyndman, refusing to let her skip the queue. “I had to earn my stripes.”

Now she’s Netball Development Manager at Netball Waitākere, the very centre her mum has given so much to, pouring it all back into her own community.

Read Melissa’s coaching journey 👇

08/06/2026

All the best to our Netball Northern umpires who are sitting their NNZ NZ Theory exam tonight!

We're backing you all the way. You've got this!

05/06/2026

We’re hiring!
Join Netball Northern Zone as our next NetballSmart Development Officer - leading the way in player wellbeing, injury prevention, and performance across our Northern Zone Centres.

📍 Based in Auckland
🕒 Full-time, fixed term

Apply now 👉 https://www.netballnorthern.co.nz/northern/about-us/jobs/netballsmart-development-officer-7.html