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2020 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
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.
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.
| Year | Award | Project Title | Student | School | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | How much energy can be produced using different types of heat? | Elijah Fricker & Finlay White | Whangārei Intermediate | Highly Commended | |
| Don’t be so Salty | Paige Karl | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Judges Award | Effect of Gradient on Fire | Alana Renwick | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | |
| Exhibit Award | Optimum Cricket Bat | Daniel Pickford | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Year 8 | Illusions | Isak Thompson | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | |
| Seagrass | Tessa Hayward | Parua Bay School | Highly Commended | ||
| Judges Award | Up Cycle Our Earth | Naia Ho & Addison van Engelen | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | |
| Exhibit Award | Creature Comfort | Noah Cook | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | |
| Year 9 | Bioplastic for the future | Kaylie Nicholas | Kamo High School | Highly Commended | |
| Where’s it Clear? | Charlotte Gorrie | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Exhibit Award | Covid Alert | Xeryus Wilson | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| Year 10 - 11 | POP goes the weasel | Riana Lane | Whangarei Girls’ High School | Highly Commended | |
| The Goss about Floss | Danae Segerssenmann & Lucy Nichols | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Exhibit Award | Saved by the Bell Controller | Jasper Miller-Waugh | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Judges Award | The Big Send | Nathan Hare | Whangārei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| Year 12 - 13 | Calculating Climate Change: Course set for Catastrophe. | Shi-on Ko | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Highly Commended | |
| Exhibit Award | Trucks vs Trains. An important topic. | Jack Slatter & Richard Adams | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner |
| Category | Award | Project Title | Student(s) | School | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | The Living World Award Sponsored by: ❙ The Geoscience Society of NZ ❙ Auckland Branch of the Geology Club ❙ Storytime ❙ Northern Benchtops Ltd | Plague Skinks | Blaze Nicholas | Kamo Intermediate | Winner |
| Flower Power | Imogen Williams | Ruawai College | Highly Commended | ||
| Hydro Force | Brianna Gurnell | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended | ||
| Geoscience NZ Award | Where’s it Clear? | Charlotte Gorrie | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Industry | Dairy & 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 College | Winner |
| Growth of Good Ground Soils | Connor Alcock & Aaron Westlake | Otamatea High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Why the Rise? | Angelina Morgan | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended | ||
| New Zealand Baking Industry Research Trust Award | Why the Rise? | Angelina Morgan | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | |
| Sweet Tooth | Elly Neumann | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Cash or Card | Francesca Provan | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Fonterra Kauri Award | Which is the best type of Lolly Cake? | Sophie Burgess | Whangārei Intermediate | Winner | |
| Which excrement grows the best Silverbeet? | Craven Whitehead | Huanui College | Winner | ||
| Battle of the Fertilizers | Ashton Mann | Huanui College | Winner | ||
| Activ8 Northland Fitness Award | Achilles: God of Tendons | Alex Watson | Whangārei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| Conservation | Environmental Management / Conservation Sponsored by: ❙ The Department of Conservation (DOC) ❙ The Boorer Family ❙ Bream Head Conservation Trust | POP goes the weasel | Riana Lane | Whangārei Girls’ High School | Winner |
| Put a Lid on it | Sinead Gordon | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Drain Stopper | Luca Campbell & Isla Simpson | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended | ||
| Forest & Bird Protection Award | All about Bittern | Sophie Mander | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Plague Skinks | Blaze Nicholas | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | ||
| Technology | Technology Award Sponsored by: ❙ BDX Group Ltd ❙ Chilltech Energy ❙ McKay Electrical | Saved by the Bell Controller | Jasper Miller-Waugh | Huanui College | Winner |
| Grater Mate | Coby Kallu | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended | ||
| Bike Wash Station | Finn Askew | Parua Bay | Highly Commended | ||
| Pure Science - Maths - Chemistry - Physics Sponsored by: ❙ Airzone ❙ BDX Group Ltd | Swinging Sound Tube | Amy Lawrence | Otamatea High School | Winner | |
| Don’t be so Salty | Paige Karl | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Which direction should a solar panel face? | Daniel Jellyman | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended |
2019 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
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
| Year | Award | Project Title | Student | School | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Investigation Award | #37 Mighty Manawa | Tesa Hayward | Parua Bay School | Winner |
| #41 Apple Rust | Ava Dainty | Tauraroa Area School | Highly Commended | ||
| Technology Award | #48 Sea the Future | Charlie Hammond & Joel Collinson | Kamo Intermediate School | Winner | |
| Judges Award | #38 Burning Fabrics | Delilah Ropata-Erceg | Poroti School | Winner | |
| Exhibit Award | #48 Sea the Future | Charlie Hammond & Joel Collinson | Kamo Intermediate School | Winner | |
| Year 8 | Investigation Award | #96 What about the Cockles? | Georgette Williams | Whangarei Intermediate School | Winner |
| #61 Why the Change? | Ella Martin | Kamo Intermediate School | Highly Commended | ||
| Technology Award | #109 Organic Bioplastic For A Better Future | Kaylie Nichloas | Kamo Intermediate School | Winner | |
| #103 Dream Esteem | Hannah McRae & Kate Nyssen | Kamo Intermediate School | Highly Commended | ||
| Judges Award | #55 STOP FOOTROT | Charlotte Gorrie | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Exhibit Award | #96 What about the Cockles? | Georgette Williams | Whangarei Intermediate School | Winner | |
| Year 9 | Investigation Award | #54 Where’s That Siren? | Jasper Miller-Waugh | Huanui College | Winner |
| #151 Can you handle the intensity? | Fransune Fourie & Jessica Liu | Whangarei Girls’ High School | Highly Commended | ||
| #117 Roadside Rubbish | Sinead Gordon | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Technology Award | #160 Reptile Monitor | Rudy Louw &Taine Reader | Whangarei Boys' High School | Winner | |
| #157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike? | Caitlin Wilson | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Judges Award | #142 The rise of the forest floor | Fergus Manson & Hue Manson | Whangarei Boys’ & Whangarei Intermediate Schools | Winner | |
| #124 Visualising Pitch | Will Taitoko & Ty Sharp-Pepperell | Kamo High School | Winner | ||
| Exhibit Award | #160 Reptile Monitor | Rudy Louw &Taine Reader | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| Year 10 - 11 | Investigation Award | #171 Wake up! | Emma Yorke | Whangarei Girls’ High School | Winner |
| #167 Blood, Sweat & Tears | Sophie Johnston | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| #169 Calculating Pi | Kung-Er | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Technology Award | #176 Hydrogen NRG V2 | Cameron Standing | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| Exhibit Award | #171 Wake up! | Emma Yorke | Whangarei Girls’ High School | Winner | |
| Year 12 - 13 | Peer Review Award | #178 Cantilever Oscillation | Nathaniel Singleton | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner |
| Exhibit Award | #180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus? | Jack Slatter & Richard Adams | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner |
| Category | Award | Project Title | Student(s) | School | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Geoscience Society of NZ Earth Science Award | #67 Erosion | Liam Rosemergy | Matarau School | Winner |
| #168 Earth Equation | Shi-on Ko | Whangarei Boys High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Storytime Planetarium Award | #168 Earth Equation | Shi-on Ko | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner | |
| #182 Ngā Mata O Te Ariki Tāwhirimātea | Kaya Edwards | Ngunguru School | Highly Commended | ||
| AirZone Math Award | #168 Earth Equation | Shi-on Ko | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner | |
| #180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus? | Jack Slatter & Richard Adams | Whangarei Boys High School | Highly Commended | ||
| NZ Statistical Association & Statistics NZ Statistical Award | #169 Calculating Pi | Kung-Er | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner | |
| #180 Are you getting enough bang for your bus? | Jack Slatter & Richard Adams | Whangarei Boys High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Industry | NZ Baking Industry Trust Research Award | #11 Egg-cellent Egg Subsitutes | Letitia Lewis & Isla Compter | Kamo Intermediate | Winner |
| #31 Which Muffin | Lisa van Blerk & Nia Owen | Otamatea High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Fonterra Northland Operations Dairy Industry Award | #61 Why the Change? | Ella Martin | Kamo Intermediate | Winner | |
| #15 Taste That Milk | Tayla Ruddell | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Farmlands Primary Industry Award | #111 Quad Alert | Xeryus Wilson | Matarau School | Winner | |
| #156 Reel Easy | Ross Haverkort | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Farmlands Central Northland Regional Award | #173 Dying to Grow | Jessica Martin | Whangarei Girls High School | Winner | |
| #150 That's just rubbish | Riana Lane & Caitlin Thompson | Whangarei Girls High School | Highly Commended | ||
| NZ Institute of Food Science & Technology - Advancement of Food Science & Technology Award | #122 Coffee Perk | Oliver Heswall | Huanui College | Winner | |
| #63 Preserve to Serve | Kate Illerbrun | Kamo Intermediate | Highly Commended | ||
| Health | Northland District Health Board - Public Health Safety Award | #111 Quad Alert | Xeryus Wilson | Matarau School | Winner |
| #68 To Clean or Not to Clean | Bella Tissink | Maungatapere School | Highly Commended | ||
| Whangarei Physiotherapy Sports Specialist Award | #138 How Long Does it Take to Strengthen Muscle After an Operation? | Freddie Jameson & Flynn Venmore | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner | |
| #1 The Optimum Kick | Archie Knox | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Northland Branch of the NZ Dental Association Oral Hygiene Award | #8 What Do You Think is in Your Drink? | Taine Middleton | Kamo Intermediate Sschool | Winner | |
| Activ8 Northland Health & Fitness Award | #157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike? | Caitlin Wilson | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Specsavers Optometry Award | #170 Blink Blink | Min Jung Kim | Whangarei Girls High School | Winner | |
| #151 Can you handle the intensity? | Fransune Fourie & Jessica Liu | Whangarei Girls High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Conservation | DOC Conservation Award | #96 What about the Cockles? | Georgette Williams | Whangarei Intermediate School | Winner |
| #166 Snails Pace | Scott Slatter | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Forest & Bird Protection Award | #142 The rise of the forest floor | Fergus Manson & Hue Manson | Whangarei Boys’ & Whangarei Intermediate Schools | Winner | |
| #166 Snails Pace | Scott Slatter | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Bream Head Conservation Trust Award | #139 Commotion in the Ocean (Part 3) | Alex Watson | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner | |
| #53 Oysters cleaning up our waterways? | Rico Williams | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| The Boorer Family Eco Awareness Award | #117 Roadside Rubbish | Sinead Gordon | Huanui College | Winner | |
| Technical | NorthTec Innovation and Enterprise Award | #160 Reptile Monitor | Rudy Louw &Taine Reader | Whangarei Boys High School | Winner |
| #117 Text-Based Computer Game | Alex Cowen | Whangarei Boys High School | Highly Commended | ||
| McKay Electrical Award | #157 Can I charge my device from a modified exercise bike? | Caitlin Wilson | Huanui College | Winner | |
| #111 Quad Alert | Xeryus Wilson | Matarau School | Highly Commended | ||
| BDX Group Ltd Engineering Award | #50 Micro:watering | Alice Aastroem | Parua Bay School | Winner | |
| #179 Manure Tech (3.0) | Oscar Kippenberger | Whangarei Boys High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Tui Technology Construction Award | #169 Calculating Pi | Kung-Er | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Winner | |
| #176 Hydrogen NRG V2 | Cameron Standing | Whangarei Boys’ High School | Highly Commended | ||
| Chilltech Energy Efficiency Award | #93 Bottlesulation | Trinity Anderson | Whangarei Heads School | Winner | |
| #57 A Clean Solution | Ollie Brooks & Jade Culham | Huanui College | Highly Commended | ||
| Student Choice | Bex Teaching Resources – Most Popular Award | #5 Jacques’ big hydraulic experiment | Jacques Miller | Huanui College | Winner |