Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic absence, to cover the loss of young defender Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick. Several young players have been signed on with development contracts. The franchise is administered by Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic Franchise Ltd, formed in 1999 when the Waikato Wildcats and Bay of Plenty Magic merged. The franchise catchment area covers the two netballing regions of Waikato and the Bay of Plenty, and both Netball Waikato and Netball Bay of Plenty have two directors on the club's eight-member board. The regional netball bodies also report to Netball New Zealand, while the franchise reports to Trans Tasman Netball Ltd (TTNL), which oversees the
Radio Bay of Plenty web through the station's website. The stations breakfast show (6am-10am) is hosted by Colin Magee and includes news, upbeat music, clips from comedy shows, competitions and local information relating to the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The day programme (10am-2pm) is presented by Kathie Guy and includes requests, community event listngs, a Top 20 Countdown of country music and news updates. The drive show (2pm-7pm) is hosted by LJ and includes music, sports discussions, entertainment news, competitions and humour. The evening show (7pm-12am) is hosted by Chloe and includes a 9 @ 9 countdown, album reviews and hourly news updates. There