Three brothers with promising New Zealand football careers are extending the legacy of their father, former Solomon Islands national football team defender George... Read More

What are the odds? Two dudes, different ages and different regions of the country, coming up with near-identical designs for the Zespri AIMS Games new mascot? Apparently,... Read More

The increasingly popular orienteering event at the Zespri AIMS Games, now in its third year, began on Monday at Tauranga Racecourse in Greerton. Tauranga... Read More

Zespri AIMS Games athletes made a record-breaking run at Waipuna Park in Tauranga's Welcome Bay on Sunday, with five of the six best times equalled or bettered. That... Read More

Devon Intermediate's hip hop crew brought New Plymouth energy to the 2026 Zespri AIMS Games stage with a routine mixing pūkana, cheerleading flair and hip hop... Read More

It was a strange feeling for Kiwi basketball star Te Tuhi Lewis to be the centre of attention on the opening day of the Zespri AIMS Games - but it was a feeling... Read More

A dozen falls, a thick coat of mud and one massive grin - mountain-biker Blake Wilson was having the time of his life. He's about to do it all over again... Read More

It takes a lot of tucker to power nearly 15,000 young athletes for a week but luckily Tauranga charity Good Neighbour knows a thing or two about feeding masses. This... Read More

It's not so much that Israel Lasaqa has big shoes to fill - more like fast feet to follow. The Tauranga Intermediate Year 8 rugby player will make his rugby... Read More

When Jane Howard first got roped into running golf at the Zespri AIMS Games in 2008, the tournament was a relative walk in the park. Then a Mount Maunganui... Read More

More young athletes with disabilities are set to take part in this year's Zespri Aims Games, with adapted sport registrations nearly three times higher than... Read More

If you had told 12-year-old Josh Bartlett he'd grow up to be a professional rugby player, he would have fallen about laughing. Maybe even chucked a table... Read More