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Vicki Semple NZCT AIMS Games Tournament Director |
The annual New Zealand Community Trust AIMS GAMES in Tauranga in September is even bigger than last year's record-breaking event.
Growing from four sporting codes involving 750 participants in 2004 the 2013 games supports 16 codes with more than 6500 registered participants from 189 schools.
Given that 89 per cent of attendees come from outside the Western Bay of Plenty region we would expect that the economic impact would be significant.
Given the age of the Games' participants, it also attracts their caregivers and families. This further enhances the economic benefits generated by the event.
A quick analysis of the 2012 event showed the financial impact to be in excess of $6million dollars. At some point it would be beneficial to conduct an economic impact study to fully understand the economic benefits the AIMS GAMES has on the region.
The AIMS GAMES executive team are actively marketing the event in Australia and further afield. We are happy to report that our initiatives have been successful with seven schools officially registered from Australia and one from the Cook Islands. We anticipate that this will expand considerably over time.
Flagship status is of vital importance to us moving forward to exploit the Australian opportunities and also opportunities in the Pacific Islands whom are demonstrating keen interest.
To increase the involvement of international competitors the Games need to achieve and acquire recognition of quality and competence. This recognition provides confidence to offshore competitors.
Tauranga City Council's Flagship event brand provides this level of endorsement. The Games model has proven sustainable as it is reliant on the expertise and experience of the people involved in the sporting codes to manage each code component.
This model has now extended to receive the support and sanction at national level for the majority of sporting codes involved.
We are delighted with the registration from a Cook Island school – with girls and boy's football, netball, boy's rugby sevens and tennis players coming from Apii Avarua in Rarotonga. Avarua Primary School is on the main island of Rarotonga and was established in 1916. It is a state run school with a student population of 520 students and 26 teachers. The school caters for students from Early Childhood to Year Eight.
The event began nine years ago as a small festival of sport and has grown to be considered the national championships for Year Seven and Eight schools and a pathway for sporting success.
See full list of registered schools below.
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1 |
ACG Strathallan College |
Auckland |
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2 |
Ahipara School |
Ahipara |
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3 |
Albany Junior High School |
Auckland |
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4 |
Alfriston School |
Auckland |
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5 |
Apii Avarua |
Rarotonga |
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6 |
Aquinas College |
Tauranga |
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7 |
Ashbrook School |
Opotiki |
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8 |
Auckland Normal Intermediate |
Auckland |
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9 |
Balmoral School |
Auckland |
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10 |
Baradene College |
Auckland |
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11 |
Bass Valley Primary School |
Victoria |
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12 |
Beachlands Primary School |
Auckland |
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13 |
Berkley Normal Middle School |
Hamilton |
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14 |
Bethlehem College |
Tauranga |
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15 |
Blockhouse Bay Intermediate |
Auckland |
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16 |
Bohally Intermediate |
Blenheim |
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17 |
Bombay School |
Auckland |
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18 |
Bruce McLaren Intermediate |
Auckland |
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19 |
Bucklands Beach Intermediate |
Auckland |
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20 |
Cambridge Middle School |
Cambridge |
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21 |
Campion College |
Gisborne |
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22 |
Carmel College |
Auckland |
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23 |
Cathedral Grammar School |
Christchurch |
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24 |
Chapman College |
Rotorua |
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25 |
Chisnallwood Intermediate |
Christchurch |
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26 |
Churchill Park Primary |
Auckland |
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27 |
Coastal Taranaki School |
Taranaki |
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28 |
Cobham Intermediate |
Christchurch |
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29 |
Cornerstone Christian School |
Palmerston North |
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30 |
Dargaville Intermediate |
Dargarville |
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31 |
Devon Intermediate |
New Plymouth |
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32 |
Diocesan School for Girls |
Auckland |
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33 |
Dunedin North Intermediate |
Dunedin |
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34 |
Fairfield Intermediate |
Hamilton |
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35 |
Farmcove Intermediate |
Auckland |
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36 |
Flemington School |
Waipukurau |
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37 |
Galatea School |
Murupara |
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38 |
Gisborne Intermediate |
Gisborne |
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39 |
Glen Eden Intermediate |
Auckland |
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40 |
Glenfield Intermediate |
Auckland |
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41 |
Hastings Intermediate |
Hastings |
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42 |
Havelock North Intermediate |
Havelock North |
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43 |
Heaton Intermediate |
Christchurch |
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44 |
Helensville Primary School |
Auckland |
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45 |
Hilltop School |
Taupo |
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46 |
Holy Cross Papatoetoe |
Auckland |
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47 |
Huanui College |
Whangarei |
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48 |
Hutt Intermediate, Lower Hutt |
Wellington |
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49 |
Hutt International Boys' School |
Wellington |
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50 |
Ilminster Intermediate |
Gisborne |
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51 |
John Paul College |
Rotorua |
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52 |
Kaharoa School |
Rotorua |
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53 |
Kaimai School |
Tauranga |
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54 |
Kaingaroa School |
Kaitaia |
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55 |
Kaitaia Intermediate School |
Kaitaia |
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56 |
Kaitao Middle School |
Rotorua |
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57 |
Kamo Intermediate |
Whangarei |
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58 |
Katikati College |
Katikati |
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59 |
Kerikeri High School |
Kerikeri |
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60 |
Kirkwood Intermediate |
Christchurch |
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61 |
Koromatua School |
Hamilton |
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62 |
Kowhai Intermediate |
Auckland |
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63 |
Kristin School |
Auckland |
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64 |
Levin Intermediate |
Levin |
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65 |
Maeroa Intermediate |
Hamilton |
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66 |
Manurewa Intermediate |
Auckland |
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67 |
Marian School |
Hamilton |
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68 |
Marina View School |
Auckland |
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69 |
Marshland School |
Christchurch |
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70 |
Matamata Intermediate |
Matamata |
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71 |
Matarau School |
Kamo |
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72 |
Melville Intermediate |
Hamilton |
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73 |
Mission Heights Junior College |
Auckland |
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74 |
Mokoia Intermediate |
Rotorua |
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75 |
Monrad Intermediate |
Palmerston North |
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76 |
Morrinsville Intermediate |
Morrinsville |
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77 |
Mountview School |
Taupo |
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78 |
Mt Maunganui Intermediate |
Mt Maunganui |
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79 |
Mt Roskill Intermediate |
Auckland |
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80 |
Murrays Bay Intermediate |
Auckland |
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81 |
New Town High School |
Tasmania |
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82 |
Newhaven College |
Victoria |
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83 |
Newlands Intermediate |
Wellington |
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84 |
Ngakuru School |
Rotorua |
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85 |
Northcross Intermediate |
Auckland |
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86 |
Nuhaka School |
Nuhaka |
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87 |
Oakura School |
New Plymouth |
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88 |
Ohau School |
Levin |
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89 |
Omakau Primary School |
Omakau, Central Otago |
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90 |
Omokoroa No. 1 School |
Tauranga |
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91 |
Omokoroa Point School |
Tauranga |
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92 |
Opotiki Primary |
Opotiki |
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93 |
Opua Primary School |
Northland |
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94 |
Orewa College |
Auckland |
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95 |
Oropi School |
Tauranga |
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96 |
Otakiri School |
Whakatane |
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97 |
Otamarakau School |
Te Puke |
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98 |
Otamatea High School |
Maungaturoto |
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99 |
Otorohanga School |
Otorohanga |
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100 |
Otumoetai Intermediate |
Tauranga |
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101 |
Pakuranga Intermediate |
Auckland |
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102 |
Palmerston North Intermediate |
Palmerston North |
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103 |
Pamapuria School |
Kaitaia |
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104 |
Papamoa College |
Papamoa |
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105 |
Peachgrove Intermediate |
Hamilton |
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106 |
Pinehurst School |
Auckland |
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107 |
Pompallier Catholic College |
Whangarei |
|
108 |
Pongakawa School |
Te Puke |
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109 |
Pukekohe Intermediate |
Pukekohe |
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110 |
Puketaha School |
Hamilton |
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111 |
Purua School |
Whangarei |
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112 |
Putaruru College |
Putaruru |
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113 |
Pyes Pa School |
Tauranga |
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114 |
Rangitaiki Independent School |
Whakatane |
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115 |
Rangiwaea School |
Taihape |
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116 |
Remuera Intermediate |
Auckland |
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117 |
Renwick School |
Marlborough |
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118 |
Reporoa College |
Reporoa |
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119 |
Rosmini College |
Auckland |
|
120 |
Ross Intermediate |
Palmerston North |
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121 |
Rotorua Intermediate |
Rotorua |
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122 |
Royal Oak Intermediate |
Auckland |
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123 |
Sancta Maria College |
Auckland |
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124 |
Scots College |
Wellington |
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125 |
Silverdale Primary School |
Auckland |
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126 |
Solway College |
Masterton |
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127 |
Somerville Intermediate |
Auckland |
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128 |
Southern Cross College |
Auckland |
|
129 |
Southland Girls High School |
Invercargill |
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130 |
Southwell School |
Hamilton |
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131 |
St Cuthbert's College |
Auckland |
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132 |
St Dominic's Auckland |
Auckland |
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133 |
St Joseph's School Hamilton |
Hamilton |
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134 |
St Joseph's School Upper Hutt |
Upper Hutt |
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135 |
St Joseph's Whakatane |
Whakatane |
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136 |
St Kentigern College |
Auckland |
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137 |
St Margaret's Christchurch |
Christchurch |
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138 |
St Mary's College Auckland |
Auckland |
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139 |
St Mary's School Putaruru |
Putaruru |
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140 |
St Patrick's Catholic Sch TA |
Te Awamutu |
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141 |
St Patrick's School Napier |
Napier |
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142 |
St Peter Chanel Hamilton |
Hamilton |
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143 |
St Peter's College Auckland |
Auckland |
|
144 |
St Peter's School Cambridge |
Cambridge |
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145 |
St Thomas's School |
Auckland |
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146 |
Tahatai Coast School |
Papamoa |
|
147 |
Takapuna Normal Intermediate |
Auckland |
|
148 |
Tamatea Intermediate |
Napier |
|
149 |
Taneatua School |
Whakatane |
|
150 |
Taradale Intermediate |
Napier |
|
151 |
Tarawera High School |
Kawerau |
|
152 |
Taupo Intermediate |
Taupo |
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153 |
Tauranga Intermediate |
Tauranga |
|
154 |
Tauriko School |
Tauranga |
|
155 |
Tawa Intermediate School |
Wellington |
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156 |
Te Awamutu Intermediate |
Te Awamutu |
|
157 |
Te Kauwhata College |
Te Kauwhata |
|
158 |
Te Kuiti Primary School |
Te Kuiti |
|
159 |
Te Kura o Matapihi |
Tauranga |
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160 |
Te Kura o Te Koutu |
Rotorua |
|
161 |
Te Kura Takawaenga o Kaikohe |
Kaikohe |
|
162 |
Te Matai |
Te Puke |
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163 |
Te Pahu School |
Hamilton |
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164 |
Te Puke Intermediate |
Te Puke |
|
165 |
Te Puna School |
Tauranga |
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166 |
Te Wharekura o Mauao |
Tauranga |
|
167 |
Te Wharekura o Patetere |
Putaruru |
|
168 |
Te Wharekura o Rakaumanga |
Huntly |
|
169 |
The Friends' School |
Tasmania |
|
170 |
The Knox School |
Melbourne |
|
171 |
TKKM o Pukemiro |
Kaitaia |
|
172 |
TKKM o Te Wairoa |
Wairoa |
|
173 |
TKKM o Whakawatea |
Hamilton |
|
174 |
Toowoomba Grammar School |
Toowoomba |
|
175 |
Tuakau School |
Auckland |
|
176 |
Tutira School |
Napier |
|
177 |
Waihi College |
Waihi |
|
178 |
Wairau Intermediate |
Auckland |
|
179 |
Wairoa College |
Wairoa |
|
180 |
Wellsford School |
Auckland |
|
181 |
Wentworth College |
Auckland |
|
182 |
Whakarongo School |
Palmerston North |
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183 |
Whakatane Intermediate |
Whakatane |
|
184 |
Whangaparoa College |
Auckland |
|
185 |
Whangarei Intermediate |
Whangarei |
|
186 |
Whangaroa College |
Kaeo |
|
187 |
William Colenso College |
Napier |
|
188 |
Winton School |
Winton |
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189 |
Wonthaggi Secondary College |
Victoria |