There were two spaces left blank in the team photo recreated by the invincible Silver Ferns of 1987 in Dunedin on the weekend.

Peta Toeava has returned to the Silver Ferns squad after being omitted from the Netball World Cup team.

After a successful series last year, won by Australia in a thrilling 2-1 series, the two teams will go head to head once again alongside October’s Constellation Cup.

New Zealand have been trounced 59-48 by Jamaica at the Netball World Cup in Cape Town but will still head through to the semifinals.

The Silver Ferns are brushing off concerns from the Jamaican team that the World Cup in Cape Town is unsafe.

Dame Noeline Taurua is fighting for a back-to-back win as the Silver Ferns head coach at the Netball World Cup in South Africa this month, and is also marking more than three years of her having her damehood.

The Silver Ferns are reeling following the news Grace Nweke’s Netball World Cup is over due to a right knee injury.

By James Perry of Whakaata Maori

As the Silver Ferns continue to pursue back-to-back World Netball Championship titles in South Africa, a number of dedicated fans from Aotearoa have been cheering them on courtside.