A Netball New Zealand statement has confirmed that interim Silver Ferns assistant coach Liana Leota has not joined the team for the matches against Scotland due to family reasons.

The Silver Ferns squad to contest five tests in in the United Kingdom is the same 14 who recently competed in the Constellation Cup.

The Silver Ferns have named Karin Burger as interim captain and Kelly Jackson as interim vice-captain for the Constellation Cup Series and Northern Tour.

The Silver Ferns squad to face the Australian Diamonds over the four-test Constellation Cup has been named with only one change at the attacking end of the court.

Netball New Zealand has released a statement giving an update on the coaching and high performance crisis scarring the sport at present.

Despite recent troubles and the standing down of coaching Dame Noeline Taurua the Silver Ferns have beaten South African in game one of the Taini Jamison Series.

A 14-strong Silver Ferns squad to take on South Africa for the Taini Jamison Trophy starting on Sunday in Auckland has confirmed by Netball NZ in troubled times.

Disturbances in the netball world as Netball NZ have confirmed they have stood down Dame Noeline Taurua as Silver Ferns coach for the upcoming Taini Jamison Series against South Africa.

Experienced defender Michaela Sokolich-Beatson returns as Ferns captain for the Fast5 Netball World Series.