The Silver Ferns will take to the court in nine tests this year, with five played in New Zealand and four in Australia.
The season begins with a three-test series between the Silver Ferns and Australian Diamonds competing for the Constellation Cup commencing in Melbourne on September 16, before Auckland and Christchurch host the remaining New World Netball Series Tests on September 20 and 23 respectively.
An international Quad Series against Australian Diamonds, England and South Africa headlines the Silver Ferns international programme for 2012 as part of the nine-test schedule. This will be co-hosted by Netball New Zealand and Netball Australia.
Netball New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle said the organisation was thrilled to be co-hosting an international series featuring four of netball's top six test nations.
"The Quad Series is a first for international netball and will be action packed with the four teams playing six matches over two and a half weeks across the two countries,'' she said.
Tickets for the Constellation Cup and the Quad Series will be on sale later in the year.
2012 test dates
Constellation Cup
Sun 16 September Australian Diamonds v New Zealand Silver Ferns, Hisense Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Thu 20 September Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds, Vector Arena, Auckland, NZ
Sun 23 September Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds, CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch, NZ
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2012 Quad Series
Sun 14 October Australian Diamonds v England Adelaide and Silver Ferns v South Africa, Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
Wed 17 October Silver Ferns v England and Australian Diamonds v South Africa, Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Sun 21 October Australian Diamonds v Silver Ferns and England v South Africa, Allphones Arena, Sydney, NSW
Thu 25 October Australian Diamonds v South Africa and Silver Ferns v England, TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, NZ
Sun 28 October Australian Diamonds v England Stadium and Silver Ferns v South Africa, Southland, Invercargill, NZ
Thu 1 November England v South Africa and Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds, Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, NZ
