2023 Results
NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair
| NIWA
Premier Award |
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Cecei Ranum
Northcross Intermediate School
Survival 3.3.3 |
| Massey University Award
Second place |
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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 |
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Nathan Goh
Kingsway Middle School
Put Your Mind To It |
| Category winner
Material World Investigations related to chemistry, metals, corrosion, product testing, water |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
No photograph
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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 |
Premier Award
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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 |
No photograph available | Harini Nellipudi
Northcross Intermediate School
Hello Friend |
| The Bill Wiggle Memorial Cup
for Outstanding Logbook |
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Georgina O’Connell
Northcross Intermediate School
To swim or not to swim |
| The Standley Jober Cup
Any criteria identified by the Chief Judge |
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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. |
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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 |
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Ella Khoo-Giles
Northcross Intermediate School
Is your watch lying to you? |
| David Peace Award
for Investigating Alternative Energy |
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Edison Jiang
Northcross Intermediate School
Power in Motion |
| NIWA Award
Water and/or atmosphere related investigation |
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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
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Northcross Intermediate School Kingsway Middle School
Northcote Intermediate School Murrays Bay Intermediate School |
| Special Prize
This award recognises a creative and innovative project |
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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. |
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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 |
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Melissa Lai
Northcote Intermediate School
Molecular Gastronomy Sherification |
| Medal Winners | |||
| Gold Medal Winners
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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
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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
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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 |
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Christopher Rawles
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Massey University Award
Second Place |
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Olivia Rose
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Category winner
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Award for the Living World |
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Zara Latimer
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Category winner Material World
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Christopher Rawles
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Category winner
The 2022 Bruce Morrison Award for the Physical World |
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Bryn Austin
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Category winner
The 2022 Consumer Science Award |
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Ava-Rose Feary
Northcote Intermediate School |
| Category winner
The 2022 3M Award for Technology |
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Sebastian Arciszewski
Northcross Intermediate School |
| Category winner Software/Hardware Technology | Ceci Ranum
Food Switch Northcross Intermediate School |
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| 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 |
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| NIWA Award | Leo McEvoy
Northcross Intermediate School
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| New Zealand Society of Soil Sciences | Sam King and Tom Fletcher
Northcote Intermediate School
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| 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
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| Special Prize | Ira Perry-Brennan
Backyard Partical Physics Northcote Intermediate School
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| Special Prize | Sam King and Tom Fletcher
What plants stop erosion better Northcote Intermediate School
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| Special Prize | Emerson D’Aguiar Sanders
Enhancing plant DNA Northcross Intermediate School |
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| Special Prize | Harini Nellipudi
Hello Friend Northcross Intermediate School |
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Gold Medals
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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
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Silver Medals
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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 |
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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 |
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2020 Results
NIWA North Harbour Science and Technology Fair
2020
RESULTS
| NIWA Premier
Award |
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Max Wilson
Max’s Monitoring Tunnels Northcross Intermediate School |
| Massey University Award
Second Place |
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Jack Watt
Diminishing decibels Birkdale Intermediate School |
| Category Winner
LIVING WORLD |
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Sophie Haine
5 Second Rule – Myth or Reality? Murrays Bay Intermediate School |
| Category Winner
Material WORLD
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Julia Wilkins
Waste to Warmth Northcote Intermediate School |
| Bruce Morrison Award
for Physical WORLD |
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Jack Watt
Diminishing decibels Birkdale Intermediate School |
| ASTA Award
for PLANET EARTH and BEYOND |
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Kenneth Wang and Cynthia Zhang
Does Water Temperature Affect Soil Erosion? Murrays Bay Intermediate School |
| Category Winner
Consumer Science Award |
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Sam Muthu
Do Blue Light Glasses Actually Work? Murrays Bay Intermediate School |
| 3M Award
TECHNOLOGY |
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Keavy Chapman
Save the Crayons Northcross Intermediate School |
| SILE Education Award
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE |
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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
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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
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Whangaparaoa College
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| 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 |