AIMS Games

Sibling rivalry paves way for AIMS success

Daisy Ruthe has waited a whole year to write herself into the Zespri AIMS Games record books. After watching her brother Sam win last year's Year 8 boys'... Read More

What's on - sports, talk and art

Good morning and Happy Fathers Day. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods and the... Read More

Park and ride for free this week

To assist with traffic flow this week, a free bus service between Mount Maunganui and Papamoa is running until Friday September 8. The Zespri AIMS Games,... Read More

What's on - AIMS Games, cat show and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting morning cloud and the... Read More

Aim for delays this week!

With the annual Zespri AIMS Games for 2023 on from September 2-8, residents should expect some delays as the event typically brings more than 20,000 athletes... Read More

Team spirit the aim of the game

Mount Maunganui Intermediate's Rip Rugby team will leave no player behind for this year's Zespri Aims Games. Kicking off this Saturday, September 2, nearly... Read More

Plenty of play at AIMS Games in Tauranga

The countdown is on to the 2023 Zespri AIMS Games, which kicks off this weekend. The week long event is one of Australasia's largest junior sporting events,... Read More

AIMS Games: Athletes tackle waste at the beach

Teams of athletes gathered at Mount Maunganui this week to take part in the inaugural Zespri AIMS Games Gives Back, a beach clean-up led by Tauranga City Council... Read More

AIMS Games in photos

The Zespri AIMS Games are in full swing in Tauranga this week. More than 25,000 athletes, officials and supporters are taking part in 23 sports codes around the... Read More

Winter woolies welcome at chilly AIMS Games

Athletes from an Auckland school have been toastier than most at Zespri AIMS Games this week. Bucklands Beach Intermediate competitors are wrapped in golden scarves,... Read More

Weather woes can‘t stop Nelson AIMS star

Liam Howes has found some fine weather - 'finally”. The 12-year-old from Waimea Intermediate School in Richmond has had a wet - and bumpy - road to the... Read More

Schools out as Otakiri bowls up to AIMS

Classrooms are especially quiet at a small rural Bay of Plenty school this week, thanks to the Zespri AIMS Games. More than half of Otakiri School's eligible... Read More