The 2017 AIMs Games has hit the Bay of Plenty - with more than 10,300 schoolchildren aged 11-13 taking part.
Sportsfields and arenas across Tauranga have been taken over, as sports including football and tennis are attempted by young sportspeople.
"The AIMs Games is really important because it gives children the chance to be competitive, but also celebrates sport, and being able to represent their school and family with pride," says tournament director, Vicki Semple. "It also shows them that there is a pathway, if they did want to continue on down the competitive route. But ultimately we just want kids to foster the love of sport, so they carry on loving being part of a team for the rest of their lives. We want them to enjoy physical activity."
Now in its fourteenth year, there are also international representatives from Indonesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga and Australia.
Ms Semple says a particular highlight of the current games, is the inclusion of disabled sportspeople, who are doing things they never thought they would be able to do.
