A big congratulations to all those who competed at the 2016 NZ Gymsports Championships. Â We hope that you all enjoyed Invercargill and ILT Stadium as much as we did. Â Please find below provincial results for the Central region: Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay Wanganui / Manawatu Wellington
New Comms Tool For Your Club
If you were a Manager at the 2016 NZ Championships down in Invercargill, you would have been on the Awards Text Group.  This is a fantastic communications tool which could be used in your own Club. For just $5 you can buy an app called “Text2Group”. This allows you to set up your own Groups and text some of the … Read More
New Facility for Bigair
Bigair Gymsports have opened a second facility at 14 Landfill Road, Owhiro Bay, Wellington – grab a sneak peak in the pics below…
Central Region Date Reminders
Be sure to have any of the relevant following dates on your calendars: November 11 Nov – Applications close for Senior WAG and MAG FIG Level 2 Courses 14 Nov – Memberships for Term 4 due 21 Nov – Registrations close for XTND Competent Coach – Year 1 and 2 23 Nov – Forms due for Sanctioned Competitions 30 Nov – … Read More
Volunteer in Rarotonga.
Planning a holiday in Rarotonga, Cook Islands? Would you like to give back to the sport of gymnastics and contribute to its development in Oceania? Expressions of interest are welcome from coaches planning a trip to Rarotonga, who may like to volunteer a few hours of their time towards gymnast and/or coach development.  Depending on the level of qualification, this could … Read More
Study Gymnastics in Denmark – Apply Now!
Ollerup Scholarships Now Open to all GymSports NZ Members Fancy studying gymnastics (including rhythmic), parkour or tumbling in Denmark for nine months?  Are you aged between 18-30 and born in New Zealand?  You could be eligible to apply for the Ollerup Scholarship. This scholarship is usually just open to Wellington club members but due to the lack of nominations, it has … Read More
Media release: Indo Pacific Championships Wrap Up In Napier
An action packed five days wrapped up at the 2016 Indo Pacific Championships in Napier today, where 184 athletes from Australia (40), Canada (24), Japan (31), South Africa (8) and New Zealand (81) have been competing for Indo Pacific titles at the Pettigrew Green Arena. Â New Zealand took five out of six of the senior titles. Lachlan (Lachie) Smith from … Read More
Media release: NZ and Australia Take Top Titles
The two senior titles have been won tonight by New Zealand and Australia at the 2016 Indo Pacific Championships in Napier. Olympian Dylan Schmidt took a clear gold in the men’s competition with Lauren Sampson from Australia claiming the women’s title. Dylan (167.680) shared the podium with Australians Jarrod Spear (155.115) and Ryan Hatfield (150.260).  His second medal this weekend, … Read More
NZ Takes Double Gold in Double-mini.
Day two at the 2016 Indo Pacific Championships saw a double gold for New Zealand in the first senior individual event yesterday. 18-year-old Lachlan (Lachie) Smith from North Shore Trampoline Club in Auckland, took the men’s senior double-mini title. Lachie was introduced to trampoline through a holiday programme at five years old and was hooked. He was “stoked” with his … Read More
Learning the Haka
All of the teams at the 2016 Indo Pacific Championships this morning took part in a cultural experience led by the Kahurangi Dance Company. Athletes learned how to do a haka, use poi, play with tititoria and some traditional maori games. “We may be at an international competition, but there is definitely no sign of competition here this morning. Five countries … Read More