Netball: Ferns to meet Australia and England this year

The Silver Ferns will play netball tests against Australia and England in September and October.

Christchurch will host the first test against Australia on September 17 and Auckland the second test on September 20.

The three-test series against England will be played in Auckland on October 13, Dunedin on October 15 and Palmerston North on October 18.

Meanwhile, Netball New Zealand announced that Foodstuffs' New World supermarket chain has become its new elite sponsor under a three-year-deal.

- NZPA