Sports

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE SNOW GAMES 2008 

Entries close on Wednesday 30th July at 3pm.

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE TERTIARY CHALLENGE 2008 

 The Tertiary Challenge is a yearly event with all Northern Tertiary Institutes that come together to compete in a variety of sports over one day. This is a great social yet competitive event.

In 2008 the USNZ Northern Tertiary Challenge is held on Friday the 8th of August at Trust Stadium Waitakere from 9am to 4pm. Competitions include Volleyball, Basketball, Touch, 7-Aside Football, Netball and Ultimate Frisbee. All teams must be mixed.

Entries close on Friday 25th July at 3pm.

For more info and entry forms email the AuSM Sport Co-ordinator, Melita at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Stay tuned on the AuSM website because the very first AUT Futsal Championships is coming for all AUT students to compete over September, October and November on the Sport & Fitness Centre on the North Shore Campus.

Futsal is simply 5-a-side indoor football played all over world and it features even in the FIFA World Cups list. It is currently the fastest growing team sport in Europe, Asia and South America and New Zealand Futsal team is soon ready to kick off their campaign for the OFC Futsal Championship 2008 in Fiji from 8 to 14 June.

 For more info email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

AuSM supported by the Maori and Pasifika Students Services is proud to present the Maori Pasifika Games with a whole new format.

The Games will be run twice a year one on Semester I (always last Wednesday of May) and one on Semester II (likely in September). Sem I will see Volleyball and Netball to be played while on Sem II participants will compete in Touch and Basketball.

This year Games have been set for Thursday 4th September 2008 at the Sport & Recreation Centre on the North Shore Campus: Basketball and Touch matches are played from 3 to 6pm and prizegiving will be handed at the North Shore Vesbar from 6 to 7pm.

Prizes include Team winnner Shield, gold and silver medals, 4 extra trophies and spot prizes.

All AUT students are invited to enter the games. More information will be included in the Debate, AuSM website and Students online notice board soon. Watch this space!!

Meanwhile for any query please contact AuSM Sport Co-ordinator Melita on 921 9999 ext 7259 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

From the 11th – 14th of December 2008 the Uni Team Racing Championships will be held.

Blues are awarded for outstanding achievement in university sport, a tradition adopted by English speaking universities in many parts of the world. AUT Blue Awards are used to honour AUT students’ contribution to sport and study. Awards on offer include the AUT Sportsman and AUT Sportswoman of the Year, as well as the AUT Athlete of the Year.

AUT has a Sports Council to develop sports and recreation on campus and at a national level. Made up of representatives from AuSM and AUT, the council is dedicated to encouraging and developing sporting achievement. The vision of the council is to create a vibrant AUT sport and recreational culture through the promotion and development of elite and recreational sporting opportunities, enhancing the health and wellbeing of the AUT community on all campuses.

AUT is a member of USNZ, a national representative body set up to encourage tertiary students and secondary school leavers to participate in sport. USNZ provide on-campus activities and clubs as well as opportunities for coaches, administrators and athletes to develop their skills from campus-level sport through to national representation. USNZ provide facilities and events for national tertiary competition such as the University Games, and assist with regional tertiary sporting challenges when required.