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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

Netball: Conference system adds an edge
The new conference system in the transtasman league already appears to have heightened domestic rivalries.
Latu eager to return to full duty
Cathrine Latu believes she is close to being considered a full-game option for the Mystics having managed a heavier than planned workload over the first couple of rounds.
Netball: Mystics fail to fire against Fever
The Northern Mystics did not pose much of a challenge for the West Coast Fever in the ANZ Championship’s first Challenge Trophy battle.
Netball: Steel defence dismantles Tactix
The Southern Steel dismantled the Mainland Tactix on the back of a stellar defensive effort at ILT Stadium in Invercargill this afternoon.
Netball: ANZ Champs - what we learned
The ANZ Championship is back underway, squeezing itself into a bursting sporting smorgasbord over the weekend.
Netball: Magic make fast start
The Magic have made the best possible start to the ANZ Championship — and Silver Ferns coach Wai Taumaunu has a few new names for her notebook.
Netball: Swifts looking like team to beat
Who will win netball's ANZ Championship? We're picking the Swifts.
Fair-go format under fire
The head of the ANZ Championship accepts that the new conference model will be one of the ongoing discussion points of this year's competition, but is standing by the controversial change in format.
Netball: Mystics boss takes swipe at corporate NZ
Northern Mystics' bosses are frustrated at corporate New Zealand's dismissive attitude towards women's sport, despite securing a landmark sponsorship deal for the franchise.
Banks need to lift their game: report
Banks will need to "reinvent themselves" if they want to keep increasing shareholder returns, according to a new report.
Netball: Taurua working her magic on the Mystics
She was the coach behind New Zealand's only transtasman league win. Now she is the coach behind Northern Mystics mentor Debbie Fuller.
Netball: Mystics pick young trio to anchor defence
The Northern Mystics are putting their faith in a trio of young defenders to fill the void left by experienced internationals Anna Harrison and Julie Corletto.
Confidence sagging as rates rise
Business confidence continued to decline last month in ANZ's Business Outlook survey, to its lowest level for a year.
Magic stun Swifts in dramatic semi
A penalty goal from English import Jo Harten at the end of regulation time has secured the Magic a dramatic come-from-behind win over the NSW Swifts.
Netball: Mystics end season on a high
As the end of season reviews start early at the Northern Mystics headquarters, the Auckland franchise will look to their rollicking win over transtasman league heavyweights the NSW Swifts in Auckland tonight as setting the blueprint for 2015.































