Netball NZ also announced it is working on plans for an "international component", believed to be a Champions League series featuring the best club sides from around the world. Netball devolutionNew Zealand competition• Six teams (the five existing franchises, and a second Auckland team). Netball NZ chief executive Hilary Poole said she has been encouraged by the support of the Australian players and franchises, some of whom have approached her directly. The two national netball bodies yesterday confirmed the ANZ Championship would be axed at the end of this season, unveiling plans for standalone domestic competitions from 2017, each supported by "landmark broadcast deals". Netball Australia could shut themselves out of a New Zealand-led Champions League-style playoff series after a messy transtasman league split.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 19, 2016 11:22 UTC