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Central Northland Science Fair | 26th August, 2024

For students in Northland (Years 9 - 13) who are passionate about and excel in Science and Technology.

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  • My Project
    • GET STARTED
    • 1. Choosing a Category
    • 2. Exhibits (Years 7 – 11)
    • 2. Posters (Years 12 & 13)
    • 3. Safety & Ethics
    • 4. Judges Interviews
    • 5. Fair Day
  • Fair Info
    • Awards
    • FAQ
    • Judging Criteria
    • News
    • Teachers
    • Timetable
  • Sponsors
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Results

2024 Awards

  • 2024 Major Awards
  • 2024 Premier Awards
  • 2024 Class Awards
  • 2024 Special Awards
Best Overall - Information Research - Winner - 'Sea Urchins at Poor Knights' - Toby Monteith, Kamo Intermediate School

Best Overall - Investigation - Winner - 'Do All Cleaning Products Have The Same Effect On Bacteria?' - Jaedyn Marris, Whangārei Boys' High School

Best Overall - Technology - Winner - 'Kina Crusher' - Sam Higgie, Huanui College

Best of Fair - Winner - 'Sea Urchins at Poor Knights' -  Toby Monteith, Kamo Intermediate School
The George (Hoori) Tuhiwai Memorial Award, Sponsored by Northpower Awarded to the best project which integrates traditional scientific knowledge (Matauranga Maori) or an aspect of the traditional Maori world (Te Ao Maori). Winners - Alyx Harlow & Hana Rupena-Tuoro - Whangārei Intermediate School EXHIBIT TITLE: Kai mo te Rangatira - Te Rakau


Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a scientific approach to solving environmental concerns affecting water and/or land. Winners - Mika Lumbera - Whangārei Girls' High School EXHIBIT TITLE: Future Proofing Our Environment



Northpower Consistent Excellence Award A tertiary award for a senior student continuing on to University education, who has entered three or more Science & Technology Fairs, consistently achieving a very high standard. Winners - Hannah Nayyar & Harshinni Nayyar - Whangārei Girls' High School EXHIBIT TITLE: Hydroboost: Waste 2 Wonders 2.0


Awatea Blue Ocean Innovation Award Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a wider sustainable energy perspective for our oceans. Winner: Skylar Coates - Kamo Intermediate School EXHIBIT TITLE: Mycroplastic Mystery


Worley Digital Design, Electronics & Programing Award A Project that utilises some aspects of the following: Mechanical engineering, Plumbing, Refrigeration, Software in the design process, Electronics, Programming. Winner: Tyler Macdonald - Tauraroa Area School EXHIBIT TITLE: All Coiled Up
AwardPlacingExhibit TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
Best Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedDiatomsIvy Mcdonald & Mackenzie CloverKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedMarine ReservesHarshita Kapila & Sadiki AthukoralageWhangārei Intermediate SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Information Research AwardWinnerA World Without BeesPoppy DennisWhangārei Heads SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedIs So Good So GoodKayden CompaanMaungatapere SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedMaking WavesRuben Piggott & Max HockenhullParua Bay SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerAll Coiled UpTyler MacdonaldTauraroa Area SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedThe Cater CaddyGracie ProctorHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNot Your Average NannyJack AvisonMaungatapere SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Technology AwardWinnerRecycling plasticAxl TaylorKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthpower
Year 7 Judges AwardWinnerA Hope For Tara ItiCassidy ChaveParua Bay SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 7 Exhibit AwardWinnerAll Coiled UpTyler MacdonaldTauraroa Area SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 8 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedBeetles on a MissionPenny BarrWhangārei Heads SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Information Research AwardWinnerSea Urchins at Poor KnightsToby MonteithKamo Intermediate SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedUncovering the ancient art of food preservation: The Maori WayBreeze Kake & Khadi PumipiWhangārei Intermediate SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedDiving Deeper into Ocean AcidificationMonty HallKamo Intermediate SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerDo You Have Cold HandsLiam RobsonMaungatapere SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedWoolly Gardens Est.2024Katie Holmes-LibbisMaungatapere SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedRusty The Home Made HorseHolly-Grace DuffyMaungatapere SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardWinnerSmarter Smoke AlarmsCody Tremain & Liam MurphyParua Bay SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Year 8 Judges AwardWinnerTrick or TreatHannah BrownMaungatapere SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Exhibit AwardWinnerSmarter Smoke AlarmsCody Tremain & Liam MurphyParua Bay SchoolBeca Group, Northland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedKawakawaMia AbbottHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedWind turbinesMiller LashWhangārei Boys' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Information Research AwardWinnerToxoplasmosis: The Unfortunate link between Cats and Maui DolphinsCara HardwickWhangārei Girls' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedHow Music Affects Plant GrowthIssy Nudds & Kyra PhimesterWhangārei Girls' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedWould You Drink This?Charlie WilliamsHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerDo All Cleaning Products Have The Same Effect On Bacteria?Jaedyn MarrisWhangārei Boys' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedStirling EngineOliver Calvert & Beau Tohu-MorganWhangārei Boys' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedWater WatcherThomas WillcockHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardWinnerKina CrusherSam HiggieHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Exhibit AwardWinnerKina CrusherSam HiggieHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 10-11 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedWatts Wrong?Dayna De Bruin-AdcockWhangārei Girls' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Information Research AwardWinnerAurora Australis - Tahu-Nui-a-RangiAmber-Lyla FarrellWhangārei Girls' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedIs Low the Bro?Georgia Foster & Nicky WellwoodWhangārei Girls' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Investigation AwardWinnerChords and EmotionsJake ShepperdWhangārei Boys' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Technology AwardHighly CommendedTank ProjectMax Stallworthy & Ruan VeldsmanWhangārei Boys' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Technology AwardWinnerWakey WakeyJayden Fergus & Ezra BrowneRenew SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Exhibit AwardWinnerAurora Australis - Tahu-Nui-a-RangiAmber-Lyla FarrellWhangārei Girls' High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 12-13 Exhibit AwardWinnerHydroboost: Waste 2 Wonders 2.0Hannah Nayyar & Harshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolTui Technology
Student Choice AwardWinnerWind turbinesMiller LashWind TurbinesThe Slatter Family
CategoryAwardPlacingExhibit TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
The Living WorldGeoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardHighly CommendedVolcanic eruptions Zoe BrownWhangārei Intermediate SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Geoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardWinnerClimate TechHarita PatelWhangārei Girls' High SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Tiakina Whangārei Innovation and Enterprise AwardHighly CommendedNot Your Average NannyJack AvisonMaungatapere SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Tiakina Whangārei Innovation and Enterprise AwardWinnerWoolly Gardens Est.2024Katie Holmes-LibbisMaungatapere SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardHighly CommendedBeetles on a MissionPenny BarrWhangārei Heads SchoolBallance Agri-Nutrients
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardWinnerMycroplastic MysterySkylar CoatesKamo Intermediate SchoolBallance Agri-Nutrients
Dairy and Primary IndustryEco Trap NZ Primary Industry AwardHighly CommendedWould You Drink This?Charlie WilliamsHuanui CollegeEco Trap NZ
Eco Trap NZ Primary Industry AwardWinnerHow Old is Too Old?George WilliamsHuanui CollegeEco Trap NZ
Baking Industry Research Trust AwardHighly CommendedRise and DineAlize Brown & Erica Warren-GabbBay of Islands CollegeNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Baking Industry Research Trust AwardWinnerRise of the SconesKaelah Gordon & Janita BlomRenew SchoolNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardWinnerThe Opium Experiment Part 2Lorelai BartonWhangārei Intermediate SchoolNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand AwardHighly CommendedTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
Tropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand AwardWinnerCould Dragon-fruit be the next big fruit for Northland?Blaze NicholasKamo High SchoolTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
TechnologyMcKay Electrical AwardHighly CommendedTreat TimeIsla Boreman & Paige HentyKamo Intermediate SchoolMcKay Electrical
McKay Electrical AwardWinnerWater WatcherThomas WillcockHuanui CollegeMcKay Electrical
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardHighly CommendedAll Coiled UpTyler MacdonaldTauraroa Area SchoolChilltech Energy
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardWinnerWool and Water. Which insulation works bestHamish ThornKamo Intermediate SchoolChilltech Energy
BDX Engineering AwardHighly CommendedZero Carbon CementSadie StevensWhangārei Intermediate SchoolBDX Group Ltd
BDX Engineering AwardWinnerMaking WavesRuben Piggott & Max HockenhullParua Bay SchoolBDX Group Ltd
Conservation/Environmental ManagementMarine Eco Awareness AwardHighly CommendedOcean SustainabilityLiam O'Hara & Abhinav ShyamWhangārei Intermediate SchoolThe Boorer Family
Marine Eco Awareness AwardWinnerSafeguarding ScallopsJackson FinlaysonHuanui CollegeThe Boorer Family
Forest & Bird Protection AwardWinnerSea Urchins at Poor KnightsToby MonteithKamo Intermediate SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardHighly CommendedMarine ReservesHarshita Kapila & Sadiki AthukoralageWhangārei Intermediate SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardHighly CommendedA Hope For Tara ItiCassidy ChaveParua Bay SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardHighly CommendedFairy Terns on the BrinkAria Kilgour & Tegan MorrellWhangārei Intermediate SchoolForest & Bird
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardHighly CommendedSafeguarding ScallopsJackson FinlaysonHuanui CollegeBream Head Conservation Trust
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardWinnerCaulerpaOlivia BowenKamo Intermediate SchoolBream Head Conservation Trust
AgFirst Northland Conservation AwardWinnerFairy Terns on the BrinkAria Kilgour & Tegan MorrellWhangārei Intermediate SchoolAgFirst Northland
Science (Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology)The Statistical AwardHighly CommendedTrash TalkJean MorganKamo Intermediate SchoolNew Zealand Statistical Association
The Statistical AwardWinnerBuilding Brix for Better BananasKeira MacdonaldTauraroa Area SchoolNew Zealand Statistical Association
Balance Advisors Manufacturing AwardHighly CommendedBattle Amongst Eco-friendly fabricsHolly BurgessWhangārei Intermediate SchoolBallance Advisors
Balance Advisors Manufacturing AwardWinnerFibregrassSammy Evans & Sam GittosNgunguru SchoolBallance Advisors
Central Northland Regional Science AwardWinnerKina CrusherSam HiggieHuanui CollegeCentral Northland Science Fair Committee
Math Matters Math AwardHighly CommendedWhat An Egg-Cellent IdeaAlexa VollenhovenMaungatapere SchoolMath Matters
Math Matters Math AwardWinnerFuture Proofing Our EnvironmentMika LumberaWhangārei Girls' High SchoolMath Matters
HealthDental and Oral Health AwardHighly CommendedRethink Your DrinkMaximus Kenyon & Jonah JohnsonRenew SchoolNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
Dental and Oral Health AwardWinnerThe secret to a Dazzling SmileRuby WillamsHuanui CollegeNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
Mudgway Chiropractic Public Health Safety AwardWinnerBack PainSofia GugliemettiHuanui CollegeMudgway Chiropractic
Te Pūkenga Sports Specialist AwardHighly CommendedSunny SituationsIsla Milich & Penny WilliamsKamo Intermediate SchoolTe Pūkenga
Te Pūkenga Sports Specialist AwardWinnerIs Low the Bro?Georgia Foster & Nicky WellwoodWhangārei Girls' High SchoolTe Pūkenga
Mātauranga MāoriGNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years 7-8WinnerTe KokowaiPounamu CarpenterWhangārei Intermediate SchoolGNS Science (R-CET)
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years 9-10WinnerRongoa a PapatuanukuJacinta Liang & Izzy WilsonHuanui CollegeGNS Science (R-CET)
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years 11+WinnerAurora Australis - Tahu-Nui-a-RangiAmber-Lyla FarrellWhangārei Girls' High SchoolGNS Science (R-CET)

2023 Awards

  • 2023 Major Awards
  • 2023 Premier Awards
  • 2023 Class Awards
  • 2023 Special Awards
Best of Fair - Winner - 'Measuring biodiversity in our gardens' - Mika Lumbera, Whāngarei Girls' High School

Best Overall - Information Research - Winner - 'Measuring biodiversity in our gardens' - Mika Lumbera, Whāngarei Girls' High School

Best Overall - Investigation - Winner - 'Best Natural Repellant against White Flies for Banana growth' - Keira MacDonald, Tauraroa Area School

Best Overall - Technology - Winners - 'D.I.V.A Reliever: a solution for hard to find veins' - Georgia Foster (WGHS) & Mitchell Foster (WBHS), Whāngarei Girls' High School and Whāngarei Boys' High School
George (Hoori) Tuhiwai Memorial Award, Sponsored by Northpower
Awarded to the best project which integrates traditional scientific knowledge (Matauranga Maori) or an aspect of the traditional Maori world (Te Ao Maori).
Winners - Makareta Gavin & Bella Flay - Whangārei Intermediate School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Te Kohatu: ko te toka pai rawa atu ki te hanga hangi


Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award
Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a scientific approach to solving environmental concerns affecting water and/or land.
Winners - Brooklyn Manga-Harris & Tekerei Mihaka, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa
EXHIBIT TITLE: Tai Timu Tai Rimu


Northpower Consistent Excellence Award
A tertiary award for a senior student continuing on to University education, who has entered three or more Science & Technology Fairs, consistently achieving a very high standard.
Winner - Jasper Miller-Waugh, Huanui College
EXHIBIT TITLE: Dirtywatts Micro-Indicator


Awatea Blue Ocean Innovation Award
Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a wider sustainable energy perspective for our oceans.
Joint Winner: Aoraki Mitchell, Kamo Intermediate
EXHIBIT TITLE: Caulerpa
Joint Winner: Jasper Miller-Waugh, Huanui College
EXHIBIT TITLE: Dirtywatts Micro-Indicator


Airzone Engineering Digital Design, Electronics & Programing Award
A Project that utilises some aspects of the following: Mechanical engineering, Plumbing, Refrigeration, Software in the design process, Electronics, Programming.
Winner: Rudy Louw, Whangārei Boys' High School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Tracket
Exhibitor 1Exhibitor 2SchoolExhibit TitleAwardPlacingSponsor
Casey DyerObiaku Hewitt-NnaniWhangārei IntermediateAotearoa Whaling StationsBest Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Wolfgang LumberaKamo IntermediateWhat are wounds and how do they heal?Best Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Toby MonteithKamo IntermediateLittle Penguin, Big ProblemBest Year 7 Information Research AwardWinnerNorthpower
Macy WaterhouseHuanui CollegePaddle Crab PatrolBest Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Monty HallKamo Intermediate SchoolWhich NZ shellfish will be affected by acidification?Best Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Skylar CoatesKamo Intermediate School Boosting our BloomsBest Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerNorthpower
Cody TremainParua Bay SchoolBetter Smoke AlarmsBest Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Jai PedersenHuanui CollegeCard-BoardBest Year 7 Technology AwardWinnerNorthpower
Jamie MorganHuanui CollegeMonarch ButterfliesYear 7 Judges AwardWinnerNorthpower
Jai PedersenHuanui CollegeCard-BoardBest Year 7 Exhibit AwardWinnerNorthpower
Sam NicholsonAddison ElliottKamo Intermediate SchoolPoisons and Toxins of the BackyardBest Year 8 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Alesha SavillHannah Hudson-OwenKamo Intermediate SchoolHow does sodium affect your bodyBest Year 8 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Mia AbbottHuanui CollegeThe Perfect PirrouetteBest Year 8 Information Research AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Chloe CliffMaungatapere SchoolOur WaterwaysBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Sam HiggieHuanui CollegeWhich knot not to useBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Keira MacDonaldTauraroa Area SchoolBest Natural Repellant against White Flies for Banana growthBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Evie WheelerIsla McKay
Ngunguru SchoolMaking WavesBest Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Tate NelsonKamo Intermediate SchoolThe HandlerBest Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Teagan BourkeDanny RingroseKamo IntermediateHerbal HaircareBest Year 8 Technology AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Riley TzanoudakisPurua SchoolWhat makes the A320 the Best option for Commercial Airlines? Year 8 Judges AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Keira MacDonaldTauraroa Area SchoolBest Natural Repellant against White Flies for Banana growthBest Year 8 Exhibit AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Eva HaagCharlotte BelcherWhangārei IntermediateWipe and Walk AwayBest Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Ezra BrowneJayden FergusRenew SchoolPoison of PlasticBest Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Jack FortiuneWhangārei Boys' High SchoolWave PowerBest Year 9 Information Research AwardWinnerNorthpower
Sienna RenwickHuanui CollegeFire Danger AssessmentBest Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Benjamin AbbottHuanui CollegeWhy do only some Porcelain Crabs turn Blue?Best Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Dayna de Bruin-AdcockWhangārei Girls' High SchoolWave WarriorsBest Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerNorthpower
Aroha StanleyTynaya ToamauRenew SchoolNgā tae Māori taketake Traditional Māori DyesBest Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Siyul LeePhilip WienandRenew SchoolRain-Dro PowerBest Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Krissa JerryWhangārei Girls' High SchoolNight Pedestrian Early Warning SystemBest Year 9 Technology AwardWinnerNorthpower
Kowhai BiddleWhangārei Boys' High SchoolDirtiest part of the school?Year 9 Judges AwardWinnerNorthpower
Dayna de Bruin-AdcockWhangārei Girls' High SchoolWave WarriorsBest Year 9 Exhibit AwardWinnerNorthpower
Blaze NicholasKamo High SchoolCaulerpa - Is it too late?Best Year 10-11 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Mika LumberaWhangārei Girls' High SchoolMeasuring biodiversity in our gardensBest Year 10-11 Information Research AwardWinnerCook Costello
Tom EliasWhangārei Boys' High SchoolBailey BridgesBest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Loky SutherlandWhangārei Boys' High SchoolMyrtle Rust, a plague on pohutukawasBest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Nicky WellwoodMaureen KumarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolNeedling Out The TruthBest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardWinnerCook Costello
Matthew ShawWhangārei Boys' High SchoolAnaerobic DigestorBest Year 10-11 Technology AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Georgia Foster (WGHS)Mitchell Foster (WBHS)Whangārei Girls' High and Boys' HighD.I.V.A Reliever: a solution for hard to find veinsBest Year 10-11 Technology AwardWinnerCook Costello
Karamea Davis
Kaia RangaBay of Islands CollegeDinoflagellatesYear 10-11 Judges AwardWinnerCook Costello
Mika LumberaWhangārei Girls' High SchoolMeasuring biodiversity in our gardensBest Year 10-11 Exhibit AwardWinnerCook Costello
Jasper Miller-WaughHuanui CollegeDirtywatts Micro-IndicatorYear 12-13 Highly CommendedWinnerTui Technology
Brooklyn Manga-HarrisTekerei MihakaTe Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te RāwhitiroaTai Timu Tai RimuYear 12-13 Highly CommendedWinnerTui Technology
Rudy LouwWhangārei Boys' High SchoolTracketYear 12-13 Peer Review AwardWinnerTui Technology
Hannah NayyarHarshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolPOTATO POWER - 'Waste 2 Wonders'Best Year 12-13 Exhibit AwardWinnerTui Technology
Teagan BourkeDanny RingroseKamo IntermediateHerbal HaircareStudent Choice AwardWinnerThe Slatter Family
CategoryAwardPlacingProject TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
The Living WorldGeoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardWinnerNorthland vs Climate ChangeHarita Patel
Whangārei Intermediate SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Geoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardHighly CommendedWave WarriorsDayna de Bruin-AdcockWhangārei Girls' High SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Worley Innovation and Enterprise AwardWinnerPOTATO POWER - 'Waste 2 Wonders'Hannah Nayyar & Harshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolWorley
Worley Innovation and Enterprise AwardHighly CommendedWave PowerJack FortuneWhangārei Boys' High SchoolWorley
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardHighly CommendedStormwater ManagementOlivia TremainHuanui CollegeBallance
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardWinnerHow does vegetation cover effect the water quality in a stream?Cara HardwickWhangārei IntermediateBallance
Dairy & Primary IndustryBaking Industry Research Trust AwardHighly CommendedWanted Missing HappinessEzrah WakemanRenew SchoolNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Baking Industry Research Trust AwardWinnerRewena bug and loafEden-Rose NordstromWhangārei IntermediateNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardHighly CommendedGrass to GlassEva Van der KaapRenew SchoolFonterra Northland Operations
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardWinnerOur WaterwaysChloe CliffMaungatapere SchoolFonterra Northland Operations
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardHighly CommendedWhat 's the best way to store carrots in the fridge?Lily ShepperdWhangārei IntermediateNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardWinnerThe Opium ExperimentLorelai BartonWhāngarei IntermediateNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Tropical Fruit Growers AwardWinnerBest Natural Repellant against White Flies for Banana growthKeira MacdonaldTauraroa Area SchoolTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
TechnologyMcKay Electrical AwardHighly CommendedMudskipperEzrah JamesKamo Intermediate SchoolMcKay Electrical
McKay Electrical AwardWinnerTracketRudy LouwWhangārei Boys' High SchoolMcKay Electrical
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardHighly CommendedHot Water BottlesJonah Johnson & Kinley Kokx-RhodaRenew SchoolChilltech
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardWinnerDirtywatts Micro-IndicatorJasper Miller-WaughHuanui CollegeChilltech
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardHighly CommendedCard-BoardJai PedesenHuanui CollegeBDX Group Ltd
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardWinnerD.I.V.A Reliever: a solution for hard to find veinsGeorgia Foster (WGHS) & Mitchell Foster (WBHS)Whangārei Girls' and Whangārei Boys'High SchoolBDX Group Ltd
Conservation/Environmental ManagementMarine Eco Awareness AwardHighly CommendedAnaerobic DigestorMatthew ShawWhangārei Boys' High SchoolThe Boorer Family
Marine Eco Awareness AwardWinnerWoolly GardensKatie Holmes-LibbisMaungatapere SchoolThe Boorer Family
Forest & Bird Protection AwardJunior MembershipKaka in TutukakaMillie HudgellKamo IntermediateForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardJunior MembershipLittle Penguin, Big ProblemToby MonteithKamo Intermediate SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardSenior MembershipMyrtle Rust, a plague on pohutukawasLoky SutherlandWhangārei Boys' High SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardSenior MembershipTai Timu Tai RimuBrooklyn Manga-Harris & Tekerei MihakaTe Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te RāwhitiroaForest & Bird
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardHighly CommendedMyrtle Rust, a plague on pohutukawasLoky SutherlandWhangārei Boys' High SchoolBream Head Conservation Trust
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardWinnerEDIT, CONTROL, DELETERiana LaneWhangārei Girls' High SchoolBream Head Conservation Trust
Tiakina Whangārei Conservation AwardHighly CommendedSeaweedWilla Morgan & Olivia BowenKamo Intermediate SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Tiakina Whangārei Conservation AwardWinnerWetland ConservationShepard MartinWhangārei Intermediate SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Science (Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology)Math Matters Math AwardHighly CommendedDoes salt ice stay colder for longer?Maddy FarrierKamo Intermediate SchoolMath Matters
Math Matters Math AwardWinnerDo you Eat With Your EyesDevon NeumannMaungatapere SchoolMath Matters
Statistical AwardHighly CommendedDoes weight effect the speed of a drone?Taylor HentyHuanui CollegeNew Zealand Statistical Association
Statistical AwardWinnerPoison of PlasticEzra Browne & Jayden FergusRenew SchoolNew Zealand Statistical Association
Worley Central Northland Regional Science AwardHighly CommendedPaddle Crab PatrolMacy WaterhouseHuanui CollegeWorley
Worley Central Northland Regional Science AwardWinnerLittle Penguin, Big ProblemToby MonteithKamo IntermediateWorley
Northern Benchtops Manufacturing AwardHighly CommendedCard-BoardJai PedersenHuanui CollegeNorthern Benchtops Ltd
Northern Benchtops Manufacturing AwardWinnerPOTATO POWER - 'Waste 2 Wonders'Hannah Nayyar & Harshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolNorthern Benchtops Ltd
HealthNorthland District Health - Public Health Safety AwardHighly CommendedBest Natural Repellant against White Flies for Banana growthKeira Macdonald
Tauraroa Area SchoolNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Northland District Health - Public Health Safety AwardWinnerBest Fire alarms to wake sleeping childrenGeorgia Parker & Naomi GrewTauraroa Area SchoolNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Dental & Oral Health AwardHighly CommendedFizzy vs TeethAnnelise McDonaldMaungatapere SchoolNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
Dental & Oral Health AwardWinnerSour SipsCampbell ProvanHuanui CollegeNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
NorthTec Sports Specialist AwardHighly CommendedLet's Get MovingJacob OxfordMaungatapere SchoolNorthTec
NorthTec Sports Specialist AwardWinnerThe Icy TestLiam RobsonMaungatapere SchoolNorthTec
Mātauranga MāoriGNS R-CET te ao Māori Award WinnerTe Hautapu: Te Kai o ngā WhetuEden Wood & Logan PukeroaWhangārei IntermediateGNS Science (R-CET)
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award WinnerTuna ā Tātou TaongaAva NeumannMaungatapere SchoolGNS Science (R-CET)
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award WinnerTe Kohatu: ko te toka pai rawa atu ki te hanga hangiMakareta Gavin & Bella FlayWhangārei IntermediateGNS Science (R-CET)

2022 Awards

  • 2022 Major Awards
  • 2022 Premier Awards
  • 2022 Class Awards
  • 2022 Special Awards
Best of Fair Winner – 'A Sticky Solution - The most effective glue for repairing the rubber sole of Roman sandals', Hugh Manson & Brock Reid, Whangārei Boys' High School

Best Overall Technology Winner - 'Wood Powered Patio Heater, Josh Dyer, Whangārei Intermediate

Best Investigation Winner - ''A Sticky Solution - The most effective glue for repairing the rubber sole of Roman sandals', Hugh Manson & Brock Reid, Whangārei Boys' High School

Best Overall - Research Winner - 'Riparian Planting, Chloe Tipene, Kamo Intermediate School
George (Hoori) Tuhiwai Memorial Award, Sponsored by Northpower
Awarded to the best project which integrates traditional scientific knowledge (Matauranga Maori) or an aspect of the traditional Maori world (Te Ao Maori).
Winner - Olivia Tremain - Huanui College
EXHIBIT TITLE: Ocean Changes Effects on Maori


Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award
Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a scientific approach to solving environmental concerns affecting water and/or land.
Winners - Hannah & Harshinni Nayyar, Whangārei Girls High School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Slurp IT! - #Wobbly Water


Northpower Consistent Excellence Award
A tertiary award for a senior student continuing on to University education, who has entered three or more Science & Technology Fairs, consistently achieving a very high standard.
Winner - Rudy Louw, Whangarei Boys' High School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Solar Deployment


Awatea Blue Ocean Innovation Award
Awarded to the project which best demonstrates a wider sustainable energy perspective for our oceans.
Winner: Jack Fortune, Whangārei Intermediate
EXHIBIT TITLE: Pump Power


Airzone Engineering Digital Design, Electronics & Programing Award
A Project that utilises some aspects of the following: Mechanical engineering, Plumbing, Refrigeration, Software in the design process, Electronics, Programming.
Winners: Truce Broadhead & John Tribble, Mangakahia Area School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Chess Seta
Exhibitor 1Exhibitor 2SchoolExhibit TitleAwardPlacingSponsor
Harita PatelWhangārei IntermediateHow can we prevent Climate Change?Best Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Mataio McDiarmidWhangārei IntermediateMataio's Mavellous Method for Getting More MoeBest Year 7 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Molly DennisWhangārei Heads SchoolA Really Small Big ProblemBest Year 7 Information Research AwardWinnerWorley
Arlo WhiteKamo Intermediate SchoolPelton WheelBest Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Millie HudgellKamo Intermediate SchoolIs there an alternative to natural spray and wipesBest Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Chloe CliffMaungatapere SchoolO2 in TreesBest Year 7 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerWorley
Chase MinchinKamo Intermediate SchoolSmoothie BikeBest Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Immy WarmingtonRiley BoobyerKamo Intermediate SchoolInner plastic packagingBest Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedWorley
Zoe CaultonWhangārei Heads SchoolSurf WaxBest Year 7 Technology AwardWinnerWorley
Mia AbbottHuanui CollegeVisualisationYear 7 Judges AwardWinnerWorley
Molly DennisWhangārei Heads SchoolA Really Small Big ProblemBest Year 7 Exhibit AwardWinnerWorley
Dayna De Bruin-AdcockKamo Intermediate SchoolLosing our HeadsBest Year 8 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Jack FortuneWhangārei IntermediatePump PowerBest Year 8 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Chloe TipeneKamo Intermediate SchoolRiparian PlantingBest Year 8 Information Research AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Lulu CullenMaungatapere SchoolPower of PositivityBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Molly FranksPompallier Catholic CollegeDon't Brush Your TeethBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Ben AbbottHuanui CollegeVampires of the SeaBest Year 8 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Arihia MarshRiley Mitchell-TobinMangakahia Area SchoolRobotsBest Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Oliver CookKamo Intermediate SchoolFish RulzBest Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Josh DyerWhangārei IntermediateWood Powered Patio Heater,Best Year 8 Technology AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Leah WatsonHuanui CollegeWhich Grows Faster?Year 8 Judges AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Chloe TipeneKamo Intermediate SchoolRiparian PlantingBest Year 8 Exhibit AwardWinnerNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ, Science Award Trust & Northcom
Hagen RobinsonHuanui CollegeMagnet MagicBest Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Aston PlunkettNgapera MehaHuanui CollegeHoly SmokesBest Year 9 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Olivia TremainHuanui CollegeOcean Changes Effects on MaoriBest Year 9 Information Research AwardWinnerNorthpower
Charlie CarpenterHuanui CollegeClean CashBest Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Blaze NicholasKamo High SchoolMighty Mullet in the Sea GrassBest Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
George WilliamsHuanui CollegeCalving Date and Milk ProductionBest Year 9 Scientific Investigation AwardWinnerNorthpower
Georgia FosterWhangārei Girls' High SchoolKeep it coolBest Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Maureen KumarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolFuturistic and Solar Powered EV ChargingBest Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNorthpower
Mika LumberaWhangārei Girls' High SchoolA sustainable approach in preventing ourselves from virusesBest Year 9 Technology AwardWinnerNorthpower
Hector GoldieHuanui CollegeTensegrityYear 9 Judges AwardWinnerNorthpower
Mika LumberaWhangārei Girls' High SchoolA sustainable approach in preventing ourselves from virusesBest Year 9 Exhibit AwardWinnerNorthpower
Otis LangridgeWhangārei Boys' High SchoolThe biology of fictional video game charactersBest Year 10-11 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Ethan GavinPompallier Catholic CollegeGene Mutations and DiseasesBest Year 10-11 Information Research AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Juri LeeRose ShajiPompallier Catholic CollegeNaCl, Salt, Sodium ChlorideBest Year 10-11 Information Research AwardWinnerCook Costello
#N/A#N/A#N/A#N/ABest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Mitchell FosterWhangārei Boys' High SchoolA solution to fly paper - the common instrument to catch fliesBest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Hugh MansonBrock ReidWhangārei Boys' High SchoolA Sticky Solution - The most effective glue for repairing the rubber sole of Roman sandalsBest Year 10-11 Investigation AwardWinnerCook Costello
Truce BroadheadJohn TribbleMangakahia Area SchoolChess SetaBest Year 10-11 Technology AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Frankie JohnsWhangārei Boys' High SchoolDo It Yourself: Electric Bike KitBest Year 10-11 Technology AwardHighly CommendedCook Costello
Hannah NayyarHarshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolSlurp IT! - #Wobbly WaterBest Year 10-11 Technology AwardWinnerCook Costello
Carolyn BettertonJosh IlesHuanui CollegeNuclear War - It's MADYear 10-11 Judges AwardWinnerCook Costello
Hugh MansonBrock ReidWhangārei Boys' High SchoolA Sticky Solution - The most effective glue for repairing the rubber sole of Roman sandalsBest Year 10-11 Exhibit AwardWinnerCook Costello
Helena NewmanHuanui CollegeBryde's WhalesYear 12-13 Judges AwardWinnerTui Technology
Jacqui CameronTauraroa Area SchoolA Tiny Cure to a Big ProblemYear 12-13 Peer Review AwardWinnerTui Technology
Jacqui CameronTauraroa Area SchoolA Tiny Cure to a Big ProblemBest Year 12-13 Exhibit AwardWinnerTui Technology
Jack FortuneWhangārei IntermediatePump PowerStudent Choice AwardWinnerThe Slatter Family
CategoryAwardPlacingProject TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
The Living WorldGeoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardWinnerCrystalsMaddie Farrier & Quinn BourkeKamo Intermediate SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Tiakina Innovation and Enterprise AwardHighly CommendedRobotsArihia Marsh & Riley Mitchell-TobinMangakahia Area SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Tiakina Innovation and Enterprise AwardWinnerLosing our HeadsDayna De Bruin-AdcockKamo Intermediate SchoolTiakina Whangārei
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardHighly CommendedWhats on the beach?Alistair WaelenParua Bay SchoolNorthTec
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Biological Monitoring AwardWinnerVampires of the SeaBen AbbottHuanui CollegeNorthTec
Dairy & Primary IndustryBaking Industry Research Trust AwardHighly CommendedCould Captain Cook be served Kawakawa Tea Cakes?Eva HaagWhāngarei IntermediateNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Baking Industry Research Trust AwardWinnerWild YeastMaui HawkenOtamatea High SchoolNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardHighly CommendedReady Set GrowHarry HoddleOtamatea High SchoolFonterra Northland Operations
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardWinnerCalving Date and Milk ProductionGeorge WilliamsHuanui CollegeFonterra Northland Operations
Farmlands Primary Industry AwardHighly CommendedNatural Fertiliser. Which works best?Keira CooperKamo Intermediate SchoolFarmlands co-operative
Farmlands Primary Industry AwardWinnerReady Set GrowHarry HoddleOtamatea High SchoolFarmlands co-operative
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardHighly CommendedMelting IcecreamGeorgia BakerParua Bay SchoolNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardWinnerBurger BlightLeon HarveyWhāngarei IntermediateNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Tropical Fruit Growers AwardWinnerHow to keep bananas freshAbbey Taylor & Anna BurnsKamo Intermediate SchoolTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
TechnologyMcKay Electrical AwardHighly CommendedPelton WheelArlo WhiteKamo Intermediate SchoolMcKay Electrical
McKay Electrical AwardWinnerCrystalsMaddie Farrier & Teagan BourkeKamo Intermediate SchoolMcKay Electrical
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardHighly CommendedWhich firewood is the best firewoodAlex King & Tawahi HadfielWhangārei Boys' High SchoolChilltech
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardWinnerKeep it CoolGeorgia FosterWhangārei Girls' High SchoolChilltech
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardHighly CommendedWind PowerTaylor HentyHuanui CollegeBDX Group Ltd
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardWinnerSmoothie BikeChase MinchinKamo Intermediate SchoolBDX Group Ltd
Conservation/Environmental ManagementAGFIRST Conservation AwardHighly CommendedPetipetiWillow Gallichan & Mia Morre-ErcegWhangārei Intermediate SchoolAGFIRST Northland
AGFIRST Conservation AwardWinnerWhat is the best way to control wild gingerGuy MansonWhangārei Intermediate SchoolAGFIRST Northland
Forest & Bird Protection AwardWinnerKauri DiebackMaddie Dixon-WestWhangārei IntermediateForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection AwardWinnerIs it Over? Fairy TernsCharlotte LewisKamo Intermediate SchoolForest & Bird
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardHighly CommendedSeagulls in WhangareiIsadora LeathleyKamo Intermediate School Bream Head Conservation Trust
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardWinner02 in TreesChloe CliffMaungatapere SchoolBream Head Conservation Trust
Boorer Family Eco Awareness AwardHighly CommendedChip in to cut wasteAmber-Lyla Farrell & Emma SuittoKamo Intermediate SchoolThe Boorer Family
Boorer Family Eco Awareness AwardWinnerSlurp IT! - #Wobbly WaterHannah & Harshinni NayyarWhangārei Girls' High SchoolThe Boorer Family
Science (Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology)Math Matters Math AwardHighly CommendedMeasuring CO2Hawaikii CogleMangakahia Area SchoolMath Matters
Math Matters Math AwardWinnerLeap of FaithJake SheppherdParua Bay SchoolMath Matters
Statistical AwardHighly CommendedWhich AAA Battery is the best value for moneyMia McCartney & Chloe KidneyHuanui CollegeNew Zealand Statistical Association
Statistical AwardWinnerLosing our HeadsDayna De Bruin-AdcockKamo Intermediate SchoolNew Zealand Statistical Association
Central Northland Regional Science AwardHighly CommendedDrinking WaterNicole RuddellMaungatapere SchoolFarmlands
Central Northland Regional Science AwardWinnerRiperian PlantingChloe TipeneKamo IntermediateFarmlands
Northern Benchtops Manufacturing AwardHighly CommendedHarakeke toaB. Porowini & J. PedersenWhāngarei IntermediateNorthern Benchtops Ltd
HealthPublic Health Safety AwardHighly CommendedNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Public Health Safety AwardWinnerHow to reduce eczemaDaniel Campi & Logan ManderHuanui CollegeNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Dental & Oral Health AwardHighly CommendedDoes homemade mouthwash work?Cara HardwickWhangārei IntermediateNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
Dental & Oral Health AwardWinnerDon't Brush Your TeethMolly FranksPompallier Catholic CollegeNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
NorthTec Sports Specialist AwardHighly CommendedNorthTec
NorthTec Sports Specialist AwardWinnerVisualisationMia AbbottHuanui CollegeNorthTec
Mātauranga MāoriGNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years WinnerPoisonious kai in the early Māori agesMuskaan Prasad & Eden-Rose NordstromWhangārei IntermediateGNS Science
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years WinnerKawakawa Balm vs BacteriaShelby HoyleWhangārei IntermediateGNS Science
GNS R-CET te ao Māori Award Years WinnerOcean Changes Effects on MaoriOlivia TremaineHuanui CollegeGNS Science

2021 Awards

  • 2021 Major Awards
  • 2021 Premier Awards
  • 2021 Class Awards
  • 2021 Special Awards
Best of Fair
Winner – 'Suck it Up', Dayna de Bruin - Adcock, Kamo Intermediate School


Best Overall Technology
Winner - 'E Squared G, Nathan Hare (WBHS) & Jasper Miller-Waugh (Huanui)


Best Investigation
Winner - 'Safer Does Not Mean Healthy', Emma Yorke, Whangarei Girls' High School


Best Overall - Research (Yrs 7-8)
Winner - 'Suck it Up', Dayna de Bruin - Adcock, Kamo Intermediate School
George (Hoori) Tuhiwai Memorial Award, Sponsored by Northpower
Awarded to the best project which integrates traditional scientific knowledge (Matauranga Maori) or an aspect of the traditional Maori world (Te Ao Maori).
Winner - Olivia Tremain - Parua Bay School
EXHIBIT TITLE: TUNA


Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award
Winner - Jack Williams, Huanui College
EXHIBIT TITLE: The Impact of Dairying on our Waterways


Northpower Consistent Excellence Award
Winner - Emma Yorke, Whangarei Girls' High School
EXHIBIT TITLE: Safer does not mean healthy


Awatea Blue Ocean Innovation Award
Winner: Scott Slatter, Huanui College
EXHIBIT TITLE: FishTech - A Better Way…
YearPlacingExhibit TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
Best Year 7 Research AwardHighly CommendedGrowing Microgreens Using AquaponicsAmber-Lyla FarrellKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Research AwardHighly CommendedTe Ara Tuna houKeakealani SeveKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Research AwardWinnerSuck it upDayna de Bruin - AdcockKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Investigation AwardHighly Commendedwhich eco laundry liquid is best?Ella TaylorKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedLung CapacityCleo Fox-GerryMaungatapere SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Investigation AwardWinnerNatural Fly DeterrentsSienna RenwickKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedDrain filterDane Severinsen & Cordell Scott DavidsonKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Technology AwardHighly CommendedHow we could make the best Kawakawa Balm?S. HoyleWhāngarei IntermediateNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Technology AwardWinnerMeasuring Eels with LasersBen AbbottHuanui CollegeNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Year 7 Judges AwardWinnerMarine Mammals Matter (life in captivity)Sophie Tacon & Rose FinlaysonKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Year 7 Judges AwardWinnerBaking Powder vs SodaIssy EvansWhāngarei Heads SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 7 Exhibit AwardWinnerSuck it upDayna de Bruin - AdcockKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthcom Communications Group Ltd
Best Year 8 Research AwardHighly CommendedHow Could the Change of Water Quality Affect Traditional Māori Ways of Life?L. PilonWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Research AwardHighly CommendedFossil Fuel FiascoAnya Slykerman & Siva HorsfordKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Research AwardWinnerTunaOlivia TremainParua Bay SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedWho has the Fastest Reactions? (Lightning Quick)H. Krissansen & C. AntonioWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedHarakeke toaB. Porowini & J. PedersenWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Investigation AwardWinnerIs it Quicker to Make a Cup of Tea in Aotearoa or Hawaikii?T. McDiarmidWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedQuicker PickerKyan VerweijNgunguru SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardHighly CommendedWe Need Our SpaceEmilia Cartwright ReesbyKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Technology AwardWinnerBreathly FreelyM. KumarWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Year 8 Judges AwardWinnerHaltersIzzy Kake & Daisy MasuttiWhāngarei Heads SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Year 8 Judges AwardWinnerThe Cookie MonsterLottie Gwilliam & Scarlett HeywoodWhāngarei Heads SchoolNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 8 Exhibit AwardWinnerBreathly FreelyM. KumarWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland Branch of Engineering NZ & Science Award Trust
Best Year 9 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedTracking TrapsBrock Reid & Hugh MansonWhāngarei Boys' High SchoolNorthpower
Best Year 9 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedHeat CureBen Nyberg & Josh IlesHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Investigation AwardWinnerButtering Up The RatsIndigo TomlinsonHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedNana's ShoesOllie BuckleHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardHighly CommendedGet a GripJoseph ProutHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Technology AwardWinnerHands Free MusicRachael JacksonHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Year 9 Judges AwardWinnerOxidising ApplesAmy Yousef & Savannah NormanBay of Islands CollegeNorthpower
Year 9 Judges AwardWinnerRethink your DrinkKyia Pickford & Jasmine MiringaorangiBay of Islands CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 9 Exhibit AwardWinnerHands Free MusicRachael JacksonHuanui CollegeNorthpower
Best Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedCOVID ! (Variants)Jocelyn Henry-Salu & Tuishaly HaengaBay of Islands CollegeCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Investigation AwardHighly CommendedKawakawa - Holes or not?Shenaea Peterson-Paniora & Te Oranga Rapira-HarawiraTikipunga High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Investigation AwardWinnerBuzz OffRiana LaneWhangarei Girls High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Technology AwardHighly CommendedThe TREE-MENDOUS PlanterWill TaitokoKamo High SchoolCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Technology AwardWinnerGo 'Ride with pride'Harshinni Nayyar Hannah NayyarWhangarei Girls High SchoolCook Costello
Year 10-11 Judges Award (for potential commercial success)WinnerThe TREE-MENDOUS PlanterWill TaitokoKamo High SchoolCook Costello
Year 10-11 Judges AwardWinnerHand DominanceLia KammererBay of Islands CollegeCook Costello
Best Year 10-11 Exhibit AwardWinnerBuzz OffRiana LaneWhangarei Girls High SchoolCook Costello
Year 12-13 Judges AwardWinnerUrea Fertilizer: How best to apply it. An evidence based approach.Jacqui CameronKamo High SchoolTui Technology
Year 12-13 Judges AwardWinnerInfluences of Colour on Bird BehaviourLogan AtkinsKamo High SchoolTui Technology
Best Year 12-13 Exhibit AwardWinnerSafer does not mean healthyEmma YorkeWhangarei Girls High SchoolTui Technology
Class Awards Years 7 - 13 Sponsored by R-CET, Rapid Characterisation of Earthquakes & Tsunamis A GNS Science Led Research Programme This award is given to projects working with both science approaches and matauranga Maori. Our three winners are: Keakealani Seve - Kamo Intermediate - Exhibit: Te Ara Tuna Hou Gracie Haenga - Ngunguru School - Exhibit: Rongoā Rākau B Porowini and J Pedersen - Whangarei Intermediate - Exhibit: Harakeke toa
ThemeAwardPlacingProject TitleStudent(s)SchoolSponsor
The Living WorldGeoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardHighly CommendedShimmer and ShineAston PlunkettHuanui CollegeGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Geoscience Society of NZ Earth Science AwardWinnerWacky WavesQuinn BorlaseNgunguru SchoolGeoscience Society of NZ - Auckland Branch and Auckland Geology Club
Craniums Planetarium AwardHighly CommendedElectro Magnetic FieldsCameron DeedParua Bay SchoolCraniums Whangarei
Craniums Planetarium AwardWinnerBuilding a Telescope (Peering into the Past)M. WorthingtonWhāngarei IntermediateCraniums Whangarei
NorthTec Innovation and Enterprise AwardHighly CommendedDrain StopperIsla Simpson & Luca CampbellKamo Intermediate SchoolNorthTec
NorthTec Innovation and Enterprise AwardWinnerMeasuring Eels with LasersBen AbbottHuanui CollegeNorthTec
Dairy & Primary IndustryBaking Industry Research Trust AwardHighly CommendedCan I make a Lolly Cake that is Lower in Sugar and Fat?S. BurgessWhāngarei IntermediateNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Baking Industry Research Trust AwardWinnerPawtastic TreatsSasha WallerKamo Intermediate SchoolNew Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardHighly CommendedWhich Bull is Best for the Job?George WilliamsHuanui CollegeFonterra Northland Operations
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry AwardWinnerUrea Fertilizer: How best to apply it. An evidence based approach.Jacqui CameronKamo High SchoolFonterra Northland Operations
Farmlands Primary Industry AwardHighly CommendedWhich Bull is Best for the Job?George WilliamsHuanui CollegeFarmlands co-operative
Farmlands Primary Industry AwardWinnerThe Impact of Dairying on our WaterwaysJack WilliamsHuanui CollegeFarmlands co-operative
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardHighly CommendedThe Yummy GummyMika LumberaKamo Intermediate SchoolNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Advancement of Food Science and Technology AwardWinnerWhat's the best way to dry meat?F. White & E. FrickerWhāngarei IntermediateNZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Tropical Fruit Growers AwardHighly CommendedThe TREE-MENDOUS PlanterWill TaitokoKamo High SchoolTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
Tropical Fruit Growers AwardWinnerQuicker PickerKyan VerweijNgunguru SchoolTropical Fruit Growers of New Zealand
TechnologyMcKay Electrical AwardHighly CommendedNana's ShoesOllie BuckleHuanui CollegeMcKay Electrical
McKay Electrical AwardWinnerGet a GripJoseph ProutHuanui CollegeMcKay Electrical
Chilltech Energy Efficiency AwardWinnerLight The WayMaya RavenKamo Intermediate SchoolChilltech
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardHighly CommendedBait BranchNina Booth & Peyton JobeKamo Intermediate SchoolBDX Group Ltd
BDX Group Ltd Engineering AwardWinnerGrater mateCoby KalluKamo Intermediate SchoolBDX Group Ltd
Conservation/Environmental ManagementDOC Conservation AwardHighly CommendedWe Need Our SpaceEmilia Cartwright ReesbyKamo Intermediate SchoolDepartment of Conservation (DOC)
DOC Conservation AwardWinnerInfluences of Colour on Bird BehaviourLogan AtkinsKamo High SchoolDepartment of Conservation (DOC)
Forest & Bird Protection Award - Kiwi Conservation ClubWinnerMy Predator Free PropertyMia AgnewMaungatapere SchoolForest & Bird
Forest & Bird Protection Award - YouthWinnerBuzz OffRiana LaneWhangarei Girls High SchoolForest & Bird
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardHighly CommendedOperation Kiwi (- Saving our Identity)N. Lovelace & J. PickeringWhāngarei IntermediateBream Head Conservation Trust
Bream Head Conservation Trust AwardWinnerButtering Up The RatsIndigo TomlinsonHuanui CollegeBream Head Conservation Trust
Boorer Family Eco Awareness AwardHighly CommendedTesting Kete harakeke for strength and durabilityG. FosterWhāngarei IntermediateThe Boorer Family
Boorer Family Eco Awareness AwardWinnerDrain StopperIsla Simpson & Luca CampbellKamo Intermediate SchoolThe Boorer Family
Science (Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology)Airzone Maths AwardHighly CommendedDoes Red Bull Really Give You WingsJamie NeumannMaungatapere SchoolAirzone Airconditioning Specialists
Airzone Maths AwardWinnerE Squared GNathan Hare (WBHS) & Jasper Miller-Waugh (Huanui)WBHS/HuanuiAirzone Airconditioning Specialists
Statistics AwardHighly CommendedWho has the Fastest Reactions? (Lightning Quick)H. Krissansen & C. AntonioWhāngarei IntermediateNZ Statistical Association
Statistics AwardWinnerA Chromatic ClichéLocky SutherlandNgunguru SchoolNZ Statistical Association
Farmlands Central Northland Regional AwardHighly CommendedTracking TrapsBrock Reid & Hugh MansonWhāngarei Boys' High SchoolFarmlands co-operative
Farmlands Central Northland Regional AwardWinnerHow Could the Change of Water Quality Affect Traditional Māori Ways of Life?L. PilonWhāngarei IntermediateFarmlands co-operative
Northern Benchtops Manufacturing AwardHighly CommendedHarakeke toaB. Porowini & J. PedersenWhāngarei IntermediateNorthern Benchtops Ltd
Northern Benchtops Manufacturing AwardWinnerNana's ShoesOllie BuckleHuanui CollegeNorthern Benchtops Ltd
HealthNorthland District Health Board - Public Health Safety AwardHighly CommendedBreathly FreelyM. KumarWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Northland District Health Board - Public Health Safety AwardWinnerBAC-teria Future!N. WellwoodWhāngarei IntermediateNorthland District Health Board - Public Health
Whangarei Physiotherapy Sports Physiotherapy Specialist AwardHighly CommendedGrip no SlipIsabella TamahoriKamo Intermediate SchoolWhangarei Physiotherapy
Whangarei Physiotherapy Sports Physiotherapy Specialist AwardWinnerFight the FogHarper GrayKamo Intermediate SchoolWhangarei Physiotherapy
NZ Dental Association Dental & Oral Health AwardHighly CommendedSweet As! ScienceCarolyn Betterton & Nicholas MerryHuanui CollegeNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
NZ Dental Association Dental & Oral Health AwardWinnerHow Clean is your Toothbrush?Evangeline Wakeman & Jesse LockeRenew SchoolNorthland Branch of the NZ Dental Association
Activ8 Northland Health & Fitness AwardHighly CommendedLung CapacityCleo Fox-GerryMaungatapere SchoolActiv8 Northland
Activ8 Northland Health & Fitness AwardWinnerWho has the Fastest Reactions? (Lightning Quick)H. Krissansen & C. AntonioWhāngarei IntermediateActiv8 Northland

2021 Sponsor Videos | 2021 Winners photos

2020 Awards

  • 2020 Major Awards
  • 2020 Premier Awards
  • 2020 Class Awards
  • 2020 Special Awards
Best of Fair
Winner – 'Saved by the Bell Controller', Jasper Miller-Waugh, Huanui College

Best Overall Technology
Winner - 'Covid Alert', Xeryus Wilson, Whangarei Boys High School

Best Investigation
Winner - 'Pop Goes the Weasel', Riana Lane, Whangarei Girls' High School
Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award
Winner - Shi-on Ko, Whangārei Boys’ High
EXHIBIT TITLE: Calculating Climate Change: Course set for Catastrophe.

Northpower Consistent Excellence Award
Winner - Jack Slatter & Richard Adams, Whangārei Boys’ High
EXHIBIT TITLE: Trucks vs Trains. An important topic.
YearAwardProject TitleStudentSchoolPlacing
Year 7How much energy can be produced using different types of heat?Elijah Fricker & Finlay WhiteWhangārei IntermediateHighly Commended
Don’t be so SaltyPaige Karl Maungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Judges AwardEffect of Gradient on FireAlana RenwickKamo IntermediateWinner
Exhibit AwardOptimum Cricket BatDaniel Pickford Huanui CollegeWinner
Year 8IllusionsIsak ThompsonMaungatapere School
Highly Commended
SeagrassTessa HaywardParua Bay SchoolHighly Commended
Judges AwardUp Cycle Our EarthNaia Ho & Addison van EngelenKamo IntermediateWinner
Exhibit AwardCreature ComfortNoah CookKamo IntermediateWinner
Year 9Bioplastic for the futureKaylie Nicholas Kamo High SchoolHighly Commended
Where’s it Clear?Charlotte Gorrie Huanui CollegeHighly Commended
Exhibit AwardCovid AlertXeryus WilsonWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
Year 10 - 11POP goes the weaselRiana LaneWhangarei Girls’ High SchoolHighly Commended
The Goss about FlossDanae Segerssenmann & Lucy NicholsHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Exhibit AwardSaved by the Bell ControllerJasper Miller-WaughHuanui CollegeWinner
Judges AwardThe Big SendNathan HareWhangārei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
Year 12 - 13Calculating Climate Change:
Course set for Catastrophe.
Shi-on KoWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolHighly Commended
Exhibit AwardTrucks vs Trains. An important topic.Jack Slatter & Richard AdamsWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
CategoryAwardProject TitleStudent(s)SchoolPlacing
GlobalThe Living World Award
Sponsored by: ❙ The Geoscience Society of NZ ❙ Auckland Branch of the Geology Club ❙ Storytime ❙ Northern Benchtops Ltd
Plague SkinksBlaze Nicholas Kamo IntermediateWinner
Flower PowerImogen WilliamsRuawai CollegeHighly Commended
Hydro ForceBrianna GurnellKamo IntermediateHighly Commended
Geoscience NZ Award
Where’s it Clear?Charlotte GorrieHuanui CollegeWinner
IndustryDairy & Primary Industry Award
Sponsored by: ❙ Farmlands ❙ NZ Institute of Food Science & Technology
Do Carrots have more mass when grown with natural or artificial fertiliser?Julia Berweger Huanui CollegeWinner
  Growth of Good Ground SoilsConnor Alcock & Aaron WestlakeOtamatea High SchoolHighly Commended
Why the Rise?Angelina MorganKamo IntermediateHighly Commended
New Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust AwardWhy the Rise?Angelina MorganKamo IntermediateWinner
Sweet ToothElly NeumannMaungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Cash or Card Francesca ProvanMaungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Fonterra Kauri AwardWhich is the best type of Lolly Cake? Sophie BurgessWhangārei IntermediateWinner
Which excrement grows the best Silverbeet?Craven Whitehead Huanui CollegeWinner
Battle of the FertilizersAshton MannHuanui CollegeWinner
Activ8 Northland Fitness AwardAchilles: God of TendonsAlex WatsonWhangārei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
ConservationEnvironmental Management / Conservation
Sponsored by: ❙ The Department of Conservation (DOC) ❙ The Boorer Family ❙ Bream Head Conservation Trust
POP goes the weaselRiana LaneWhangārei Girls’ High SchoolWinner
Put a Lid on itSinead GordonHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Drain Stopper Luca Campbell & Isla Simpson Kamo IntermediateHighly Commended
Forest & Bird Protection Award
All about BitternSophie ManderHuanui CollegeWinner
Plague SkinksBlaze NicholasKamo IntermediateWinner
TechnologyTechnology Award
Sponsored by: ❙ BDX Group Ltd ❙ Chilltech Energy ❙ McKay Electrical
Saved by the Bell ControllerJasper Miller-WaughHuanui CollegeWinner
Grater MateCoby KalluKamo IntermediateHighly Commended
Bike Wash StationFinn AskewParua BayHighly Commended
Pure Science - Maths - Chemistry - Physics
Sponsored by: ❙ Airzone ❙ BDX Group Ltd
Swinging Sound TubeAmy LawrenceOtamatea High SchoolWinner
Don’t be so SaltyPaige KarlMaungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Which direction should a solar panel face?Daniel JellymanKamo IntermediateHighly Commended

2019 Awards

  • 2019 Major Awards
  • 2019 Premier Awards
  • 2019 Class Awards
  • 2019 Special Awards

Best Overall Investigation       

Winner: #171 Wake up! Emma Yorke, Whangarei Girls’ High School

Best Overall Technology          

Winner: #160 Reptile Monitor, Rudy Louw &Taine Reader, Whangarei Boys’ High School

Best of Fair        

Winner: #171 Wake up! Emma Yorke, Whangarei Girls’ High School

The George (Hoori) Tuhiwai Memorial Award    
Winner: #60 Ngāti Hau Kākahi, Waimirirangi Seve, Kamo Intermediate School

Northpower Consistent Excellence Award     
Winner: #179 Manure Tech (3.0), Oscar Kippenberger, Whangarei Boys’ High School

Northland Regional Council Environmental Excellence Award
Winner: #150 That's just rubbish, Riana Lane & Caitlin Thompson, Whangarei Girls’ High School

Nomination for the Prime Minister's Future Scientist Prize  
Winner: #179 Manure Tech (3.0), Oscar Kippenberger, Whangarei Boys’ High School

Otago University Hands On Science Award 
Winner: #180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus? Jack Slatter & Richard Adams, Whangarei Boys’ High School
YearAwardProject TitleStudentSchoolPlacing
Year 7Investigation Award #37 Mighty ManawaTesa HaywardParua Bay SchoolWinner
#41 Apple Rust Ava DaintyTauraroa Area SchoolHighly Commended
Technology Award#48 Sea the FutureCharlie Hammond & Joel CollinsonKamo Intermediate SchoolWinner
Judges Award#38 Burning FabricsDelilah Ropata-ErcegPoroti SchoolWinner
Exhibit Award#48 Sea the FutureCharlie Hammond & Joel CollinsonKamo Intermediate SchoolWinner
Year 8Investigation Award #96 What about the Cockles?Georgette WilliamsWhangarei Intermediate SchoolWinner
#61 Why the Change?Ella MartinKamo Intermediate SchoolHighly Commended
Technology Award#109 Organic Bioplastic For A Better FutureKaylie NichloasKamo Intermediate SchoolWinner
#103 Dream EsteemHannah McRae & Kate NyssenKamo Intermediate SchoolHighly Commended
Judges Award#55 STOP FOOTROTCharlotte GorrieHuanui CollegeWinner
Exhibit Award#96 What about the Cockles?Georgette WilliamsWhangarei Intermediate SchoolWinner
Year 9Investigation Award #54 Where’s That Siren?Jasper Miller-WaughHuanui CollegeWinner
#151 Can you handle the intensity?Fransune Fourie & Jessica LiuWhangarei Girls’ High SchoolHighly Commended
#117 Roadside RubbishSinead GordonHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Technology Award#160 Reptile MonitorRudy Louw &Taine ReaderWhangarei Boys' High SchoolWinner
#157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike?Caitlin WilsonHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Judges Award#142 The rise of the forest floorFergus Manson & Hue MansonWhangarei Boys’ & Whangarei Intermediate SchoolsWinner
#124 Visualising PitchWill Taitoko & Ty Sharp-PepperellKamo High SchoolWinner
Exhibit Award#160 Reptile MonitorRudy Louw &Taine ReaderWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
Year 10 - 11Investigation Award #171 Wake up!Emma YorkeWhangarei Girls’ High SchoolWinner
#167 Blood, Sweat & TearsSophie JohnstonHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
#169 Calculating PiKung-ErWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolHighly Commended
Technology Award#176 Hydrogen NRG V2Cameron StandingWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
Exhibit Award#171 Wake up!Emma YorkeWhangarei Girls’ High SchoolWinner
Year 12 - 13Peer Review Award#178 Cantilever OscillationNathaniel SingletonWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
Exhibit Award#180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus?Jack Slatter & Richard AdamsWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
CategoryAwardProject TitleStudent(s)SchoolPlacing
GlobalGeoscience Society of NZ Earth Science Award#67 ErosionLiam RosemergyMatarau SchoolWinner
#168 Earth EquationShi-on KoWhangarei Boys High SchoolHighly Commended
Storytime Planetarium Award#168 Earth EquationShi-on KoWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#182 Ngā Mata O Te Ariki TāwhirimāteaKaya EdwardsNgunguru SchoolHighly Commended
AirZone Math Award#168 Earth EquationShi-on KoWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus?Jack Slatter & Richard AdamsWhangarei Boys High SchoolHighly Commended
NZ Statistical Association & Statistics NZ Statistical Award#169 Calculating PiKung-ErWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus?Jack Slatter & Richard AdamsWhangarei Boys High SchoolHighly Commended
IndustryNZ Baking Industry Trust Research Award  #11 Egg-cellent Egg SubsitutesLetitia Lewis & Isla CompterKamo IntermediateWinner
  #31 Which MuffinLisa van Blerk & Nia OwenOtamatea High SchoolHighly Commended
Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry Award#61 Why the Change?Ella MartinKamo IntermediateWinner
#15 Taste That MilkTayla RuddellMaungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Farmlands Primary Industry Award#111 Quad AlertXeryus WilsonMatarau SchoolWinner
#156 Reel EasyRoss HaverkortHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Farmlands Central Northland Regional Award#173 Dying to GrowJessica MartinWhangarei Girls High SchoolWinner
#150 That's just rubbishRiana Lane & Caitlin ThompsonWhangarei Girls High SchoolHighly Commended
NZ Institute of Food Science & Technology - Advancement of Food Science & Technology Award #122 Coffee PerkOliver HeswallHuanui CollegeWinner
#63 Preserve to ServeKate IllerbrunKamo IntermediateHighly Commended
HealthNorthland District Health Board - Public Health Safety Award#111 Quad AlertXeryus WilsonMatarau SchoolWinner
#68 To Clean or Not to CleanBella TissinkMaungatapere SchoolHighly Commended
Whangarei Physiotherapy Sports Specialist Award#138 How Long Does it Take to Strengthen Muscle After an Operation?Freddie Jameson & Flynn VenmoreWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#1 The Optimum KickArchie KnoxHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Northland Branch of the NZ Dental Association Oral Hygiene Award#8 What Do You Think is in Your Drink?Taine MiddletonKamo Intermediate SschoolWinner
Activ8 Northland Health & Fitness Award#157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike?Caitlin WilsonHuanui CollegeWinner
Specsavers Optometry Award#170 Blink BlinkMin Jung KimWhangarei Girls High SchoolWinner
#151 Can you handle the intensity?Fransune Fourie & Jessica LiuWhangarei Girls High SchoolHighly Commended
ConservationDOC Conservation Award  #96 What about the Cockles?Georgette WilliamsWhangarei Intermediate SchoolWinner
#166 Snails PaceScott SlatterHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Forest & Bird Protection Award#142 The rise of the forest floorFergus Manson & Hue MansonWhangarei Boys’ & Whangarei Intermediate SchoolsWinner
#166 Snails PaceScott SlatterHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Bream Head Conservation Trust Award#139 Commotion in the Ocean (Part 3)Alex WatsonWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#53 Oysters cleaning up our waterways?Rico WilliamsHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
The Boorer Family Eco Awareness Award#117 Roadside RubbishSinead GordonHuanui CollegeWinner
TechnicalNorthTec Innovation and Enterprise Award#160 Reptile MonitorRudy Louw &Taine ReaderWhangarei Boys High SchoolWinner
#117 Text-Based Computer GameAlex CowenWhangarei Boys High SchoolHighly Commended
McKay Electrical Award#157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike?Caitlin WilsonHuanui CollegeWinner
#111 Quad AlertXeryus WilsonMatarau SchoolHighly Commended
BDX Group Ltd Engineering Award#50 Micro:wateringAlice AastroemParua Bay SchoolWinner
#179 Manure Tech (3.0)Oscar KippenbergerWhangarei Boys High SchoolHighly Commended
Tui Technology Construction Award #169 Calculating PiKung-ErWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolWinner
#176 Hydrogen NRG V2Cameron StandingWhangarei Boys’ High SchoolHighly Commended
Chilltech Energy Efficiency Award#93 BottlesulationTrinity AndersonWhangarei Heads SchoolWinner
#57 A Clean SolutionOllie Brooks & Jade CulhamHuanui CollegeHighly Commended
Student ChoiceBex Teaching Resources – Most Popular Award#5 Jacques’ big hydraulic experimentJacques MillerHuanui CollegeWinner

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