Netball in Australia and New Zealand enters an exciting era with the evolvement of a Trans-Tasman competition - the ANZ Championship. Starting on April 5,2008 it brings together five teams from Australia and five teams from New Zealand to compete in an action-packed 17-week season from April 5 until July 28.

Australia will be represented in the inaugural ANZ Championship competition by five teams:

The draw features a 14-week round robin competition during which each team will host 6 or 7 home games. Each Australian team will play each of the Australian teams twice and the New Zealand teams once, while the New Zealand teams will play their New Zealand counterparts twice and each of the Australian teams once.

The ANZ Championship will culminate in three weeks of finals in July 2008. The top four teams will play two semi-finals across Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. The minor premiers for the season will host the major semi-final (1 vs. 2) while the third ranked will host the minor semi-final (3 vs. 4). The preliminary final on Monday, July 21 will be hosted by the loser of the major semi-final against the winner of the minor semi-final. The Grand Final on Monday, July 28 will be hosted by the winner of the major semi-final against the winner of the minor semi-final.

Fox Sports in Australia and Sky Sport in New Zealand will have live or delayed coverage of ALL 69 games of the ANZ Championship. Fans can enjoy 4 to 5 matches per week played across Australia and New Zealand on Saturdays, Sundays and Monday nights.

The ANZ Championship is managed under a separate joint venture between Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand. The office is located in Auckland, New Zealand under the management of General Manager Tony Holding.