The Taini Jamison Trophy series is an international netball series hosted by Netball New Zealand. The series traditionally features New Zealand playing a series of test matches against a visiting national team. The trophy is named in honour of Taini Jamison, the former New Zealand head coach. New Zealand won the inaugural 2008 series. A World 7, Jamaica and England have also been series winners. Other participants have included South Africa, Malawi, Fiji and Samoa. As New Zealand and Australia compete for the Constellation Cup, Australia does not compete for the Taini Jamison Trophy.
In 2018, Jamaica won the series. During a full four team tournament, they twice defeated New Zealand, once in the preliminary rounds and again in the final.[11][12][13][14] However, Netball New Zealand subsequently refused to allow Jamaica to take the actual trophy home, stating that "for insurance purposes... we can't really have it go offshore".[15][16][17][18]
In 2022 complications with passports and visas saw the Jamaica team's arrival in New Zealand delayed. This resulted in the original test series been cancelled. It also saw Jamaica playing with a severely under strength team.[19][20][21] Following an investigation, World Netball would later fine Netball JamaicaGBP £5,000 (NZD $9,800) for failing to fulfill the original fixtures planned for the series.[22]
In 2023, before the series started, England faced criticism from Netball New Zealand and New Zealand head coach, Noeline Taurua, for selecting an understrength "B team".[23][24][25][26] However they subsequently defeated New Zealand 55–54 in the opening test.[27][28][29]
