AVIS Magic Netball is delighted to confirm the return of Rebecca Gabel as assistant coach for the 2025 ANZ Premiership season. Partnering with head coach Mary-Jane Araroa, Gabel will continue to bring her wealth of experience and passion for netball to the Waikato-Bay of Plenty region.
AVIS Magic Netball is set to kick off the 2025 pre-season with an exciting international match against the Melbourne Vixens, taking place at Red Energy Arena, Bendigo on Thursday 20 March 2025. This highly anticipated game will provide fans a first look at the team’s preparations for the upcoming ANZ Premiership season.
The announcement is in……National Selectors and Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua have named AVIS Magic players Claire O’Brien, Erena Mikare and Ameliaranne Ekanasio as part of the standout squad.
The AVIS Magic are thrilled to announce that Mary-Jane Araroa has been reappointed as Head coach for the 2025 ANZ Premiership season, marking her fourth consecutive year in the role.
New Zealand national selectors have named six Waikato Bay of Plenty AVIS Magic players as trialists ahead of next month’s Cadbury Netball Series playing for the Taini Jamison Trophy series against the England Roses and Constellation Cup against the Australian Diamonds.
Achieving the desired result, AVIS Magic now have a nervous wait after posting a well-merited 55-44 win over Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel in Invercargill on Saturday.
Providing another exciting twist at the back end of the season, AVIS Magic kept their Finals Series hopes alive after posting a thrilling 51-49 win over Trident Homes Tactix in Rangiora on Sunday.
A final-quarter revival from Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse sealed a 53-48 victory over AVIS Magic, vaulting them back to the top of the table and leaving the battle for the finals berths still wide open.
AVIS Magic continued their upward trend with a thrilling hard-fought 51-47 win over the Stars to consolidate third spot on the table in Tauranga on Saturday.
