From the annual general meeting (AGM) held Thursday 13 June, we are pleased to share with you the recipients of this year’s life membership, national service, and meritorious awards. Life Membership Angie DougalAngie has been involved in gymnastics through trampoline from 1982, that is 42 years. From being an athlete to the current day Angie has experienced a vast range … Read More
Gymnastics NZ finalist for 2024 NZ Sport and Recreation Awards
We are proud to share that we’ve been named a finalist in the Community Impact category of the 2024 NZ Sport and Recreation Awards. The awards celebrate individuals and organisations making outstanding contributions to enhance people’s lives through sport and recreation. The Gymnastics NZ nomination was for the project of wide-ranging reform aiming to break down barriers and engender positive … Read More
Local Community Adds Flair to Gisborne’s Gymnastics Competition
Putting on a gymnastics competition is no small feat—it can often double as a club fundraiser and involves a lot of time and resource—so Gisborne Gymnastics club reached out to their local community to help with their women’s artistic endorsed event held 4-5 May. Newly appointed Gisborne Gymnastics Club manager Emma Lister has no issues with picking up the phone … Read More
Trampoline Athletes Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson Named to New Zealand Olympic Team
Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Dylan Schmidt has been named to the New Zealand Team for Paris 2024, where he’ll be hunting another Olympic medal. He’s joined by Maddie Davidson, who’s been named for her second Olympic Games following Tokyo 2020, where she became the first ever woman to compete in trampoline for New Zealand at the Games. Paris will be … Read More
Gymnastics Coach Sentencing in Blenheim
Gymnastics New Zealand notes the sentence handed down to former Blenheim Gymnastics Club member Gregory Pask at the Blenheim District Court on Wednesday 17 April. Gymnastics NZ would like to thank the Police for their work to secure the conviction of this offender and secure a sentence that ensures he no longer poses a threat to society. As we have … Read More
Exciting new beginnings for Gore Gymnastics Club
A couple of new beginnings this year for Gore Gymnastics Club with a permanent gymnastics space and full transition to the GNZ Gym for All (GfA) apparatus programme. Their new home now at The Base, is ideally located with two other health and fitness businesses – a fitness gym and osteopath and massage specialists. “Our new permanent set up not … Read More
Gymnasts land on new rules for bras and shorts
Suzanne from the LockerRoom dug a bit deeper into our new competition attire regulations, which included chatting to one of our athlete advisors, a Massey University study, and seeing what other sports are doing. Read the article here.
Our new charity partnership with Cystic Fibrosis NZ
Did you know that gymnastics (especially trampolining) is a great treatment for people with Cystic Fibrosis? With this in mind, we are pleased to announce Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand (CFNZ) as our new charity partner. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, lifelong, and life shortening genetic condition that has no cure. It causes the body to produce mucus that damages the … Read More
Our Relationship Managers – who are they and what do they do?
As we welcome Anna to her new South Island role, we thought we would share with you all the crucial roles that our relationship managers (RMs) play in the organisation and our gymnastics community. The RM team is comprised of five regional relationship managers based throughout the country, led by Team Manager Megan Russell. They provide a direct connection between … Read More
Meet Your Athlete Advisors
Our athlete advisors sit on each of our sport technical committees and are responsible for ensuring that the voice and input of current and former athletes is included in areas of training, coaching, performance, and athlete wellbeing. Find out more about each of them below. Aerobics – Jennifer GroomJen competed in aerobics from 7 – 21 years old, representing NZ … Read More