Bartercard New Zealand is backing Central Pulse netball for the forthcoming season, which starts on March 26.  The Central Pulse, based in Wellington, will be competing in the ANZ Premiership netball league, which is made up of 15 round robin games followed by play-offs, bringing the competition to a close at the end of June. 
Central Pulse Netball are no strangers to Bartercard having been a member of the network for the past five years.  They have previously used their trade dollars on hospitality, catering, accommodation, first aid courses and a range of other benefits.  Now that the Central Pulse have the sponsorship of Bartercard, they can really start to utilise the network to their advantage and help further promote women’s sports. 
Chief Executive, Carolyn Young, is delighted to have Bartercard as a key partner in 2017 and is excited about the future of women’s sports.
``Having the backing of someone like Bartercard is a great privilege not only for the team, but women’s sports in general,’’ she said. ``We are continually encouraging women to join in more sports across the country, not only for health benefits, but for their overall general wellbeing.  All too often, we don’t find time for ourselves and joining a team like netball is a great escape.’’ 
The team have been training extremely hard during pre-season, head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie saying, ``The team are really looking forward to the season ahead and I’ve been so impressed with how they’ve managed the pre-season.
``A lot of the players have had to make big sacrifices - whether it's spending less time with family or taking part-time work instead of fulltime work to dedicate more time to the team - so hopefully it can all come together and they get the results they really deserve.’’
John Scott, Bartercard’s CEO says, ``It’s always satisfying being able to give something back to the community and support teams such as the Central Pulse.  We wish them the very best of luck with the forthcoming season and are excited about the opportunities the network will create for the team.’’   
You can follow the ANZ Premiership live on SKY, all games being televised live on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays from late March, or purchase tickets to see the games in person atwww.pulse.org.nz.   
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For all media enquiries, please contact Tina Burns, National Marketing & Communications Manager on +64 9 414 6809 or tina.burns@bartercard.co.nz.  
About Central Pulse
The Central Pulse franchise covers the Netball Central Zone region, stretching from Hawke’s Bay across to Taranaki and down to Wellington.  The Zone has the largest catchment in New Zealand with over 38,000 netball players including 11,500 secondary school players and is governed by the Netball Central Zone Inc. Board.
About Bartercard
Bartercard’s world-leading innovative trade exchange system enables over 24,000 global member businesses in eight countries to benefit from the cashless economy of barter.  Since its inception in New Zealand in 1992, Bartercard has grown to over 6000 member businesses across the country trading over $200 million worth of goods and services outside the cash economy each year.