2008 Netball Taranaki Player of the Year - Amber Bellringer. At the age of 15 she was identified as a young talented netballer in Taranaki. She was also very talented in other sports but made a commitment to Netball early on. She was then selected to play for the Flyers franchise team being the youngest player in the National Bank Cup. At the age of 16 she was selected for the Western 1 team and played another year in the Flyers. This year at the age of 17 she was selected to play for the Pulse in the ANZ trans-tasman competition and just recently was selected for the Western 1 team. This player is an excellent role model and ambassador for netball and the Taranaki region.