NSG 2025

This is where we will post news and information relating to taking a team to the National Summer Games in Christchurch, from the 10th -14th December 2025.More information will be posted here as it comes to hand. Update (April) - Logo added, team number corrected and flights booked.

The team will now fly down on Tuesday 9th December and  back on Monday 15th December, from and to Rotorua and Tauranga.  On our Links page, under the  Main Menu, is a link to Special Olympics NZ's official NSG 2025 website which has more information about each sport and venue plus the schedule. 

Our team was announced at our prizegiving at the end of last year. It includes athletes who are non-travelling reserves, meaning they will only be part of the team if they are asked to replace a team member who cannot go. Official entries are due in by July but changes can be made up until October. Usually there is a cut off date in October after which no more changes can be made. We are taking a team of 55. There are 39 athletes and 16 volunteers in five sports. These are the team members as of March; see our photos of all the athletes here: NSG 2025 Sponsorship form.pdf  The official NSG Entry form was submitted to Special Olympics NZ on 11 July. Team list updated 13 August.

Team Rotorua Athletes			Volunteers
Tenpin Bowling	Football	Bocce	Head of Delegation	Athlete Reserves - non travelling
Allan Carroll	Bodie Stanley-Hardiman	Anthea Glasgow	Jill Allely HOD	Christopher Ramlose
Amelia Reeve	Brent George	Emilija Berry	Belinda Herbert - Assistant HOD	Lional Boielle
Angela Francis	Chris Taylor	Paige Sullivan-Hona	Tenpin Bowling	Jake Marshall
Caseylee Raston	Chris Thomas	Tyrone Banfield	Shona Gibbs - Head coach	Reuben Pooley
Corvette Welsh	Heremaia Hohaia		Kylie Stampa
Delarnie Smith	Jordan Dittmer	Swimming	Maxine Smith
Esther Miller	Keyarn Pulford	Bailey Dunbar	Simom Sherborne
Gregg Hyde	Lachlan Dawson	Jessica Sherborne	Football
Kelly Clarkson	Leo Coleman	Krystal McLeod	Russell George - Head coach	Volunteer Reserves - non travelling
Kris Roguski	Rahul Khatri	Tui Martin	Andrew Dawson	Marama Christie
Marcel Kessels	Zane Karaka		Kirstin Dawson	Margaret Boielle
Matthew Gibbs			Bocce	Viv Grant
Maureen McLeod	Indoor Bowls		Chris Brewer - Head coach
Nadia Ngeru	Conor Allely		Michelle Douthett (1-1)
Shannon Cooper	Madison Edwards		Indoor bowls
Simon Gillies	Troy Stampa		Nicholas Van Den Broek - Head coach
	William Hawker		Tegan Stampa (1-1)
			Swimming
			David Blackmore - Head coach
			Sonia Sherborne (1-1)
			Stella McLeod (1-1)

Special Olympics Rotorua Team Updates

NSG2025 Update Funding July 2025.docx.pdf

Grants and donations towards the cost of attending the 2025 National Summer Games:

- Rotorua Trust

- NZCT

- Freemasons Charity

- Ciabatta Cafe & Bakery

- Aroha Luxury NZ Tours 

NSG Raffle Information - Raffle Closes 20 Nov; Drawn 22 Nov

Special Olympics Raffle Poster 2025.pdf 

Raffle Sponsorship and Prizes 2025.pdf

Healthy Athletes Programme Information

This pdf contains the Healthy Athletes Programme Briefing for Clubs, Athletes and Caregivers which will help set everyone up for this important element of the Games.

Healthy Athletes Programme NSG2025.pdf

Accommodation Information

The team will be staying on the second floor of Tupuanuku in single bedrooms. This is just one of the University of Canterbury's halls of residence (hostel). There will be other teams staying in our hostel. On the ground floor is the dining room and spaces for teams to socialise and hold meetings.  Please follow the link for more information and a video about Tupuanuku. N.B. The information is aimed a students so some of it will not apply to our team. 

Videos and 360 views of halls of residence | University of Canterbury

 Special Olympics New Zealand NSG Newsletters

NSG_2025_NEWSLETTER-MAY_EDITION.pdf

NSG_2025_NEWSLETTER-JUNE_EDITION.pdf

NSG_2025_NEWSLETTER-JULY_EDITION.pdf

NSG_2025_NEWSLETTER-AUGUST_EDITION.pdf

NSG_2025_NEWSLETTER-SEPTEMBER_EDITION.pdf