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'Really tough': Netball NZ CEO reveals why organisation moved away from Mowbray-Williams league

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Mon, 2 Nov 2026, 8:28pm
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Netball New Zealand chief executive Jennah Wootten during a press conference on September 01, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Netball NZ has committed to a minimum five-team private domestic competition for next year, after confirming it signed a non-binding term sheet with rich-listers Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell

Netball New Zealand believe the long-term interests of the sport have been protected by pulling the plug on the domestic league advocated by Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams.

The proponents of a new privatised competition were blindsided by the NNZ Board's decision to end negotiations.

CEO Jennah Wootten joined Piney to unpack the issue - and reveal why the organisation chose to step away.

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