Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.

Hubbard was today named in the New Zealand weightlifting team, picked to compete in the +90kg division.

Hubbard, the daughter of muesli king and former Auckland mayor Dick Hubbard, has met all the New Zealand Olympic Weightlifting protocols

Hubbard, formerly Gavin, had to demonstrate that her testosterone levels were below a certain threshold for 12 months before competing for New Zealand.

She is part of a 12 member weightlifting team heading to Gold Coast next year.

34-year-old Richie Patterson will create history at Gold Coast 2018, becoming the first weightlifter to represent New Zealand at four Commonwealth Games.

The weightlifting team named for Gold Coast 2018 is:

Women
Phillipa Patterson -53kg
Alethea Boon -58kg
Andrea Miller -69kg
Bailey Rogers -75kg
Tracey Lambrechs -90kg
Laurel Hubbard +90kg

Men
Ianne Ernesto Guinares -62kg
Vester Villalon -69kg
Cameron McTaggart -77kg
Richard Patterson -85kg
Stanislav Chalaev -105kg
David Liti +105kg