Z Manu World Champs Grand Final

Publish date: Tuesday, 17 Mar 2026, 8:40AM

Flava Makes a Splash at the Z Manu World Champs 💦

Flava was proud to back the Z Manu World Champs again this summer as the exclusive media partner, after a huge season of qualifiers across Aotearoa — plus a special trans-Tasman stop on the Gold Coast bringing the Kiwi manu spirit across the ditch.

More than 2,000 competitors took part nationwide, all leading up to Saturday’s epic Grand Final at Karanga Plaza in Tāmaki Makaurau. And safe to say… the bombs were BIG.

We brought the energy both on-air and on-ground, with the iHeartRadio VIP Zone, the Flava Replay screen, and the always chaotic Famous Faces Jump.

Representing the Flava whānau were Azura, K’Lee and producer Anna, who bravely stepped in after Charlie picked up a pre-event injury (don’t worry, we’re still giving him grief about it 😂).

Across the entire series, Flava Drive’s Hadz held it down as MC, keeping the crowd hyped and the manu flying.