The women's national team is controlled by New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation.

[2] The New Zealand women's national team is ranked 25th in the world.

The Ice Fernz name is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.

New Zealand hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

At its first three participations of world championship, the New Zealanders finished every time the second or the third place of the division IV.