Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in

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. Between 1998 and 2007, as

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, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between

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and 2016, they played in the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was own ...

. Between 2008 and

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they were known as Canterbury Tactix. However, after Netball Mainland was established in October 2012, the team subsequently adopted their current name. Netball Mainland is the governing body that represents the

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regions of

, West Coast,

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and Marlborough. Since

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, Tactix have represented Netball Mainland in the

ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball ...

. During the ANZ Championship era, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games and never featured in a finals series. However, during the ANZ Premiership era they emerged as challengers. They were grand finalists in both

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and

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History

Canterbury Flames

Between 1997 and 2007,

, competed in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. In

, when the National Bank Cup was replaced by the

, Canterbury Flames were rebranded as Canterbury Tactix.

ANZ Championship

Between

and 2016, Tactix played in the

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became the first Tactix head caoch and

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became their first captain. Netball Mainland was established in October 2012 and Canterbury Tactix subsequently became Mainland Tactix. During their nine seasons in the ANZ Championship, Tactix won just 20 of their 114 games, never winning more than five games in a season and never featuring in a finals series. ;Regular season statistics

ANZ Premiership

Since

, Tactix have played in the

. They were runners up in the

2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club The 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club was the second edition of Netball New Zealand's invitational tournament. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn, Ameliaranne E ...

tournament. In

and

, with a team coached by Marianna Delaney-Hoshek and captained by Jane Watson, Tactix played in two successive grand finals. ;Regular season statistics

Grand finals

;

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Home venues

Notable players

2023 squad

Internationals

; ; *

Charlotte Kight Charlotte Kight (born 8 June 1988 in Dannevirke, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player. Kight started in the National Bank Cup with the Western Flyers in 2005, under head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie. She played with the Flyers for two ...

Jessica Moulds Jessica Maclennan (née Moulds; born 8 November 1989 in Helensville, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player, who currently plays for the Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. Formerly a shooter, she can play in the GK and GD positions. ...

; *

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Chelsea Pitman Chelsea Pitman (born 8 June 1988) is an Australian-born netball player representing the England National Netball Team internationally. She is currently contracted as a training partner for the West Coast Fever playing in the Suncorp Super Netball ...

; ; *

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; *

Victoria Smith Victoria Smith (born 8 January 1983) is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, who has played in both Australia, New Zealand and international competitions. Representing the Wellington-based franchise, Central Pulse team in the ...

; *

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; *

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; *

Julianna Naoupu Julianna Naoupu (born 1 March 1990) is a Samoan New Zealander who played for the Samoa national netball team and who plays in the ANZ Championship for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. She was a member of the Silver Ferns wider training squad si ...

; *

Vika Koloto Vika Koloto (born 8 May 2002) is a Tongan New Zealander netball player who plays as a wing attack, goal attack, and goal shooter. She has represented Tonga internationally. She is the daughter of rugby league player Emosi Koloto. Koloto was b ...

Captains

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

;

ANZ Championship Best New Talent The following is a list of netball players who played in the ANZ Championship between 2008 ANZ Championship season, 2008 and 2016 ANZ Championship season, 2016. ANZ Championship award winners There were four official ANZ Championship Awards. AN ...

New Zealand Netball Awards

;ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

Coaches

Head coaches

Assistant coaches

Main sponsors

Reserve team

Since 2016, Netball Mainland have entered a team in the National Netball League. They are effectively the reserve team of Mainland Tactix.

Honours

**''Runners Up'':

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References

External links

Official website

Mainland Tactix on Facebook

Mainland Tactix on Twitter
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