Tell us about your gymnastics experience

Anna RobertsonShaping Gymnastics

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

Anna RobertsonShaping Gymnastics

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

2024 NZ Gymnastics Championships announced

Anna Robertson2024 NZ Gymnastics Championships

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.

Anna RobertsonShaping Gymnastics

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

Anna RobertsonShaping Gymnastics

‘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

Anna RobertsonMedia Release, Shaping Gymnastics

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

Technical Committees

Anna RobertsonMember Updates

Our technical committees play an important role in supporting the growth and development of our codes and programmes, and they provide technical advice, guidance, direction, leadership, and action in collaboration with Gymnastics NZ, for the benefit of the community. Current Technical Committees Women’s Artistic Men’s Artistic Rhythmic Aerobics Trampoline  Purpose and Scope of the Technical CommitteesThe purpose of the Technical … Read More

Elevating Gymnast Wellbeing: Recruiting for the Training Guidelines Working Group

Anna RobertsonShaping Gymnastics

Gymnastics New Zealand is forming a dedicated Working Group that will guide the development of new training guidelines for our gymnasts in Aotearoa. This move is a part of our commitment to improving participant wellbeing and following best practice long-term athlete development. The need for this initiative has been reinforced through the valuable insights from AUT research and feedback from … Read More

GFA in the Bay 2023

Anna RobertsonGym for All

More than 300 gymnasts showcased their favourite gymnastics skills at GFA in the Bay, held in Tauranga 5-6 August. Doubling in participation from its launch last year, one of the 15 clubs who attended was Central West Gymsports who came all the way from Australia to participate in the parkour section. A collaboration from three Bay of Plenty Clubs—ARGOS Gymnastics … Read More