Mainland Tactix

History

Canterbury Flames

Main article: Canterbury Flames

Between 1997 and 2007, Canterbury Flames, competed in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. In 2008, when the National Bank Cup was replaced by the ANZ Championship, Canterbury Flames were rebranded as Canterbury Tactix.

ANZ Championship

Between 2008 and 2016, Tactix played in the ANZ Championship. Helen Mahon-Stroud became the first Tactix head coach and Julie Seymour 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.

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ANZ Premiership

Since 2017, Tactix have played in the ANZ Premiership. They were runners up in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. In 2020 and 2021, with a team coached by Marianna Delaney-Hoshek and captained by Jane Watson, Tactix played in two successive grand finals but were defeated both times by the Central Pulse and the Northern Mystics. In 2024, the Tactix finished second after the regular season, but lost in the elimination final to eventual champions Northern Mystics. The Tactix won their first ANZ Premiership after defeating the Northern Mystics 58–46 in the 2025 Grand Final in Auckland. ;Regular season statistics

Grand finals

;ANZ Premiership

;Netball New Zealand Super Club

Home venues

Notable players

2025 squad

Internationals

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• Charlotte Kight
• Jessica Moulds ;
• Kate Beveridge
• Demelza Fellowes
• Chelsea Pitman ;

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• Kelera Nawai ;
• Victoria Smith ;
• Kasey Evering ;
• Mwai Kumwenda ;
• Julianna Naoupu ;
• Vika Koloto

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Captains

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Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

;ANZ Championship Best New Talent

New Zealand Netball Awards

;ANZ Premiership Player of the Year

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Coaches

Head coaches

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Assistant coaches

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Main sponsors

Reserve team

Since 2016, Netball Mainland have entered a team in the National Netball League. They are effectively the reserve team of the Mainland Tactix. In 2025, the team won their first National Netball League title after defeating the Central Manawa 48–44 in the final.

Honours

• ANZ Premiership
  • Winners: 2025
  • Runners Up: 2020, 2021
• Netball New Zealand Super Club
  • Runners Up: 2018

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