Silver Ferns Adamant They Are United Amid Dame Noeline Taurua Saga
Sports Minister Mark Mitchell urges quick mediation as Netball New Zealand faces pressure to resolve Silver Ferns coaching dispute after six weeks of deadlock.
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In the shadow of netball's coaching crisis
Dame Noeline Taurua has served on the board of High Performance Sport NZ since August 2022. Photo: Marty Melville via RNZ By Dana Johannsen of RNZ High Performance Sport NZ has quietly footed the bill for an independent review and player wellbeing support in the Silver Ferns' camp - even as coach at the centre of the crisis, Dame Noeline Taurua, remains a sitting member of the agency's board.
Mitchell urges swift resolution to Silver Ferns coaching standoff
Sports Minister Mark Mitchell has called on Sport New Zealand to intervene in Netball New Zealand’s ongoing coaching impasse with Dame Noeline Taurua, saying the drawn-out saga is harming the sport. Taurua and her staff were stood down last month after a review found “significant issues” in the team environment, leading to failed mediation efforts and the appointment of Yvette McCausland-Durie as interim coach. With the Silver Ferns struggling i…
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