Counties Manukau Gymnastics

OUR 2026 GYMSPORT MANUKAU NATIONALS TEAM IS NOW COMPLETE!

We are very excited to announce the final members of our 2026 Gymsport Manukau Team heading to the XP Gymnastics Nationals:

Trampoline – TRA
Tumbling – TUM

Congratulations to all of our selected Trampoline and Tumbling athletes. Earning a place at Nationals is a fantastic achievement and a reflection of the commitment, determination and hard work you have put in throughout the season.

With WAG, MAG, AER and RG already announced, we can now officially celebrate our full 2026 GMA Nationals Team.

We are incredibly proud to have athletes representing Gymsport Manukau across so many disciplines and can’t wait to see our team come together on the national stage.

A huge thank you, as always, to the coaches, judges, families and supporters who help make these opportunities possible.

Congratulations Team GMA — Tauranga, here we come!

2026 GYMSPORT MANUKAU NATIONALS TEAM

We are incredibly proud to announce our 2026 Gymsport Manukau Team heading to the XP Gymnastics Nationals in Tauranga!

Congratulations to all of the athletes selected across:

Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – WAG
Men’s Artistic Gymnastics – MAG
Aerobic Gymnastics – AER
Rhythmic Gymnastics – RG

Earning a place at Nationals is a fantastic achievement and reflects an enormous amount of hard work, commitment and determination throughout the season.

These athletes will come together to proudly represent Gymsport Manukau, wearing our teal, orange and black on the national stage at Mercury Baypark from 29 September – 3 October.

A huge congratulations also to the coaches, judges, families and supporters behind these athletes. There are a lot of people and a lot of hours behind every athlete who makes it to this level, and we are very proud of the team heading to Tauranga.

Congratulations Team GMA – we can’t wait to see you out there!

Tumbling and Trampoline team announcements still to come…

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Excited to share that the Auckland Manukau Champs will be live-streamed with STAG media!

Can’t make it to the comp? Tune in from anywhere to support the athletes. 📹❗️

Swipe to see the live-streamed sessions timetable.
Go to http://stagmedia.co or scan the QR code to access the stream.

Good luck to our WAG athletes heading down to Tauranga this weekend for the Midlands Senior Competition.

A big thank you as always to our coaches and judges who are there supporting our athletes throughout the weekend.

Safe travels to all of our gymnasts, coaches, judges, and families making the trip.

Good luck everyone! ❤️🖤🤍

Good luck to all of our WAG and MAG athletes competing at the NHG Championships this weekend.

We have both junior and senior gymnasts competing across women’s artistic and men’s artistic gymnastics, and we’re looking forward to seeing our Counties athletes out on the floor.

Whether it’s your first competition of the season or another chance to keep building, go out there with confidence and pride. We are proud to have you representing Counties.

Wishing our athletes, coaches, judges, and families a great weekend at North Harbour.

Good luck everyone! ❤️🖤🤍

Good luck to all of our rhythmic gymnasts competing at the Counties Invitational Competition this weekend.

There is always something special about a home competition, and we’re looking forward to welcoming gymnasts, coaches, judges, volunteers, and families into our gym for a great weekend of rhythmic gymnastics.

To our Counties athletes, enjoy being out on the floor, back yourselves, support each other, and have fun. We love seeing you represent our club.

If you’re around this weekend, come along and support the competition. It would be wonderful to have our club community there cheering our rhythmic gymnasts on.

Good luck everyone! ❤️🖤🤍

A huge congratulations to our very own Meshay Paulsen on her selection to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Pharoah’s Cup in Cairo, Egypt – we are incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to cheer you on! 🇳🇿🤸‍♀️

🇳🇿 2026 Pharoah's Cup 🇪🇬

Congratulations to the women’s artistic team selected to represent New Zealand at the Pharoah’s Cup, to be held 15-20 September in Cairo, Egypt. 👏👏

- Quinn Morton – NHG (Youth 13)
- Sophia Edmonds – NHG (Youth 13)
- Aline Kaori Hiramatsu – NHG (Youth 13)
- Savannah Campen – Waitakere Gymnastics (Junior)
- Ella Thomas – Christchurch School of Gymnastics (Junior)
- Zahara Slatter – Manawatu GymSports (Senior)
- Ingrid Sims – Rimutaka Gymsports (Senior)
- Meshay Paulsen – Counties Manukau Gymnastics (Senior)
- Kahu Barsdell – Waitakere Gymnastics (Senior)
- Madeleine Marshall – Tolworth / NHG (Senior)

- Manager/coach: Ann-Marie Dawson – Manawatu Gymsports
- Head coach: Ailen Valente – Waitakere
- Assistant coach/athlete support: Liezl Miller – NHG
- Judge: Deborah Elliott – Capital Gymnastics
- Judge: Shirley Baker – Gymnastics Waitara
- Judge: Michelle Bow – Mid Island Gym Sports

We wish the team all the best in their preparations and travels. 🙌

Massive congratulations to Kieran and Team NZ 🤩🥉
in the teams event-celebrating your awesome result 💪🙌