Netball New Zealand 2017 Annual Report
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Like all parts of Netball New Zealand, 2017 presented itself as an incredibly exciting year with a number of unknowns in the Commercial space. It ended as a year where NNZ welcomed a number of new partners, said goodbye to a fond friend and enjoyed all the relationships that were in place for 2017.
SILVER FERNS The Silver Ferns test matches in South Africa and England in January/February 2017 were the last test series that New World would feature as the brand on the iconic black dress. NNZ and New World have been partners for nine years and shared a tremendous journey as New World truly made a difference to the game in New Zealand, with many New World stores taking up local sponsorships with Clubs and Centres around the country and supporting their communities. New World’s relationship was truly top to bottom of the game. NNZ would like to acknowledge and thank New World for all it has done in inspiring Netballers all over New Zealand and beyond.
For the test matches in August, September and October, NNZ introduced new major partners to the Silver Ferns. For the home season, the Silver Ferns welcomed both MYOB and ANZ onto the dress. MYOB is a company that makes a major difference to many New Zealanders either through their accounting software or via payroll (1 out of 3 New Zealanders are paid by MYOB). As the new Silver Ferns Principal Partner, we are looking forward to working with them over the next few years as we share common values and dreams but ultimately both believe in New Zealand and in New Zealanders achieving great things. Having branding on the dress was part of the introduction of one of NNZ’s longest serving partners, ANZ, into the international game. Long associated with our elite competitions and our futureFERNS programmes, ANZ are now sponsors of the Silver Ferns. Their work around communities in New Zealand is immense and is showcased by their ‘Dream Big’ and ‘Dream Delivery’ activations, and those who attended their activities before test matches would have enjoyed experiencing their understanding of how important Netball is to New Zealanders. For the home international season, we continued to enjoy the fantastic support of Pita Pit, Sealy, House of Travel, SKY Television, NZME, BLK, Asics, Gilbert, Powerade and Elastoplast
and were also pleased to have Wrigley, Special K, Suzuki, Lee Kum Kee, TAB, Veuve du Vernay and Augustine join us as sponsors. ANZ PREMIERSHIP The inaugural Premiership had ANZ as the Naming Rights Sponsor, a position that they had held in the previous transTasman elite competition for eight years (ANZ Championship). ANZ sets the standard for activating its partnerships, and this year was no exception as we collaboratively worked to establish strong interest in the competition. The first year was a massive undertaking for all involved with 47 matches played and ANZ providing the third quarter entertainment on court at all of these games, as well as a number of other initiatives. In this year ANZ were joined by Beko, Suzuki, TAB, BLK, Asics, Gilbert, Veuve du Vernay, SKY Television, NZME and GJ Gardner Homes as official partners of the ANZ Premiership. NETBALL SUPER CLUB Netball Super Club was set up in a short timeframe and NNZ enjoyed support from not only some of our national partners, in particular Beko, Gilbert, SKY, NZME and Suzuki, but also local Nelson businesses. Jens Hansen Jewellers, Intepeople, Annies, McCashins Brewery, Kono and Tasman Bay Fruit all ensured that Netball Super Club in Nelson got off to a successful first iteration. However Netball Super Club would not have been possible without the support of Nelson Regional Development Agency and the passion of the Nelson people. BEKO NETBALL LEAGUE This was the second year of the Beko Netball League and once again Beko provided fantastic opportunities for fans to win home appliances like washing machines and fridges. Their support is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to working closely again in 2018 to keep top level amateur Netball in New Zealand strong. Osmosis supplied the uniforms for all six teams.