Key Dates

Summer League:

Summer League Commences

Monday 26 January 2026 (Stratford)

Tuesday 27 January 2026 (New Plymouth)

Winter Registrations Open:

2026 Winter Satellite and Premier Registrations open (including pre-season tournaments)                       Monday 2 February 2026

Winter Registrations Close:

Versatile Premier

Registration of Premier Teams close                  

Thursday 12 March 2026

Registration of Premier Players close 

Friday 20 March 2026

Versatile Premier Preseason (Saturday 28 March)

Registration of Teams close

Friday 6 March 2026

Registration of Players close 

Friday 20 March 2026

Satellites

Registration of Teams close – Senior, Youth, Yrs 7-8

Thursday 12 March 2026

Registration of Players close – Senior, Youth, Yrs 7-8

Friday 27 March 2026

Satellite Preseason Game Day (Saturday 2 May)

Registration of Teams close

Thursday 2 April 2026

Registration of Players close 

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Term 2 futureFERNS Years 1-6* Inglewood, Stratford, Hāwera

Registration of Teams close

Thursday 12 March 2026

Registration of Players close

Friday 2 April 2026

*Please note: NPL Years 1-2 play in Term 4 (entries will open in Term 3)

Term 3 futureFERNS Years 3-6 Waitara and New Plymouth

Registrations of Interest close

Thursday 12 March 2026

Final entries will open in Term 2 (dates TBC)

Term 4 futureFERNS Years 1-2* Waitara and New Plymouth

Registration Dates TBC

Winter Season Commences:

Satellite Preseason Game Day – Waiwhakaiho Park Netball Courts, New Plymouth (Satellite)

Saturday 2 May 2026

Satellite Netball Commences

Saturday 9 May 2026 

Stratford Senior Social Commences

Monday 4 May 2026 and Tuesday 5 May 2026 

Versatile Premier Preseason Game Day – Hub, Hāwera

Saturday 28 March 2026

Premier 1 and 2 Commences

Thursday 30 April 2026

Premier 3 Commences 

Friday 1 May 2026

futureFERNS Commences

Monday 20 April 2026 (Inglewood Yrs 1-6)

Saturday 2 May 2026 (Stratford and Hāwera Yr 1-6)

Tuesday 21 July 2026 (New Plymouth Years 5-6)

Wednesday 22 July 2026 (Waitara Years 3-6)

Thursday 22 July 2026 (New Plymouth Yr 3-4)

*Please note: NPL and Waitara Years 1-2 play in Term 4 (dates will be announced in Term 3)

NIJC Tournament (5, 6, 7 July 2026)

Registrations Open

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Registrations Close

Friday 29 May 2026

Novotel New Plymouth North Island Junior Netball Championships

Sunday 5 July - Tuesday 7 July 2026

ALL Winter Fees Due

Thursday 23 April 2026

Versatile Premier Semi Finals – HUB, Hāwera 

Thursday 16 and Friday 17 July 2025

Versatile Premier Grand Finals – TSB Stadium, New Plymouth

Saturday 25 July 2026

Satellite Closing Day Tournament (Saturday 12 September 2026)

Registrations Open

Monday 3 August 2026

Team Registrations Close

Thursday 20 August 2026

Player Registrations Close

Friday 4 September 2026

Satellite – Last Day

NPL Saturday 5 September 2026

STR Saturday 5 September 2026

HAW Saturday TBC

Satellite Closing Day – Waiwhakaiho Park Netball Courts, New Plymouth

Saturday 12 September 2026

Taranaki Championship and Junior Representative Prizegiving – TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford

Saturday 19 September 2026

Spring League:

Spring Registrations Open

TBC

Spring League Registrations Close

Monday 21 September 2026

Spring League Netball Commences

5 October 2026 (Stratford)

6 October 2026 (New Plymouth)

7 October 2025 (Hāwera)

Spring League Netball Finishes

30 November 2026 (Stratford)

1 December 2026 (New Plymouth)

2 December 2026 (Hāwera)