Silver Ferns Adamant They Are United Amid Dame Noeline Taurua Saga

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.

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Silver Ferns adamant they are united amid Dame Noeline Taurua saga

The Silver Ferns are adamant they are united as a team amid continued controversy over stood-down coach Dame Noeline Taurua. New Zealand are looking to...

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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