Netball Taranaki

Name

Netball Taranaki

Legal name

Netball Taranaki

Website

https://netballtaranaki.org.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Sports Organization

NAICS

Spectator Sports (7112), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE), Team & Club Coaching (seasonal team coaching) (HSADAEAF), Athletics Facilities & Venue Management (EDALAIAL)

Keywords

• Regional sports governance
• Netball league management
• Junior sports development
• Community sports programmes
• Player development pathways

Headquarters

HQ city

New Plymouth

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Funding and Sponsorship: Not-for-profit organization funded primarily by NZCT and TOI Foundation. Major sponsor Woolworths New Zealand supports the futureFERNS programme. Additional sponsors include Versatile, TSB Bank, Novotel, and TET (Taranaki Energy Trust).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Netball Taranaki organizes and delivers competitive netball leagues, player development programmes, and community events across six satellite locations in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. Its core offering includes the Woolworths futureFERNS junior development programme, Versatile Premier Netball senior competition, Representative Programme for elite pathway athletes, and supplementary programmes such as Walking Netball, Men's Netball, and Summer League. The organization supports players, coaches, umpires, and bench officials through education, certification, and structured competition management.

Product overview

Netball Taranaki is a regional netball organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of programmes and competitions for the Taranaki region. The core offering includes the Versatile Premier Netball senior competition (Premier 1, 2, and 3 sections), the Woolworths futureFERNS junior development programme spanning Years 1-8 with modified game formats (4v4 through 7v7), and the Representative Programme for U14/U16/U18 age groups. Supporting products include the Netball Taranaki mobile app for draws, results, and live scoring; Player Development Programme and Academy for skill development; specialized offerings such as Men's Netball and Walking Netball; seasonal Summer League; In School Programme; and the NetballSmart injury prevention programme. The organization also hosts the annual Novotel New Plymouth North Island Junior Championships and operates a merchandise shop. All programmes are delivered through six satellite locations (New Plymouth, Waitara, Inglewood, Stratford, Hawera, and Opunake) with nearly 600 teams and over 6,000 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Woolworths futureFERNS

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000+ registered members across all competition levels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Woolworths New ZealandflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of the Woolworths futureFERNS junior netball programme. Partnership includes naming rights, brand visibility at junior events, and support for player development initiatives.
• VersatilecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNaming sponsor of Versatile Premier Netball competition. Provides visibility at premier-level games and associated branding.
• Novotel New PlymouthcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue sponsor for Novotel New Plymouth North Island Junior Netball Championships and Major Awards event.
• TSB BankcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing venue naming (TSB Hub, TSB Stadium) and financial support for netball competitions.
• TET (Taranaki Energy Trust)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue sponsor for TET Multi Sport Centre in Stratford. Supports indoor netball competitions.
• Sporty.co.nzcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform provider powering the Netball Taranaki website, registration system, competition management, draws/results, and mobile app functionality.
• Netball New ZealandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body. Netball Taranaki is one of 83 Netball Centres affiliated with Netball New Zealand, delivering national programmes including NetballSmart and supporting representative pathways to national championships.
• Netball Central ZonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional zone covering Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Whanganui, Taranaki, and Wellington. Established October 2012 to oversee promotion, development and growth of netball in the zone.
• ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner through NetballSmart programme - injury prevention and performance programme developed by Netball New Zealand and ACC Sport Smart.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Netball Waikato: Another large Netball New Zealand regional centre running similar competitions, development programmes, and satellite delivery across the Waikato region — directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Netball Auckland: Largest Netball New Zealand centre, operating premier competitions, junior development, and community programmes in Auckland — structurally similar regional governing body at greater scale.
• Netball Canterbury: Regional netball centre for Canterbury delivering competitions, representative teams, and junior development — comparable regional sport organisation with similar product mix.
• Netball Wellington: Wellington-based Netball New Zealand centre operating premier, junior, and social programmes — direct peer operating a comparable community sport governance model in an urban setting.

Regional players

• Netball Northern Zone: One of five Netball New Zealand zones covering the upper North Island. Peer zone-level body responsible for promotion, development, and growth of netball — comparable in mandate though not direct territory overlap with Taranaki.

Others

• Basketball New Zealand: National governing body for basketball with affiliated regional associations. Comparable in structure as a sport code delivering community programmes through regional centres and satellites.
• Hockey New Zealand: National hockey body with regional associations delivering competitions and development programmes. Similar community-sport governance and regional centre structure.
• Sport Taranaki: Regional Sports Organisation hosting Netball Taranaki's offices. Shares the Sport NZ regional framework and provides cross-sport infrastructure and funding connections.

Broad incumbents

• Netball Central Zone: Regional zone body covering Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Whanganui, Taranaki, and Wellington. Netball Taranaki is a constituent centre within this zone, sharing player development and representative pathway responsibilities.
• Netball New Zealand: National governing body for netball in New Zealand. Netball Taranaki operates under its affiliate framework, making it a regional subset of the same sport governance structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NetballTaranaki
• Xx.com/netballtaranaki
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/netball-taranaki

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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