The Taini Jamison Trophy is an international

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tournament hosted in New Zealand by the

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organisation. The trophy is contested by the New Zealand national team and at least one touring national team each year. Consequently the format for the competition can vary on a yearly basis.

History

The Taini Jamison Trophy was introduced in 2008 to mark instances when any netballing nation, other than Australia, plays the

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on New Zealand soil. When New Zealand and Australia meet in non-

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fixtures, the two nations play-off for the

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. Since the inaugural series in 2008, most of the leading nations outside Australia have competed for the Taini Jamison Trophy, including

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, Fiji and

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. Notably in 2018, after Jamaica won for the first time in the series, Netball New Zealand refused to allow the Jamaicans to travel home with the actual trophy, stating that "for insurance purposes and its ongoing value in the history of New Zealand, we can't really have it go offshore". The trophy was not contested in 2012. The trophy is named in honour of

Taini Jamison Taini Maremare Jamison (; 23 February 1928 – 28 April 2023) was a New Zealand netball coach and administrator. She coached the New Zealand national team to its first world title at the 1967 World Netball Championships. The Taini Jamison Tro ...

, who is one of the most successful Silver Ferns coaches in history with a 90 per cent winning record. As coach of New Zealand from 1967-1971, Jamison was the first woman to coach a New Zealand team to victory in a

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, specifically in

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. The trophy features a hammerhead shark pattern around the top and base of the trophy, with Taini Jamison’s Rotorua Netball Maori motif.

Results

:*¹ The World 7 featured a selection of

, Australia and

internationals coached by

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. :*² New Zealand retained the trophy on account of their superior goal difference.

References

External links

Full list
of New Zealand results since 1938 {{Netball in Oceania New Zealand national netball team series New Zealand sports trophies and awards International netball competitions International netball competitions hosted by New Zealand