As netball enters a new era of professionalism - and professional fouls - there are concerns umpires are in danger of being left behind. With netball's ...

Maleya Raitava stepped on the court at just six years old and now, at the age of 10, is one of the country's youngest qualified netball umpires, and wants other kids to join her on the sidelines.

Officiating at various tournaments has provided netball umpire Nadia Jacobus-Julies a perfect opportunity to swap her firefighters bunker gear for the distinctive all white uniform to live out her ...

It was there that his career as an umpire really kicked into gear. “It all started as a hobby when my UniZulu coach encouraged me to explore more umpiring,” he said.

Umpire, coach and mentor Diane Tasker received the Netball New Zealand Service Award at Netball Whanganui's 2025 annual meeting. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.

Sunshine Coast Netball Association’s RESPECT 4 UMPIRES (R4U) program was rolled out on March 4. It is aimed at curbing incidents of verbal abuse towards umpires who can be as young as 10 years old.

Netball advocate and local umpire Di Ballantine said it was disturbing to read but not surprising. "It's not something that happens just on the Sunshine Coast; I'm in Caloundra and we get the same ...

One of the top male netball umpires in the country, Miles Moshou, was born and bred in Ikageng and his passion for the sport knows no bounds. Moshou’s netball journey has been filled with ...

A 13-year-old girl asked me for a photo. She said, I want to be an umpire... youre a role model to me; Gary Burgess explains how other sports can learn from netball on inclusion ...