Jason GunnA born and bred Cantabrian, Jason has been a fixture on television screen across New Zealand for decades starring in everything from The Son of a Gunn Show to Wheel of Fortune. Jason will be bringing his vibrant personality throughout the Games in December, in support of all the athletes competing in Christchurch, their whānau and clubs.
National Summer Games Ambassadors
Dylan SchmidtAs well as being a World Champion and Olympics Medallist, Dylan was Special Olympics New Zealand's first official ambassador and has had a strong connection with people with intellectual disabilities since an early age, through his mother Jen, who has been working in the intellectual disability sector for most of her life.
Tiaan WhelptonNew Zealand's fastest man graduated from the University of Canterbury as lives and trains in Christchurch. Tiaan is passionate about the role sport and athletics can play in a person's life and is "super excited" to be alongside the action in December, supporting all our National Summer Games Athletes.