The countdown to Netball’s most prestigious event has well and truly begun with one year until the first whistle at the Netball World Cup in Sydney, 2015.

With the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow done and dusted, the New Zealand Netball team have now scattered to all corners of the globe for some well-deserved rest and relaxation before the busy international season kicks in.

New Zealand’s Jono Bredin has reached the impressive milestone of officiating 50 test matches around the world, after umpiring the Bronze Medal match at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games between England and Jamaica on Sunday.

Defending champions New Zealand were outclassed 58-40 by a well-drilled Australia in the Commonwealth Games Netball final in Glasgow on Sunday.

The New Zealand Netball team have secured a place in the goal medal final after beating England 35-34 in the first semi-final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday.

New Zealand’s Jono Bredin has been selected to officiate Saturday night’s second Netball semi-final between Australia and Jamaica at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Unbeaten in pool play at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the New Zealand Netball team are tenaciously planning for the next phase of competition, the semi-finals.

Tickets to the four Silver Ferns test matches in October against both Australia and England as part of the New World Netball Series are selling fast with Netball fans snapping up tickets to ensure they don’t miss out.

The top four teams have been decided at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Netball competition with New Zealand well and truly sealing their semi-final spot with a commanding final quarter to down Jamaica by eight goals on Wednesday night.

 The New Zealand Netball team put injury setbacks behind them to fend off a spirited Jamaica 50-42 in their final pool match at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Wednesday.

 Playing out of position, the shortest member of the New Zealand side Liana Leota was the star turn as the NZ Netball team swept past Saint Lucia 88-19 at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday.

 One of New Zealand’s most highly decorated umpires David Palaamo is savouring the experience of working at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, not behind the whistle, but as part of the three-person International Testing Panel (ITP).

The New Zealand Netball team have completed their third straight win at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday after posting a convincing 78-29 win over Northern Ireland.

The New Zealand Netball team made it two-from-two after sealing a dominant 71-14 win over Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday.

The NZ Netball team were pushed all the way before edging to a 50-47 win over Malawi in their opening match of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday.

New Zealand Netball Coach Waimarama Taumaunu has had the last two years to think about the next eleven days in what will be the ultimate test for the coaching staff and team.

Perhaps the most talked about selection in the New Zealand Netball team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was that of midcourter Liana Leota.

Tickets to each of the four Silver Ferns home test matches in October will be available to the public for sale on Monday 28th July 2014

It’s business time for the New Zealand Netball team, arriving overnight at the Athlete’s Village in Glasgow, welcomed by a haka from members of the New Zealand team.

New Zealand’s top umpires Jono Bredin and Yvonne Morgan say the excitement is just as palpable for umpires as it is for players ahead of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.