White Ferns coach Bob Carter has stepped down following the side's disappointing World Cup.
The 61-year-old - whose contract with the team ends after the tournament - will return to his former high-performance role with New Zealand Cricket.
He's also keen to be part of the decision-making process on who takes over the role, but whoever takes on the role next will have plenty of challenges to overcome.
Saturday's win over Pakistan was the side's last at the tournament, bringing to an end a campaign that saw New Zealand miss the semi-finals of the tournament they're hosting.
"We're all disappointed," Carter says. "We would have loved to have experienced what we experienced yesterday a couple more times."
Carter, though, insists that the time is right for the White Ferns to look elsewhere for a new coach.
"The period of time was dead right and now it's for someone else to take up that lead and take this team forward."
Whoever does will have a difficult time ahead, with a number of senior players expected to retire this year.
That includes some regarded as women's cricket greats.
Amy Satterthwaite is 35 and has already hinted at retiring after this year's Commonwealth Games, while Suzie Bates is 34.
Wicketkeeper Katey Martin is 37, while captain Sophie Devine is 31 and insisting there's more to come.
"I feel like I've still got more to give," she says. "Look I don't want to make any decisions at this point, but I feel like I've still got a bit left in the tank."
The next World Cup is in 2025, and leading up to that it's hoped more talent will emerge.
Carter isn't worried about what's going to happen to the team he's been at the helm of since 2019.
"I've heard the same comments made about our male team as well but we obviously see how that's progressed.
"So I see over the next few years that we can progress the female area as well."
While Carter is saying goodbye, he's keen to play a role in the decision on who his successor will be.
Whoever ends up taking over, without the financial resources of other teams and impending retirements, it could be a tough ask to make the semi-finals at the next World Cup as well.
