Michael PaardekooperThe Black Sticks will play their first international in Otago in more than a decade and their first in Cromwell. The Central Otago Sports Turf Trust yesterday confirmed an international women's tri-series involving New Zealand, Australia and Japan will go ahead in Cromwell in May. That was 11 long years ago and Central Otago Sports Turf Trust chairman Michael Paardekooper described their return as a ``big coup for Cromwell''. Otago Hockey general manager Andy McLean welcomed the news and said the association would chip in where it could. Hockey New Zealand chief executive officer Ian Francis said it was exciting to be bringing international women's hockey to Cromwell for the first time.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2018 16:18 UTC