Tuesday 10th September 2024 – Individual Sprint
Wednesday 11th September 2024 – Team Rogaine
Thursday 12th September 2024 – Contingency Day
Sprint – The Historic Village and Kopurererua Valley, Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga
Rogaine - McLaren Falls Park, McLaren Falls Road, Lower Kaimai, Tauranga
$80.00 per individual orienteer (NZ$)
The entry fee includes both the Sprint and Rogaine events, although orienteers can choose to only compete in one or the other if they prefer.
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
*Please note: This is Orienteering Bulletin 1 (correct as of 1 July 2024).
Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $80.00 per orienteer (NZ$).
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.
Sprint
Rogaine
It is expected that all competitors will have knowledge and ability to read and understand an orienteering map, including the colours and symbols.
Sprint
The sprint is an individual event.
There is no limit on the number of students schools can enter. However, the organisers reserve the right to limit entrants per school in the case where entries are unmanageable for logistical purposes.
Shoes must be worn.
The SPORTident (SI) electronic punching system will be used. All participants must use the provided SPORTident Cards. These will be allocated as part of the registration process.
For the Sprint event each student will have an allocated start time, which will be published the week before the event. The start interval for the Sprint event is 1min.
The anticipated winning time for the Sprint is 12-15 minutes.
Rogaine
The rogaine is a team event. All team members must stay together (within approximately 10m) at all times and must cross the finish line together.
School teams can consist of 2 or 3 students. There is no limit on the number of teams schools can enter.
Mixed teams of Year 7 and Year 8 students are permitted, but they must be entered in the relevant Year 8 team division.
Composite teams (mixed school teams) are permitted but will be considered unofficial and will not be eligible for medals.
Shoes must be worn.
Teams have 60 minutes to collect as many points as possible and return to the start. Those exceeding 60 minutes will receive penalties.
The SPORTident (SI) electronic punching system will be used. All teams must use the provided SPORTident Cards. These will be allocated as part of the registration process, with one SPORTident allocated per team.
The Rogaine will use a mass start for each division with start times provided on the website and app and in event bulletins.
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.
Date | Event |
Sunday 8th September | Opening ceremony at Mercury Baypark Arena (3.00pm or 7.00pm) |
Tuesday 10th September | Sprint event - Starts from 10.00am |
Wednesday 11th September | Manager and Competitor Briefing – Rogaine (9.30am at McLaren Falls Park) |
Wednesday 11th September | Rogaine event - Mass Start from 10.00am |
The event will be run under the NZ Foot Orienteering Rules as published by Orienteering NZ.
Further details (event schedule and procedures, and technical information) will be provided in two event bulletins. These will be published on the event website and app, emailed to team managers and will be on display at event registration.
Check out the Orienteering NZ coaching hub for further information about orienteering for coaches and participants (Coaching and Training Hub | Orienteering New Zealand).
For more general information regarding Zespri AIMS Games Orienteering, please refer to the Orienteering Bay of Plenty AIMS Games page.
On behalf of Orienteering Bay of Plenty (hosts of the Zespri Aims Games Orienteering 2024) we advise the following embargoes applying to competition areas.
An embargo is a restriction, which prevents athletes accessing a competition area prior to the competition taking place. Any athletes breaching these embargoes risks disqualification.
The area titled Tauranga Historic Village, outlined in pink on the map below, and which is bounded by Seventeenth Avenue in the South, Sixteenth Avenue in the North, Takitimu Drive / Kopurererua Valley in the West and Cameron Road in the East, is embargoed with the following restrictions, with immediate affect:
Competitors are not allowed to re-enter the Sprint area after they have finished their race and before the last competitor has finished their race without the permission of the organiser.
The area titled McLaren Falls Park, outlined in pink in the map below, including the areas south of Cherry Bay/Marshalls Animal Park entrance is embargoed with the following restrictions, with immediate effect.
Competitors are not allowed to re-enter the competition area after they have finished their race and before the last competitor has finished their race without the permission of the organiser.
Previous Maps for each event location will be displayed on the Zespri AIMS Games website and in the Final Event Bulletin.