Top intermediate-age sportspeople from schools around New Zealand and Australia are battling it out on fields, courts and pools around Tauranga this week for the NZCT AIMS Games.

SunLive is helping you keep up to date with the latest results and news at the ninth annual tournament – with photos and news from the week-long event. The tournament, which covers 16 sports, has attracted 6000 intermediate age students from around New Zealand and from two Australian schools.

With teams battling it out for bragging rights as the best, the AIMS Games has established itself as an important step along the path to sports success for future Olympic champions.