Sunday 8th September 2024
Waipuna Park, 25 Kaitemako Road, Welcome Bay, Tauranga
$45.00 per individual runner (NZ$)
Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $45.00 for the 12km School Relay OR the 6km School Relay (NZ$).
Friday 15th March 2024 at 9.00am – Online registrations open
Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm – Online registrations close
Email: info@nzaimsgames.co.nz
Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $45.00 per runner (NZ$).
Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $45.00 for the 12km School Relay OR the 6km School Relay (NZ$).
Strictly non-refundable.
Payment MUST be made within seven days of receipt of invoice.
Invoices will be sent to the school accounts manager after the entry closing date, Wednesday 5th June 2024.
Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm
Entries to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games will be made and only accepted online, via the online registration system.
Registrations will only be accepted from the school's designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator.
Schools are allocated a unique Zespri AIMS Games registration log in code to complete their entries.
Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as at 31st December the year before the tournament year. Competitor’s birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Year 7 Girls (maximum of five runners per school)
Year 7 Boys (maximum of five runners per school)
Year 8 Girls (maximum of five runners per school)
Year 8 Boys (maximum of five runners per school)
Athletes with a Disability Girls and Athletes with a Disability Boys (no limit of runners per school)
6km School Relay (schools may enter either the 12km School Relay OR the 6km School Relay, not both).
12km School Relay
Students may compete in more than one sporting code, provided they are in line with the permitted code crossovers.
Timetable allowances will not be made for any competitors, and it is the sole responsibility of the school to check for programming conflicts.
Athlete changes/transfers will be accepted up to midnight on Wednesday 28th August. Changes after this date will be declined.
Athlete withdrawals will be accepted up to race day. Please use email to notify us of withdrawals up to Friday 6th September, then; please notify us in person at the venue of any withdrawals needing to be processed on the 7th or 8th September.
Time | Date |
Between 2.00pm & 6.00pm | Managers packs must be collected this day from the Waipuna Park Clubrooms Important notes:
Individual student race numbers will not be issued. |
2.30pm | Walk the course (guided) – with the course setters/managers. |
Time | Date |
Between 8.00am & 9.00am | Teams and managers can walk the course (non guided). |
9.00am | Compulsory Managers meeting at the Waipuna Park Clubrooms |
9.50am | Call for all Year 7 girls to assemble at start area |
10.00am | Year 7 girls start |
10.15am | Call for all Year 7 boys to assemble at start area |
10.25am | Year 7 boys start |
10.50am | Call for all athletes with disabilities boys and girls to assemble at start area |
11.00am | Athletes with disabilities start |
11.20am | Call for all Year 8 girls to assemble at start area |
11.30am | Year 8 girls start |
11.45am | Call for all Year 8 boys to assemble at start area |
11.55am | Year 8 boys start |
12.30pm | Individual divisions prize giving |
12.30pm | Deadline for all relay lists to be in |
12.45pm | Call for all relay teams to assemble at the start area |
1.00pm | All relays start |
Approx 2.00pm | Prize giving for school relays |
3.00pm OR 7.00pm | Opening ceremony (Mercury Baypark Arena) |
Schools may enter one team of runners only in each of the divisions below (maximum of five runners per age/gender division).
Runners cannot run for other divisions.
Running barefoot is permitted.
Spikes are allowed to be worn for all races. Runners must keep these to a maximum length of 9mm.
Runners wearing no spikes will be positioned on the outside of the starting line.
Runners will have two hurdles on the course. The height of the hurdles is 0.762m (30 inches).
At the start, teams will be able to have two runners positioned on the start line with the other two runners directly behind them and then one runner directly behind them (two/two/one).
This is a category awarded from results within the individual races (this is separate to the team relays).
For schools that enter a team in a division where there are three or more runners - each individual runner in that team is automatically eligible to claim individual line honours.
Schools with less than three runners in a division are ineligible.
All individual runners must finish their races to be eligible to be included in team honours.
For division team honours the placings of your first three runners home will be accumulated, and placings awarded from the lowest aggregate (should teams be tied the placing of the third-place runner will be the deciding factor). For example, the lowest team total is the winner i.e., Year 7 Girls 6th, 23rd, 29th = 58 points (1st), 5th, 22nd, 35th = 62 points (2nd).
We have electronic timing services, and all race bibs have transponders attached to the back. Please follow the fitting and handling instructions provided.
The event will be run as an Athletes with Disabilities 800m track event.
Whilst there is no qualifying or eligibility criteria, the athlete’s disability must disadvantage them to participate or compete against their non-disabled peers in the open event.
Place getters will be allocated based on who crosses the finish first regardless of disability type or extent.
Although there are no qualifying times for disabled runners, runners must be capable of completing the 800m course (grass track).
The race committee will appoint a race referee(s), to whom general complaints can be directed. Any race complaints must be lodged to the race referee within five minutes after the announcement of the preliminary results on the official disputes form and accompanied by $100.00.
Division | Distance | Start | Race Record |
Year 7 Girls | 3km (1 x 2km lap + 1 x 1km lap) | 10.00am | 11:20:47 (2023) |
Year 7 Boys | 3km (1 x 2km lap + 1 x 1km lap) | 10.25am | 9.56 (2016) |
Athletes with a Disability - Girls | 800m (2 x 400m laps) | 11.00am | 3.34 (2019, best time) |
Athletes with a Disability - Boys | 800m (2 x 400m laps) | 11.00am | 2.58 (2017, best time) |
Year 8 Girls | 3km (1 x 2km lap + 1 x 1km lap) | 11.30am | 10.56 (2019) |
Year 8 Boys | 3km (1 x 2km lap + 1 x 1km lap) | 11.55am | 10.05 (2016) |
6km & 12km School Relays | 6 & 12 x 1km lap | 1.00pm | 20:42:50 (2023) & 40.29 (2018) |