2024 Results

2024 Results

NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

NIWA

North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

Premier Award

Lara Alchin

Northcote Intermediate School

NIWA

North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

Second place Award

Emily Taylor

KingsWay School

Category winner

2024 Balance Agri-Nutrients Award for the

Living World

Investigations related to  horticulture,  forestry, plant study, fisheries,
animal study etc.

Emily Taylor

KingsWay School

Category winner

2024 Bruce Morrison Award for Material World

Investigations related to chemistry, metals, corrosion, product testing, water
pollution

Lara Alchin

Northcote Intermediate School

Category winner

The 2024 Bruce Morrison Award

for the Physical World

Investigations related to electricity, sound,  light, heat, energy,
photography

Josh Sullivan

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner

2024 ASTA Award

for

EARTH SCIENCE

Investigations related to geology, soils, hydrology, pollution, astronomy, coping with
natural disasters

Julian Wang

and

Julian Zhong

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Category winner

The 2024 Consumer Science Award

Product testing and  study of people’s needs regarding housing, clothing and
food, and the management of resources to satisfy these needs.

Mariam Khan

and

Isla Morgan

Whangaparāoa College

 

Category winner

The 2024 3M Award for

Technology

This project must develop a new prototype or model, product, device, process,
system or environment.

Jayden Li

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Category winner

2024 Soft/Hardware Technology

Allows creative problem solvers to use computer science to tackle social
problems, improve agriculture or asnpects of daily life. May even develop great
entertainment.

Keddy Gong

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner

2024 Environmental Technology

Environmental technology involves investigation into the development and
application of products, equipment, and systems that can be used to conserve the
natural environment and resources.

Luke Huang

Northcross Intermediate School

The Bill Wiggle Memorial Cup

for

Outstanding Logbook

Sophie Vasar

Northcross Intermediate School

The Standley Jober Cup

Any criteria identified by the Chief Judge

Zachary Bailey

Northcross Intermediate School

Baking Industry Research Trust Award

for the best project or exhibit that uses bread

or flour products.

Mila Bundy

Northcote Intermediate School

Miles Maxted Award

Best use of statistics in a

Fair project

 

Ella Khoo-Giles

Northcross Intermediate School

David Peace Award

for

Investigating Alternative Energy

Kenneth Shi

Albany Junior High

NIWA Award

Water and/or atmosphere related investigation

Julian Wang

and

Julian Zhong

Murrays Bay Intermediate

New Zealand Society of Soil Sciences

Any investigation that contributes to the advancement of soil science and
demonstrates an understanding of resource management that impacts environmental and
social sustainability
.

Abby Crocome

Pinehurst School

Special Prize

This award recognises a creative and innovative project

Toby Russell

Northcote Intermediate

Special Prize

This award recognises a creative and innovative project

Emily Huai

Northcross Intermediate

Chief Judge Award

Innovative topic for  investigation using scientific approach

Falisha Xu and

Merida He

Albany Junior High School

New Zealand Statistical Association

Notable Mentions

Notable mentions for use of statistical analysis in their investigations

Liam Choo and Matt McDowall Murrays Bay Intermediate
Laura Alchin Northcote Intermediate
Isla Randal Northcross Intermediate
Ariene Barnes Whangaparāoa College

 

Bronze Medal Winners
Earth Science Lex Parkes Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Living World Olivia Jennings KingsWay School
Living World Isaac Bandara KingsWay School
Living World Emma Flynn Northcote Intermediate School
Living World Lj Hayter Birkdale Intermediate School
Material World Leo Goffinet and Andres Zepeda Rosmini School
Material World Cayce Wright Albany Junior High School
Physical World Fanie Venter KingsWay School
Physical World Owen McDonald and Parker Nicholls Northcote Intermediate School
Physical World Jinseok Yeung and Nina Hou Pinehurst School
Technology – Product Design Amelia Vettickal Glenfield Intermediate School
Technology – Product Design Oscar Inder Northcross Intermediate School
Technology – Product design Joaquin Dar Juan Glenfield Intermediate School
Soft/Hardware Technology Finn Blanchard Northcross Intermediate School
Silver Medal Winners
Consumer Science Emma Smith Northcross Intermediate  School
Living World Toby Russell Northcote Intermediate School
Living World Sophie Vasar Northcross Intermediate School
Living World Maisie Wansbone Northcote Intermediate School
Material World Ariel Yeoh and  Xavier Cook KingsWay School
Material World Olivia Hancock KingsWay School
Material World Zofia Creswell KingsWay School
Material World Ariene Barnes Whangaparāoa College
Physical World Tim Stuart Albany Junior High School
Physical World Arslaan Pathan Northcote Intermediate School
Physical World Xavier Wasek-Webb Pinehurst School
Physical World Ethan Kwon Pinehurst School
Environmental Technology Kaitlyn Turpin Northcross Intermediate School
Environmental Technology Emily Huai Northcross Intermediate School
Technology – Product Design Jessie Dong Northcross Intermediate School
Soft/Hardware Technology Chi Vu Northcross Intermediate School
Gold Medal Winners
Consumer Science Cyrus Yeung and Arin Amargalinggam Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Hadar Baliti and  Rowan Bacal Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Mila Bundy Northcote Intermediate School
Consumer Science Mariam Khan and Isla Moran Whangaparāoa College
Earth Sciences Julian Wang and Julian Zhong Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Earth Sciences Abby Crocome Pinehurst School
Living World Emily Taylor KingsWay School
Living World Isla Randal Northcross Intermediate School
Living World Ella Khoo-Giles Northcross Intermediate School
Material World Falisha Xu and Merida He Albany Junior High School
Material World Laura Alchin Northcote Intermediate School
Physical World Kenneth Shi Albany Junior High School
Physical World Liam Choo and Matt McDowall Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Physical World Zachary Bailey Northcross Intermediate School
Physical World Josh Sullivan Northcross Intermediate School
Technology – Product Design Jayden Li Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Soft/hardware Technology Luke Huang Northcross Intermediate School
Soft/hardware Technology Keddy Gong Northcross Intermediate School

2023 Results

2023 Results

NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

NIWA

Premier Award

Cecei Ranum

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Survival 3.3.3

Massey University Award

Second place

Nathan Goh

Kingsway Middle School

 

Put Your Mind To It

Category winner

2023 Balance Agri-Nutrients Award for the

Living World

Investigations related to  horticulture,  forestry, plant study, fisheries, animal study
etc.

Nathan Goh

Kingsway Middle School

 

Put Your Mind To It

Category winner

Material World

Investigations related to chemistry, metals, corrosion, product testing, water
pollution

Georgina O’Connell

Northcross Intermediate School

To Swim or not to swim

Category winner

The 2023 Bruce Morrison Award

for the Physical World

Investigations related to electricity, sound,  light, heat, energy, photography

Liam Choo

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

 

Voltex Vortex

Category winner

ASTA Award

for

PLANET EARTH and BEYOND

Investigations related to geology, soils, hydrology, pollution, astronomy, coping with natural disasters

Seojun Moon

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Oil be gone

Category winner

The 2023 Consumer Science Award

Product testing and  study of people’s needs regarding housing, clothing and food, and the
management of resources to satisfy these needs.

No photograph

available

Leilani Job

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Ball Bounce

Category winner

The 2023 3M Award for

Technology

This project must develop a new prototype or model, product, device, process, system or
environment.

Premier Award

Ceci Ranum

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Survival 3.3.3

Category winner Software/Hardware Technology

Allows creative problem solvers to use computer science to tackle social problems, improve
agriculture or aspects of daily life. May even develop great entertainment.

No photograph available Harini Nellipudi

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Hello Friend

The Bill Wiggle Memorial Cup

for

Outstanding Logbook

Georgina O’Connell

Northcross Intermediate School

 

To swim or not to swim

The Standley Jober Cup

Any criteria identified by the Chief Judge

Daleena Hitinayake

Albany Junior High School

 

The Crystal Radio

Baking Industry Research Trust Award

for the best project or exhibit that uses bread

or flour products.

Sophie Vasar

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Is there a better batter without butter, or is butter batter the best?

Miles Maxted Award

Best use of statistics in a

Fair project

Ella Khoo-Giles

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Is your watch lying to you?

David Peace Award

for

Investigating Alternative Energy

Edison Jiang

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Power in Motion

NIWA Award

Water and/or atmosphere related investigation

Dilshan Radu

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

 

Bog it to clear it

New Zealand Statistical Association Runners up:

·       Georgia O’Connell

·       Nathan Goh

Notable Mention:

·       Ava Feary

·       Seojun Moon

 

 

Northcross Intermediate School

Kingsway Middle School

 

 

Northcote Intermediate School

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Special Prize

This award recognises a creative and innovative project

Liam Choo

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

 

Voltex Vortex

Special Prize

NIWA Judges Special Award

This was an interesting, well presented and thoughtfully designed piece of research.

Emily Glasson and Sabrina Smith

Albany Junior High School

 

Water colour paper quality – expensive or cheap?

Special Prize

Massey University

Chemistry Senior Lecturer’s Special Award

Innovative topic for  investigation using scientific approach

Melissa Lai

Northcote Intermediate School

 

Molecular Gastronomy Sherification

 

Medal Winners
Gold Medal Winners

Living World Nathan Goh Kingsway Middle School
Earth Science Dilshan Ragu Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Earth Science Seojun Moon Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Material World Xavier Turner Northcross Intermediate School
Material World Ambra Mazza Albany Junior High School
Material World Georgina O’Connell Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Ceci Ranum Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Joe Zhang Northcross Intermediate School
Physical World Liam Choo Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Physical World Joshua Liu Northcross Intermediate School
Software Technology Harini Nellipudi Northcross Intermediate School
Consumer Science Melissa Lai Northcote Intermediate School
Consumer Science Leilani Job Northcross Intermediate School
Silver Medal Winners

 

Living  World Lorraine Yin Northcross Intermediate School
Living World Dasheil Widdowson-Adam Birkdale Intermediate School
Living World Lisa Murata Gutierrez Belmont Intermediate School
Earth Science Vivian Yan Glenfield Intermediate School
Earth Science Aurelia Brockelsby and

Elisie Eriksen

Glenfield Intermediate School
Material  World Emily Bayes Whangaparaoa College
Material World Sophie Lau Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Ben Butler Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Roy Deng Northcross Intermediate School
Physical World Anny Wang Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Physical World Krish Ranchod and

Aidan Lowe

Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Physical World Ella Khoo-Giles Northcross Intermediate School
Software Gabby Talbot Northcross Intermediate School
Consumer Science Emily Glasson and

Sabrina Smith

Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Lisa Mortimer Glenfield Intermediate School
Consumer Science Sophie Vasar Northcross Intermediate School
Bronze Medal Winners

Living World Emma Lim and

Olivia Thompson

Albany Junior High School
Living World Ava Feary Northcote Intermediate School
Living World Leah van den Bergh and Livvy Graham Whangaparaoa College
Earth Science Emma Flynn Northcote Intermediate School
Material World Zac van Grinsven Northcross Intermediate School
Material World Samantha Ridgley Northcross Intermediate School
Material World Olive Humphries Northcote Intermediate School
Material World Mylo Withers Northcross Intermediate School
Material World Emily Podmore and

Scarlett Perry

Northcote Intermediate School
Product design Jhett Gerrand Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Jacob Todd Northcross Intermediate School
Product design Jackson Oddy Northcross Intermediate School
Physical World Julian Wang Murrays Bay Intermediate School
Physical World Alan Li Northcross Intermediate School
Physical World Laura Alchin Northcote Intermediate School
Consumer Science Ethan Du Toit Kingsway Middle School
Consumer Science Christopher Rawles Northcross Intermediate School
Consumer Science Dylan Yin Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Princess Joy Umayam Glenfield Intermediate School
Consumer Science Cristian Diogo Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Kaylin Naidu and

Amelia Vettickal

Glenfield Intermediate School

2022 Results

NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

2020

RESULTS

NIWA

Premier Award

Christopher Rawles

Northcross Intermediate School

Massey University Award

Second Place

Olivia Rose

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner

Ballance

Agri-Nutrients Award for the

Living World

Zara Latimer

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner Material World

 

Christopher Rawles

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner

The 2022 Bruce Morrison Award for the Physical World

Bryn Austin

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner

The 2022 Consumer Science Award

Ava-Rose Feary

Northcote Intermediate School

Category winner

The 2022 3M Award for Technology

Sebastian Arciszewski

Northcross Intermediate  School

Category winner Software/Hardware Technology Ceci Ranum

Food Switch

Northcross Intermediate School

Category winner Environmental Technology Olivia Rose

Northcross Intermediate School

The Bill Wiggle Memorial Cup for Outstanding Logbook Georgina O’Connell

Northcross Intermediate School

The Standley Jober Cup Sebastian Arciszewski

Northcross Intermediate School

Baking Industry Research Trust Award Cameron Clarke

Mahurangi College

Miles Maxted Award—Best use of statistics Georgina O’Connell

Northcross Intermediate School

David Peace Award for

Investigating Alternative Energy

Matilda Allen

Northcote Intermediate School

NIWA Award Leo McEvoy

Northcross Intermediate School

 

New Zealand Society of Soil Sciences Sam King and Tom Fletcher

Northcote Intermediate School

 

New Zealand Statistical Association 1st Place—Georgina O’Connell

Northcross Intermediate School

2nd Place—Leo McEvoy

Northcross Intermediate School

3rd Place—Christopher Rawles

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Special Prize Ira Perry-Brennan

Backyard Partical Physics

Northcote Intermediate School

 

Special Prize Sam King and Tom Fletcher

What plants stop erosion better

Northcote Intermediate School

 

Special Prize Emerson D’Aguiar Sanders

Enhancing plant DNA

Northcross Intermediate School

Special Prize Harini Nellipudi

Hello Friend

Northcross Intermediate School

Gold Medals

Living World

Alexander Robertson

Albany Junior High School

Zara Latimer

Northcross Intermediate School

Environmental Technology

Jhett Gerrand

‘Enviro Wash Filter’

Northcross Intermediate School

Software/Hardware Technology

Marcus Wessels

‘EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse)’

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Ceci Ranum

‘Food Switch’

Northcross Intermediate School

Consumer Science

Cameron Clarke

‘Is It Worth It?’

Mahurangi College

Ava-Rose Feary

‘Hot Spot’

Northcote Intermediate School

Material World

Christopher Rawles

Northcross Intermediate School

Technology Product Design

Sebastian Arciszewski

‘Hoverboard’

Northcross Intermediate School

Physical World

Bryn Austin

‘How the weight of a projectile effects its accuracy’

Northcross Intermediate School

 

Silver Medals

Consumer Science

Lisa Mortimer

Glenfield Intermediate School

Melissa Lai and Emily Podmore

Northcote Intermediate School

 Living World

Sharanya Vickneshwaran and Ryan Maelzer

Albany Junior High School

Emerson D’Aguiar Sanders

Northcross Intermediate School

 Material World

Soyul In

Northcross Intermediate School

Physical World

Isabel Lawes

Albany Junior High School

Kavin Kumar and Soha Kazi

Albany Junior High School

Software/Hardware Technology

Harini Nellipudi

Northcross Intermediate School

Marcus Wessels

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Bronze Medals

Consumer Science

Eva Li and Sophie Li

Albany Junior High School

Bianca Durling

Birkdale Intermediate School

Brunon Chamberlain and Finn McGee

Mahurangi College

Alana Mouldey

Northcote Intermediate School

Grace Day

Northcote Intermediate School

Earth Sciences

Sam King and Tom Fletcher

Northcote Intermediate School

Living World

Annabelle Breen, Adan Alejandro, Castillo Zuniga

Birkdale Intermediate School

Jamie Holroyd

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

 Material World

Vivian Yan and Aurelia Brockelsby

Glenfield Intermediate School

Jessica Xu

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Harry Wei and Eric Jia

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Aimee Humphries

Northcote Intermediate School

 Physical World

Peyman Asadi

Glenfield Intermediate School

 Aubrey Yu and Ethan Jiang

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Shawn Zhou and Alston Huang

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Ira Perry-Brennan

Northcote Intermediate School

Edison Jiang

Northcross Intermediate School

Roman Yanchyn

Northcross Intermediate School

Technology Product Design 

D’Angelo Mclaren

Northcross Intermediate School

Jo-Ann Cai

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Hardware/Software Technology

Gabby Talbot

Northcross Intermediate School

Matilda Allen

Northcote Intermediate School

2020 Results

NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair

2020

RESULTS

NIWA Premier

Award

Max Wilson

Max’s Monitoring Tunnels

Northcross Intermediate School

Massey University Award

Second Place

Jack Watt

Diminishing decibels

Birkdale Intermediate School

Category Winner

LIVING WORLD

Sophie Haine

5 Second Rule – Myth or Reality?

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Category Winner

Material WORLD

 

Julia Wilkins

Waste to Warmth

Northcote Intermediate School

Bruce Morrison Award

for

Physical WORLD

Jack Watt

Diminishing decibels

Birkdale Intermediate School

ASTA Award

for

PLANET EARTH and BEYOND

Kenneth Wang and Cynthia Zhang

Does Water Temperature Affect Soil Erosion?

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Category Winner

Consumer Science

Award

Sam Muthu

Do Blue Light Glasses Actually Work?

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

3M Award

TECHNOLOGY

Keavy Chapman

Save the Crayons

Northcross Intermediate School

SILE Education Award

SOFTWARE/HARDWARE

William Colman

The Anti-Capsizer

Northcross Intermediate School

SILE Education Award EVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Max Wilson

Max’s Monitoring Tunnels

Northcross Intermediate School

Bill Wiggle Memorial Cup for Outstanding Logbook Kate Blackett and Eva Stowers

How Long Can You Go?

Albany Junior High School

Standley Jober Cup Madeline Bennett

Go n’ Grow

Northcross Intermediate School

Baking Industry Research Trust Award Amelia Whittaker and Eleanor Dickinson

What flour produces the fluffiest muffin

Northcote Intermediate School

Miles Maxted Award for best use of statistics Ava Khoo-Giles

Game Over

Northcross Intermediate School

David Peace Award for investigation alternative energy Astra Castleton-Reid and Charlotte Tjiu

Turbine Power

Birkdale Intermediate School

NIWA Award Max Mudford

Water Filtration and Rainwater Collection

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Special Prize Jayden Whitehead

Double Joy

Northcross Intermediate School

Special Prize Nate Brown

Smart-Mirror

Murrays Bay Intermediate School

Special Prize Devon Johnson

Cat Bite Poultices

Northcote Intermediate School

Special Prize Jamie Key

Can’t Touch This

Northcross Intermediate School

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Consumer Science Daniel Chua Murrays Bay Intermediate
Environmental Technology Aliesha Alders Whangaparaoa College
Environmental Technology Leilani Fair Murrays Bay Intermediate
Environmental Technology Max Mudford Murrays Bay Intermediate
Living World Marina Stowers and Isabel Brockliss Albany Junior High School
Living World Jessica Dickson Glenfield Intermediate
Material World Lynn Zhang and Gloria Weng Murrays Bay Intermediate
Physical World Billy Higgins Northcote Intermediate
Software/Hardware Libby Sheleg Northcross Intermediate
Technology – Product Design Maia Rhodes Northcross Intermediate
Technology – Product Design Jason Tao Murrays Bay Intermediate
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Consumer Science Jayden Whitehead Northcross Intermediate
Living World Ava Khoo-Giles Northcross Intermediate
Living World Charisa Bayes and Zoe Pedersen Whangaparaoa College
Living World Johnny Xu Glenfield Intermediate
Living World Luke Ding Murray’s Bay Intermediate
Material World Isabella Vautier Northcross Intermediate
Physical World Ben Sullivan Northcross Intermediate
Physical World Nate Carroll Glenfield Intermediate
Technology – Product Design Gabriel Lin Murrays Bay Intermediate
 
Consumer Science Jenny Li Glenfield Intermediate
Consumer Science Zinian Hassan and Aryan Thakker Albany Junior High School
Consumer Science Stephanie Koutris Northcross Intermediate
Consumer Science Morgan Irwin Birkdale Intermediate
Living World Ella Phillips-Cornelius and Zoe Croft Glenfield Intermediate
Living World Quest Edwards Birkdale Intermediate
Material World Poppy Konstan and Lucy Martin Murrays Bay Intermediate
Physical World Jacob Freestone Glenfield Intermediate
Physical World Max Mitchell Murrays Bay Intermediate
Physical World Aimee Beard and Jessica Washer Whangaparaoa College
Software/Hardware Tymon Mieszkowski Northcross Intermediate
Technology – Product Design Astra Castleton-Reid and Charlotte Tjiu Birkdale Intermediate

2019 Results

NIWA Award

First Place

Caleb Wright

 

Murrays Bay Intermediate
Massey University Award

Second Place

Kate Frantzen

 

Orewa College
University of Otago

Senior Folder

Sam Aschebrock and Jayden Williamson Rosmini College
Top of Category

Earth Science

Blake Platt Rosmini College
 Top of Category

Physical World

Jack Watt Birkdale Intermediate
Top of Category

Material World

Caleb Wright Murrays Bay Intermediate
Top of Category

Living World

Joel Bird Murrays Bay Intermediate
Top of Category

3M Award for Technology

Lianna Kim Murrays Bay Intermediate
N.Z. Society of Soil

Sciences Award

Sophia Wirepa Birkdale Intermediate
Baking Industry Research

Trust

Josephine Deady Carmel College
David Peace Prize Jean-Ryan Carney and Tamati Northcote Intermediate
NIWA Kate Borton Northcross Intermediate
Miles Maxted Cup for Outstanding use of statistical methods Tai Rhodes Northcross Intermediate
Standley Jober Memorial Award Zachary Collier

 

Whangaparaoa College

 

Bill Wiggle Memorial Award Lauren Haine and Lianna Kim Murrays Bay Intermediate
Special Award Connor Barnett and Finlay Miller Whangaparaoa College
NZ Statistical Association

Certificates

Caleb Wright Murrays Bay Intermediate
  Billy Higgins Northcote Intermediate
  Sue Park Glenfield Intermediate
  Queenie Qui Glenfield Intermediate
Gold medal winners
Alicia Stowers Albany Junior High
Grace Allis Albany Junior High
Jiwoo Yeam Murrays Bay Intermediate
Lauren Haine Murrays Bay Intermediate
Renee Menzies Murrays Bay Intermediate
Devon Johnson Northcote Intermediate
Julia Wilkson Northcote Intermediate
Cara McLeod Northcross Intermediate
Kenzie Longmuir Northcross Intermediate
Maddi Bennett Northcross Intermediate
Rui -Yi Ong Northcross Intermediate
Silver medal winners
Kaia Ellis Birkdale Intermediate
Chelsea Gardner Carmel College
Hannah MacDonald Carmel College
Zoe Croft Glenfield Intermediate
Cerys George Murrays Bay Intermediate
Rose Gillies Murrays Bay Intermediate
Billy Higgins Northcote Intermediate