Rising midcourter Maddy Gordon is the only new face in the 2020/21 Silver Ferns squad.
Coach Dame Noeline Taurua and the national selectors have named a 16-strong squad, as well as a group of 10 players in a Silver Ferns 'development' side.
Gordon, 20, has been rewarded for a breakout ANZ Premiership season with Central Pulse, where she powered her side to their second consecutive ANZ Premiership title.
Unwanted since the disastrous 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games campaign, Pulse teammate Claire Kersten has earned a recall, while defenders Kelly Jury and Sulu Fitzpatrick also return to the international frame.
Injured Bailey Mes and Michaela Sokolich-Beatson have both been named, but aren't expected to make any oncourt contributions this year.
Missing from last year’s victorious Netball World Cup squad are three of New Zealand’s greats - Laura Langman, Maria Folau and Casey Kopua - who have all retired from the international game, and Phoenix Karaka, who has just announced her pregnancy.
Shooter Ameliaranne Ekenasio will continue as captain, with support from vice captains Gina Crampton and Jane Watson.
Taurua is excited about the talent she saw in this year’s domestic competition and is looking forward to developing depth across the board.
"This has been one of the toughest seasons for the athletes in what has been a disrupted ANZ Premiership," says Taurua. "But I have been impressed with how the teams have risen to the challenge and what they have produced on court.
“Now is the time to continue developing our athletes at the highest level and building on our game, which is exciting.
"We have the core of our Netball World Cup-winning squad, which brings that experience to the side, while the likes of Claire, Sulu and Kelly have experience at that level, and bring a fresh dynamic to the squad.
"The calibre of this squad, I think, really shows how well the future of our game is placed, which is why we want these athletes to work closely with the Silver Ferns squad to help grow our depth at the elite level," she adds.
Both squads will begin training camps in October.
Although the Silver Ferns schedule is yet to be confirmed due to COVID-19, a series against the NZ men, NZ U21s and an ‘All Stars’ New Zealand A side seems likely.
Hope remains that the annual Constellation Cup clash with Australia can proceed in late October or November, but will depend on trans-Tasman border restrictions.
2020/21 Silver Ferns squad
Karin Burger
Gina Crampton
Ameliaranne Ekenasio
Sulu Fitzpatrick
Maddy Gordon
Kelly Jury
Claire Kersten
Bailey Mes
Kimiora Poi
Katrina Rore
Shannon Saunders
Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Michaela Sokolich-Beatson
Whitney Souness
Jane Watson
Maia Wilson
Silver Ferns development squad
Ellie Bird
Aliyah Dunn
Tayla Earle
Temalisi Fakahokotau
Monica Falkner
Kate Heffernan
Jamie Hume
Erena Mikaere
Grace Nweke
Samantha Winders
