New Zealand is one of the best countries at netball. The Silver Ferns have led us to victory many times. And they have also beat Australia, England, Jamaica etc. They are unfortunately not the current champions but later this year in September be will hopefully win the games and regain the title.
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Current Silver Ferns Team Liana Barrett-Chase-WD/C/WA Leana Du Bruin-GK/GD Paula Griffin-GS/GA/GD Laura Langman-WD/C Julie Seymour-C/WD/WA Maria Tutaia-GA/GS Debbie White-C/WD/WA Daneka Wipiiti-GS/GA Maree Bowden-WA/WD/C Katrina Grant-GD/GK Joline Henry-GD/GK/WD Sheryl Scanlan-WD/GD Jade Topia-GA/GS Irene Van Dyk-GS/GA Casey Williams-GK/GD
New Zealand won 6 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 8 bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth games.
Silver Fern, also the name of their netball team
New Zealand's Women's Rugby team, The Black Ferns (Not to be confused with "The Silver Ferns", which are NZ's netball team) are ranked 1st in the world and are more sucessful than the All Blacks (For the oblivious, New Zealand's Mens team)
New Zealand first played Papua New Guinea in the netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which they won 102-21.
Both of New Zealand's national field hockey teams (Men and Women) are known as the Black Sticks, in a tradition continuing from the name of their men's national rugby union team and adapted for the particular sport.
Irene Van Dyke.