AIMS Games

NZ AIMS Games is a week long year 7 and 8 sports tournament held in Mt Maunganui/Tauranga each year.

The tournament was first established to offer the students in the area the opportunity to increase their competition. This has now grown into the largest sporting tournament held in New Zealand with in excess of 14,000 students involved.

NZ AIMS Games 2026 is being held from the 5th to the 11th of September 2026.

Expression of Interest forms for NZ AIMS Games 2026 are now open. If you intend for your child to be considered for NZ AIMS Games 2026, please ensure that you complete the expression of interest form by Friday 13th of March 2026. The expression of interest form can be located under the Sports Registration tab – Opportunities (you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page)

The sports codes being offered for NZ AIMS Games 2026 are:

  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • BMX
  • Canoe Sport
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Futsal
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hip Hop
  • Hockey
  • Indoor Bowls

  • Mountain Biking

  • Netball

  • Orienteering

  • Para Sports

  • Rock Climbing

  • Rip Rugby and Tackle 7’s

  • Squash

  • Surfing

  • Swimming

  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Water Polo
  • Yachting

We endeavour to offer as many students as we can the opportunity to attend but teams and individuals will only be entered if we have sufficient student numbers and we have the availability of adults to coach and/or manage codes. In the majority of cases, students will only be able to participate in one code but these are all worked on an individual case basis dependent on the schedule.

To ensure that we give the students and adults the best experience possible, we do require significant help and support from parents/caregivers. This would include coaching or managing teams, travelling to the AIMS tournament and staying in school accommodation, and supervising students. Parents would also be responsible for leading any fundraising opportunities. Students, coaches, and managers in all team codes are required to stay in the team accommodation for the week. Each individual sporting code will differ but some will have the option to stay in their own accommodation with their parents. Details will be advised once an indication of numbers are confirmed. The approximate cost for a student in a team is $1100.00. These costs include accommodation, transport, entry fee, tshirt, food, and incidental items. Costs will differ for students competing in an individual code that may not go for the entire week and stay in private accommodation.

We aim to have the group confirmed by the end of May.

For more information about AJHS’s involvement in NZ AIMS Games, please contact Jo Monkton. For further information about the entire tournament, please see details on the NZ AIMS Games website.

NZ AIMS Games Website