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Netball NZ to pay costs in new TVNZ deal

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 30 Jul 2025, 5:04pm
Te Paea Selby-Rickit. left, and Holly Rae battle it out in the ANZ Premiership final between the Mainland Tactix and Northern Mystics last weekend. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Photosport
Te Paea Selby-Rickit. left, and Holly Rae battle it out in the ANZ Premiership final between the Mainland Tactix and Northern Mystics last weekend. Photo: Andrew Cornaga / Photosport

Netball NZ to pay costs in new TVNZ deal

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 30 Jul 2025, 5:04pm

Netball New Zealand will dip into its own pocket to keep the ANZ Premiership afloat next year.

A one-season broadcast deal with TVNZ was recently confirmed, with the 2026 ANZ Premiership being exclusively free-to-air.

Chief executive Jennie Wyllie has not revealed whether players will take a pay cut, but says the governing body must invest.

Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further.

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