Most athletes were crossing roads to get to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, but the team from Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana was crossing the Tauranga harbour. Waking... Read More

As shuttlecocks flew across and over nets, and scores were counted, a navy-blue flag with a circle of white stars hung proudly from the stands. Behind it, a... Read More

Surfing has successfully carved its way into the Zespri AIMS Games, with 61 groms putting on a show despite tricky conditions at Tay Street Beach in Mount... Read More

Denzel Dance in hip hop. Seb Wheeler in mountain biking. Cody Waters in swimming. And basketballers with the last names Hooper and Fowler. It's almost written... Read More

Peering through a microscope, you'd probably see tiny bowls floating around in Niamh Tyson's blood. The 13-year-old Pyes Pā student is the fifth generation... Read More

This is a story about a boy with a big heart. It's all about Jack Coombs who went 'above and beyond” to support a girl he'd never even met. The... Read More

Ryka Minchin races up the wall as fast as he can and slams the red buzzer. You would never have thought the 11-year-old was in a serious car crash just three... Read More

It's a big week for the Ierome clan. While dad and former provincial rugby player Jeff Ierome has a whimsical eye on the past, his identical twin boys Liam... Read More

Sneakers securely fastened. Hair tied back. Stretches completed. Let's go. Hundreds of excited competitors were raring to go on Tuesday morning as the inaugural... Read More

Students competing at this week's Zespri Aims Games are being encouraged to 'give back”' to their host city by participating in environmental actions and... Read More

If it wasn't for gymnastics - and a small miracle - Chloe Crump reckons she'd still be visiting hospital every couple of months for a chronic lung disease. Instead,... Read More

The 19th Zespri AIMS Games School Sporting Championships kicked off in thunderous and spectacular fashion on Sunday as thousands of young athletes from across... Read More