"It's just the popularity of adult gymnastics, it's just grown through the country," Taylor-Ward said.
"It made it quite tricky to organise [everyone].
"And there's a couple of teams that have entered that have never competed before – the parents of gymnasts."
A group of eight from the Hutt Valley, for example, had all decided to enter the sport after watching their children take part, and had spent a year training for the NZMG.
They had been nervous about the flips and tumbles, but they did well.
"Considering they were not gymnasts, they looked pretty tidy out there," said Taylor-Ward.
"It's having a go, which is what NZMG is all about."
Manawatu were also well represented with a team of 12.
The trampoline section was held in the evening after the gymnastics.
