The International Federation of Netball Associations has announced that New Zealand will take over as host of the 2007 World Netball Championships, following a recent military coup in Fiji.
The event, which was to be held in Fiji next July, has been rescheduled for November 2007 to give New Zealand more time to prepare.
IFNA president Molly Rhone said: "Having worked through the implications, the only member able to commit to IFNA at this stage to hosting the event in 2007 was Netball New Zealand, who felt that a postponement until November would give them adequate time to prepare.
"After due deliberation, IFNA concluded that transferring the event to another country within the same region, in the same year, was preferable to postponing the event to 2008 and have therefore decided to accept Netball New Zealand’s offer."
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