League directory / Oceania
New Zealand basketball leagues
Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code NZL
Basketball New Zealand runs two national leagues, Sal's NBL for men and Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa for women. Both play on a calendar-year schedule, so the 2026 season is the one inside 2026-27. No national lower tier or promotion and relegation rule was found on the sources opened.
National federation: Basketball New Zealand.
Sal's NBL
Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- Basketball New Zealand · Official site
- Teams
- 11 · Source
- Season
- Apr to Aug (2026 season: 9 Apr to 9 Aug) · Source
- Foreign player rule
- Not yet verified
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026
Single table of 11 clubs, 15 regular-season rounds from April to August with a Grand Final on 9 August.
- Auckland Tuatara · Auckland
- Canterbury Rams
- Franklin Bulls
- Hawke's Bay Hawks
- Manawatū Jets
- Nelson Giants · Nelson
- Otago Nuggets
- Southland Sharks
- Taranaki Airs
- Tauranga Whai · Tauranga
- Wellington Saints · Wellington
This is the 2026 season, which ended in August. The 2027 club list was not on the pages opened. Cities are given only where the club name is a city. Club links come from the league site.
Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa
Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.
- Run by
- Basketball New Zealand · Official site
- Teams
- 5 · Source
- Season
- Not yet verified
- Foreign player rule
- 2025 season rule: each team can sign up to five imports. A team with more than three must have two from the FIBA Asia region. 2026 rule not confirmed. · Source
- Promotion and relegation
- Not yet verified
Clubs, 2026
Single table of 5 teams.
- BNZ Northern Kāhu · Auckland
- ProcureX Mainland Pouākai · Christchurch
- The Northern Group Tauranga Whai · Tauranga
- ANZCO Tokomanawa Queens
- Southern Hoiho
The list comes from the league's 2026 free agent signings page. The 2027 list was not on the pages opened.
Team counts are for the 2026 season. 2025 Tauihi season ran Sep to Dec per its site; 2026 dates not stated in text opened. Sal's NBL import limits not found in the pages opened.
Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.
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