HEALTH AND FITNESS
Can you trust social media fitness experts?
Social media has become our Personal Trainers. I know that's a big statement to make I, but I wouldn't be making it if I...
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
AD Alumni: Anna Steven
We're shining the spotlight on some of Athlete Development's alumni who are doing great things in their chosen sport. Meet sprinter Anna Steven, who...
Preparing for school and club sport
Now that school and club sports teams trainings and games are gearing up again, what can your young athletes do to better prepare for...
SWIM SCHOOL
Head Girl leading the way
Charlie Toumadj is a busy person. On top of surf lifesaving, netball, A-Level classes at school, Duke of Edinburgh and working at AUT Millennium,...
Could your child save themselves?
It's a confronting, uncomfortable question, but given our location in the East Coast Bays with so many beaches at our doorstep, it's an important...
AUT MILLENNIUM
Introducing Dr Danielle Jacobs
I’m Daniëlle Jacobs, the new Doctor working at Healthzone Medical.
A bit about myself, I was born in South Africa but moved over to live...
MOST POPULAR
5 Reasons Why Competition is Good (and bad) for your Child
What does the word ‘competition’ bring to mind? Is all competition a good thing? How do you distinguish between helpful competition and that which...
50 Questions Every Youth Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Asking good questions is an excellent way to assess your performance and become more in tune with what to focus on to get better.
At...
Lessons from A Silver Fern
Guest Contribution: Anna Harrison - New Zealand Netballer.
Another big year of Northern Mystics and New Zealand Silver Fern Netball commitments has come to an...
The Menstrual Cycle and How It Affects the Female Athlete
It’s well-known that sex differences between men and woman exist. Differences that affect your physiology.
But what’s not so well known is how these differences...
Benefits of dryland training for swimmers
There are many different ways you can improve your swimming through the use of dryland activities. You may eventually find that you are unable...
EVENTS
Giving a flip about mental health
Auckland strongmen Gareth Edwards and Tom Moore are aiming to break the Guinness World Record for tyre flipping in July, all in the name...
North Island’s top weightlifters in action
This weekend's North Island Championships are your chance to see the some of the country's leading weightlifters in action, including Commonwealth Games gold medallist...
Halloween Week Photos
Thank you to all our wonderful Gym members for a fantastic Halloween week. We loved seeing all your awesome costumes and hope you had...
AUT Millennium Gym Open Day – 20th October
WANT TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE?
Come along for a FREE workout or group fitness class to experience our community Gym!
We'll have our trained...
VIDEO
Rio Bound: Tracey Lambrechs
Check out our interview with AUT Millennium's Tracey Lambrechs before she heads off to Rio for her Olympic debut!
HIGH PERFORMANCE
A place to call home
AUT Millennium Gym Instructor, AUT Millennium Scholarship Athlete, NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting Club Life Member, New Zealand Weightlifter, Olympian.
Those are just some of the involvements Tracey Lambrechs has with AUT Millennium. Tracey will tell you...
Building a strong foundation
Long before Millennium Institute of Sport and Health, now AUT Millennium, was built in 2002, an athletics club existed.
North Harbour Bays Athletics Club is not just one of the most successful athletics clubs, it...
On the Ball: Investing in coach development
One of the biggest factors in the success, or otherwise, of any sport is the quality of coaching. From grassroots to high performance, a coach has a significant impact on everything from participation, enjoyment...
AUT Millennium announces scholarship athletes for 2017
AUT Millennium has announced its scholarship athletes from the organisations four foundation clubs at an awards evening on Monday evening.
The clubs, NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting, North Harbour Bays Athletics, North Shore Swimming and North Harbour...
15 years of growth for water polo
Water Polo continues to be one of New Zealand’s fastest growing sports and North Harbour Water Polo Club is no different.
The club, then known as NorthSport Water Polo Club and training at Glenfield Aquatic...
NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE
Importance of bilateral breathing
When we swim, most of us will feel more natural when we breathe to one side than the other. However, learning to breathe to both sides is an important task to understand as it...
The best seat in the house
Jodie Rawle has worked at the AUT Millennium Speedo Shop since 2011, but it’s the time spent here by her family that spurred her decision to sponsor a seat in the National Aquatic Centre....
Creating strong partnerships: The National Training Centre
AUT Millennium’s 50/50 partnership with AUT University in 2009 and subsequent partnership with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has brought together the very best in research and education, high performance sport and community...
National Aquatic Centre News: July 2018
Monday 2 - Friday 6 July: 2018 AON Open Swimming Championships
In early July more than 300 of New Zealand’s fastest swimmers arrived at the National Aquatic Centre for the 2018 AON Open Swimming Championships....
At-home dryland programme
Here are a few ideas to help you exercise at home while the National Aquatic Centre is closed. These exercises are perfect for anybody who swims at the pool, no matter your level. You...
