Central Otago Regional News Upcoming Dates 21 April – registrations close for Group Management in Dunedin and Understanding Movement #1 in Dunedin.  Registrations must be made via the website. 29 April – Group Management – Dunedin 20 April – Understanding Movement #1 – Dunedin 12 May â registrations close for the 21 May Understanding Movement #2 in Wanaka. Registrations must … Read More
Incorporated Societies – What You Need to Know
Most Clubs have gone through the process of becoming an incorporated society. This is necessary to ensure that your Club can obtain benefits such as being able to lease or rent a property in its own name; to be able to apply for funding, and an incorporated society can continue to operate as a separate entity even though its membership … Read More
South Island Clubs Pitch In for Kaikoura
The Kaikoura township was struck badly by the November 2016 earthquake, and the Kaikoura Gymnastics Club was unable for a long time to see what they were left with. Â The school hall they call home sustained significant damage, but thankfully most equipment was saved. Â By good fortune the new equipment they had just purchased hadnât arrived, so that is kindly … Read More
South Island – Upcoming Events
We’re gearing up for competition season. Â Check out the events below that are coming up in the South Island: Marlborough Championships Invitation Marlborough Championships MAG Apparatus Event South Island Queens Birthday Invitational If you would like your Clubs event flyer and entry form to appear in e-News, please send it through to your Relationship Manager by 20th of each month.
#waitoasummergym Competition Winners
Wow!  We had some fantastic photos and videos entered into the #waitoasummergym competition over the last couple of weeks.  A big thank you to all those who shared their favourite summer gym moves with us. We have chosen the following 5 favourites as our winners: The Tumbling Squad from Wanganui Boys and Girls Gymnastics Club Handstand on a rock by Joseph … Read More
New Regional Relationship Structure – February 2017
As the gymsports community will now all be aware, GymSports New Zealand (GymSports NZ) had a community sport funding reduction from Sport NZ last year amounting to $1.6 million through to 2019. This significant funding reduction has meant that GymSports NZ has had to make some changes to the Regional Relationship Manager (RRM) Team structure. Read here about what this … Read More
Win a Waitoa Fundraising Pack for your Club
Our like-minded partners at Waitoa Free Range Chicken have $1,000 worth of fundraising meat packs to giveaway.  We are splitting these into 5 x $200 packs full of Waitoa Free Range Chicken product that your club can use as a fundraiser. Because we all love gymnastics and being outdoors, we want to see Instagram and Facebook photos and videos of you … Read More
XTND – A Success Story for Clubs
The increasing number of gymsports clubs using the XTND Youth Leadership Programme are developing young people as coaches to support and grow their programmes. A record 245 young coaches were enrolled in the programme in 2016 with two new clusters in Central Otago and Dunedin starting. This number is expected to continue to rise over the coming years as more regions pick … Read More
The Lowdown on MAG Squad 360
MAG Squad 360 had their first 2017 training camp last month where we caught up wth Head Coach David Phillips who provided a great overview of the Squad 360 Programme and what they’re up to. Squad 360 is the national men’s artistic gymnastics (MAG)Â programme designed to identify talented competitive athletes and coach them into the performance pathway. The original idea … Read More
Top Tip: Finding What You Need on the Website
Last year the GymSports NZ website received a much-needed upgrade. The new website will continue to develop over the coming months but already provides a stable platform to share information with our community, sponsors and the wider public, in a much more appealing manner than its predecessor. Our top tip for February is for users who have had difficulty locating … Read More