List of New Zealand netball premiers

The following is a list of New Zealand netball teams that have been premiers and minor premiers of the top level national league. Since 2017, this has been the ANZ Premiership. Previous top level national leagues have included the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league and the ANZ Championship.

Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup

The Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup was the top level national New Zealand netball league between 1998 and 2007.

Grand finals

Coca-Cola Cup

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
1998[1][2][3][4] Otago Rebels 57–50 Southern Sting Edgar Centre
1999[5][6][7] Southern Sting 63–54 Otago Rebels Edgar Centre
2000[8][9] Southern Sting 43–40 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland
2001[10][11][12] Southern Sting 47–44 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland

National Bank Cup

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2002[13][14][15] Southern Sting 54–48 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland
2003[16][17][18] Southern Sting 51–49 Northern Force Stadium Southland
2004[19][20][21][22] Southern Sting 63–55 Canterbury Flames Stadium Southland
2005[23][24][25][26] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 65–39 Southern Sting Stadium Southland[27]
2006[28][29][30] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 67–43 Southern Sting Mystery Creek Events Centre
2007[31][32] Southern Sting 50–49 Northern Force North Shore Events Centre

Source:[33]

Minor premierships

Season Winners
1998[1] Otago Rebels
1999[5] Otago Rebels
2000[8] Southern Sting
2001[10] Canterbury Flames ?
2002[13] Southern Sting
2003[16] Southern Sting
2004[19] Southern Sting
2005 ?
2006[34] Southern Sting
2007[35] Southern Sting

ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, featured teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries.

Grand finals

Four ANZ Championship grand finals featured New Zealand teams.

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2008[36][37][38] New South Wales Swifts 65–56 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Acer Arena
2010[39][40] Adelaide Thunderbirds 52–42 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Adelaide Entertainment Centre
2011[41] Queensland Firebirds 57–44 Northern Mystics Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
2012[42][43] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 41–38 Melbourne Vixens Hisense Arena

New Zealand Conference finals

The 2015 and 2016 seasons featured a New Zealand Conference.

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2015[44] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57–54 Northern Mystics The Trusts Arena
2016[45][46][47] Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 59–57 Southern Steel Stadium Southland

Minor premierships

Seasons Team
2008 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic[48][49][50] (Note 1)
2015 Northern Mystics[51][52] (Note 2)
2016 Southern Steel[53][54] (Note 1)
Notes

ANZ Premiership

Since 2017, the top level national league in New Zealand has been the ANZ Premiership.

Grand finals

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2017[55][56][57] Southern Steel 69–53 Central Pulse Stadium Southland
2018[58][59][60] Southern Steel 54–53 Central Pulse Fly Palmy Arena
2019[61][62][63] Central Pulse 52–48 Northern Stars Te Rauparaha Arena
2020[64][65][66] Central Pulse 43–31 Mainland Tactix Stadium Southland
2021[67][68][69] Northern Mystics 61–59 Mainland Tactix Spark Arena
2022[70][71][72] Central Pulse 56–37 Northern Stars TSB Bank Arena
2023[73][74][75] Northern Mystics 74–56 Northern Stars Globox Arena

Minor premierships

Season Winners
2017[76][77][78][79] Southern Steel
2018[80][81] Central Pulse
2019[82][83] Central Pulse
2020[84][85] Central Pulse
2021[86][87][88] Northern Mystics
2022[89][90][91] Central Pulse
2023[92][93] Northern Mystics

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