We are pleased to announce the team to represent New Zealand across men’s artistic World Cup events in Cairo, Egypt, Cottbus in Germany, and Doha, Qatar in February 2024. Congratulations to the team. We wish them all the best in their preparations over the coming months.
Angie Dougal – Coaches Korero (SPCNZ)
Thank you to Sports Performance Coach NZ, who wrote and originally published the below article. “We get it wrong by focusing on winning.” At first glance, these words don’t seem like they would come from a high performance coach, especially the coach of a current world champion. But listening to Angie Dougal, it makes complete sense, and she has the … Read More
Ollerup scholarships awarded for 2024
We are very excited to announce the Ollerup Scholarship recipients for 2024-2025. Please join us in congratulating Maia has been thinking about applying to Ollerup for the past few years and became sure about it when the Ollerup Elitehold group visited her gym, showing their joy and enthusiasm for gymnastics and movement. Maia has been involved in gymnastics since a … Read More
Tell us about your gymnastics experience
If you have participated in gymnastics this year, we would like to hear about your experience. Delivered by an independent research company through Sport NZ, our voice of participant survey aims to help us and your club understand what is working well and not so well, and to identify areas that need more focus to enable us to better meet … Read More
New Training Guidelines Working Group
We are excited to announce the formation of the Training Guidelines Working Group. This initiative is an important step towards our commitment to enhancing participant well-being and aligning with best practices for long-term athlete development. Working Group OverviewOur call-out to the community resulted in a large number of high-quality applications. Due to the volume and our commitment to ensuring diverse … Read More
A collaboration between gymnastics and football is taking off in Northland.
When Jaime Pavlicevic returned from London in 2016 to settle down in Kerikeri after 14 years abroad, she was struck by both what the region had to offer – and what it lacked. Renowned for its natural beauty, fantastic climate and thriving creative scene, the gateway to the Bay of Islands was a great place to raise a family. But … Read More
2024 NZ Gymnastics Championships announced
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships will be held at the Central Energy Trust Arena in Palmerston North in the second week of the October school holidays, training day is Monday 7 October and competition days Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 October. All codes will compete under the same roof over the course of … Read More
Former international gymnast, and current coach and judge Olivia Jöbsis reflects on her time as an athlete specialist on the Gymnastics New Zealand Steering Committee.
In December 2021, I was informed I’d been selected as one of five athlete specialists on the Gymnastics New Zealand Steering Committee. Joining the committee would be another chance to tell my story, and to speak up for others who had suffered harm through participating in gymnastics. I was stoked to get the call up. I was also nervous, and … Read More
Child and Youth Specialist Willow Duffy shares thoughts post-wrap-up of the Steering Committee
‘Safeguarding practices should be as important as having a first aid certificate, and talked about daily.’ Willow Duffy, CEO at Safeguarding Children New Zealand, encourages us all to continue the work initiated by the Steering Committee, where she sat as the Child and Youth Specialist. Please see the video below for Willow’s thoughts and reflections on her time on the … Read More
Media release: Gymnastics Takes Next Step Towards Positive Future as Steering Committee Wraps Up Work
The Steering Committee tasked with implementing the recommendations of the 2021 independent review into gymnastics in New Zealand has concluded its work having helped drive significant positive change in the sport. While there remains much work to do, strong progress in vital areas such as child safeguarding and athlete voice and inclusion in decision-making were signs the sport was moving … Read More