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Nathan Limm: NZ Herald Netball Correspondent on the future of the ANZ Premiership after Netball NZ is unable to renew staff contracts · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: More speculation over the future of A and Z Premiership.
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  Speaker 1: This morning, staff at three of the franchises that the
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  Speaker 1: Netball New Zealand owns have been told their contracts will
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  Speaker 1: not be renewed. This is after they expire at the
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  Speaker 1: end of the month. Northern Stars, the Magic That's Why
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  Speaker 1: Cutbay Plenty and Mainland Tactics the Stars GM. Jane Bennett
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  Speaker 1: has spoken out about this and Nathan Limb has details
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  Speaker 1: for us this morning. Nathan, good morning. This is by
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  Speaker 1: the way, the Heralds Netball correspondent. Nathan what do we know?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So basically Netble New Zeale's interim CEO, Jane Patterson
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  Speaker 2: has emailed at the start of those three franchises and
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  Speaker 2: basically said, look, your contracts are going to end on
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  Speaker 2: July thirty one and at this stage we cannot guarantee
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  Speaker 2: that there is going to be a contract for you
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  Speaker 2: next year now the contract ending on July thirty first.
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  Speaker 2: That is very normal. These are staff that are contracted
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  Speaker 2: part time. They go to and do other jobs that
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  Speaker 2: they fall back on when netball is not in season
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  Speaker 2: and they come back to the sport in the following
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  Speaker 2: year when the competition's back underway. So the fact that
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  Speaker 2: the contracts are ending, that's pretty normal. It's the fact
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  Speaker 2: that we've got to this point of the year and
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  Speaker 2: Netble New Zealand have still not confirmed the competition for
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  Speaker 2: next year. Everything is still in limbo. That's the unusual
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  Speaker 2: part about this.
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  Speaker 1: Has Netborre New Zealand said anything about that?
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  Speaker 2: I know they have remained tight lipped, as per usual,
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  Speaker 2: and it's really really worrying Ryan. This is something that
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  Speaker 2: we saw with Netble New Zealand last year when they
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  Speaker 2: were under different leadership, is that they basically wouldn't say anything.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm not sure when Netblele new Zealand's going to
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  Speaker 2: realize that saying nothing is not a good pr strategy
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  Speaker 2: because every time we hear anything it's through leaks and
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  Speaker 2: through rumors. And I managed to get hold of that
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  Speaker 2: email yesterday, but there has not been a consistent voice
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  Speaker 2: from Netball New Zealand. The other concerning thing I suppose
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  Speaker 2: is that the interim CEO, Jane Patterson, her tenure finishes
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  Speaker 2: after the Commonwealth Games and just she is currently traveling
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  Speaker 2: to the Commonwealth Games and she actually hasn't been able
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  Speaker 2: to announce anything during her tenure. Bar appointing Briany Apel
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  Speaker 2: as assistant coach. The board chair is also on their
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  Speaker 2: way over, So it is a bit of a head
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  Speaker 2: scratcher that a organization that is a bit strapped for
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  Speaker 2: cash is now sending over at senior leadership teams to
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  Speaker 2: go and enjoy the Commonwealth Games when the houses on
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  Speaker 2: fire back home.
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  Speaker 1: Nathan Lehn from The Herald, that's Netball eight minutes away
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  Speaker 1: from six. I spoke to Dame noling Toto yesterday and
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  Speaker 1: obviously they will be quite aware of what's going on
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  Speaker 1: behind the scenes, but as Nathan says, not a great
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