With today's confirmation of the new National League there will be a shake up at this level. With CL losing 4 teams to the National League presumably 4 CL2 teams will go up and need replacing from the Prems?
I had heard that they were looking at reinstating the Fed League below CL2. However with this announcement they’ll likely throw that idea away.
They are bringing in Fed League for the women 6-8 team league. Also introducing Women's Masters leagues in Manawatu and Hawkes Bay.
East-West Prems are here to stay. I'd say likely Whanganui Athletic, Havelock North get promoted to CL2 alongside Wainuiomata and they don't relegate Te Kotahitanga - although looking at their results they might want to drop down.
Other changes are an Import rule for West/East Prems, 2 Masters divisions in Manawatu, proposing solutions to the higher number of defaults than usual last year.