Multiple Netball NZ board members - including chairperson Matt Whineray - are stepping down from their roles. In a statement released this evening, Netball NZ said Whineray and board members Pavan Vyas, Stephen Cottrell and Aliesha Staples were moving on after a "a challenging period for the sport and broader netball community". The statement said the board members recognised there was "a need for new leadership to enable renewed focus and momentum for Netball NZ". Whineray had served on the Netball NZ Board for more than eight years, and had been chair for the past two and a-half years. A recruitment process will begin in the next week to find replacements for the board chair and board members, who will remain in their roles until those replacements are appointed.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2026 13:14 UTC