Results for Science Fair 2010
Here are the results for the 2010 NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair.
Congratulations to all the winners and huge thanks to everyone that entered. The standard of projects this year was outstanding!
Please note that the prize value indicated may not necessarily be awarded to a single exhibit nor the full value awarded. Special Prizes may be sub-divided at the Judge’s discretion, and be awarded to a number of exhibits.
| Prize | Class | Student Name(s) | Project Title | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRL Energy Ltd | '2 - 2 | Matthew Brooker | Is there a chance that Wellington could one day be able to use local geothermal power? | Bishop Viard College |
| Geological Society of New Zealand | '3 - 1 | Carmelliah Vili; Payton Mikara | Were the cooking rocks found in Porirua Harbour; the reason for early Maori settling here? | Bishop Viard College |
| Geological Society of New Zealand | '2 - 2 | Matthew Brooker | Is there a chance that Wellington could one day be able to use local geothermal power? | Bishop Viard College |
| Devereux-Blum Training and Development Limited | '1 - 3 | Louise Brett | Salt Water Desalination | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| NZ Soil Science Society | '2 - 18 | Breanna Ward | Biodegradable Circulars? | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| Wellington City Libraries | '2 - 26 | Stephanie Rae | Is Your Lunch Box Cool Enough | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| NZ Futures Trust | '2 - 18 | Breanna Ward | Biodegradable Circulars? | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 24 | Michael Wilson | !Stop! | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 20 | Elizabeth Cross | Choice:Is less more? | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 3 | Louise Brett | Salt Water Desalination | Evans Bay Intermediate School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '1 - 9 | Holly Cumming | Can simple ballet exercises improve a netball player's skills? | Hutt Intermediate |
| Fourth = Class 2 | '2 - 28 | Poonam Soma | Effectiveness of Sunscreens Against Ultra-violet Light | Hutt Intermediate |
| Cancer Society of NZ | '2 - 28 | Poonam Soma | Effectiveness of Sunscreens Against Ultra-violet Light | Hutt Intermediate |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | '1 - 9 | Holly Cumming | Can simple ballet exercises improve a netball player's skills? | Hutt Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 9 | Holly Cumming | Can simple ballet exercises improve a netball player's skills? | Hutt Intermediate |
| New Zealand Institute of Physics Wellington Branch | '2 - 30 | Jesse McCall | Does a closed pipe produce less frequencies? | Hutt International Boys School |
| Fourth in Class 1 | '1 - 11 | James Davis McCort | Can a low powered air rifle be lethal? | Hutt International Boys School |
| Capital City Science Educators (Peter Jennings Memorial Prize) | '1 - 11 | James Davis McCort | Can a low powered air rifle be lethal? | Hutt International Boys School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '1 - 13 | Angus Payne | Sound | Karori Normal School |
| First in Class 2 | '2 - 40 | Katherine Dewar; Petra Bogle | Life Between the Tides | Karori Normal School |
| NIWA | '2 - 40 | Katherine Dewar; Petra Bogle | Life Between the Tides | Karori Normal School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 40 | Katherine Dewar; Petra Bogle | Life Between the Tides | Karori Normal School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | '1 - 14 | Anna Gibbs; Isabella Holst | Fizzy Drink Frenzy | Karori Normal School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '1 - 12 | Adam Frank | The Oil Mystery | Karori Normal School |
| Capital City Science Educators (Doreen Gates Memorial Prize) | '2 - 41 | Malcom Jones; John Darwin | Multi-Hanger | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 33 | Danielle Lewthwaite | Bubbles in Bread | Karori Normal School |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | '2 - 33 | Danielle Lewthwaite | Bubbles in Bread | Karori Normal School |
| CRL Energy Ltd | '2 - 39 | Jeremy Burns; William Tilsley | Eco Energy School | Karori Normal School |
| NZ Soil Science Society | '2 - 46 | Daisy McElwain | Weedkiller | Kelburn Normal School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 43 | Brooke Gordon | Karori versus Kelburn | Kelburn Normal School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | '2 - 51 | Max Coop; Kip Cleverley; Chenguang Wang | The Gully in 3D | Kelburn Normal School |
| ANZCCART | '2 - 49 | James Hartshorn; Hamish Ware | I Drool for a Reason | Kelburn Normal School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 50 | Leigh Fletcher | Undercover @the Deadwood Hotel | Kelburn Normal School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | '1 - 23 | Phoebe Bugtong | Sick from video games? | Maranatha Christian School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 66 | Sofija Cvitanovich | Why do I have blue eyes? | Muritai School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 60 | Isaac Pajo | Surfinator | Muritai School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory | '2 - 64 | Oscar Connor | Message in a Bottle | Muritai School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 29 | Marit Bruhn | What is the best fruit to put into a milkshake? | Muritai School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 61 | Jack Griffiths | Taste! That's disgusting | Muritai School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 63 | Kenzy Cooper | Do cloves work as a natural wasp repellent ? | Muritai School |
| University of Otago | '4 - 2 | Thomas Bird; Aaron Dale | How Much Damage Would an Oil Spill at Seaview do to the Hutt River | Naenae College |
| Second in Class 4 | '4 - 2 | Thomas Bird; Aaron Dale | How Much Damage Would an Oil Spill at Seaview do to the Hutt River | Naenae College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '3 - 4 | Holly Johnstone | Seedy Issues | Newlands College |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 73 | Jonathan Kah; Niran De Silva | Vampire Energy | Newlands Intermediate School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '2 - 73 | Jonathan Kah; Niran De Silva | Vampire Energy | Newlands Intermediate School |
| Wellington Botanical Society | '2 - 83 | Joshua Dale | What type of native New Zealand timber is the best heat insulator? | Northland School |
| Third in Class 2 | '2 - 89 | Thomas Cummack | Driven to Distraction: How do different sources of distraction impair driving ability? | Northland School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | '2 - 94 | Hannah Burton | The Sun and UV Radiation | Paremata School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 51 | Matthew Hall | HOW TO GET RICH...in vitamin c | Paremata School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 50 | Lochie Shaw | Drink Till You Rot | Paremata School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | '2 - 93 | Gemma McCaughey | Your Blind Spot | Paremata School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 107 | Zahra Elmetri | Oil Water Pollution: Investigating Control Solutions | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 105 | Olivia Bloomfield | Don't over-stir the muffins | Queen Margaret College |
| AUSIMM NZ Branch | '2 - 107 | Zahra Elmetri | Oil Water Pollution: Investigating Control Solutions | Queen Margaret College |
| New Zealand Institute of Physics Wellington Branch | '2 - 109 | Austen Bentley | E4 | Raroa Normal Intermediate School |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | '2 - 111 | Chung- Kiet Vong | Acid Power | Raroa Normal Intermediate School |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | '2 - 114 | Leah Thomas | Bend it Like Bread | Raroa Normal Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 114 | Leah Thomas | Bend it Like Bread | Raroa Normal Intermediate School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '1 - 60 | Josh Stewart | How's your bird life? | Ridgway School |
| Third in Class 1 | '1 - 60 | Josh Stewart | How's your bird life? | Ridgway School |
| Highly Commended | '4 - 5 | Jake Tennent | The Truth Leaks Out | Rongotai College |
| Third = in Class 3 | '3 - 13 | Reuben Lauridsen | Why chop down more trees than we need? | Rongotai College |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | '2 - 123 | Sinead Keane | What effects your taste | Sacred Heart |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 67 | Hamish Tustin | Home insulation | Saint Bernards College |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 71 | Regan Gilmore | Electricity Plant | Saint Bernards College |
| Industrial Research Ltd | '1 - 71 | Regan Gilmore | Electricity Plant | Saint Bernards College |
| CRL Energy Ltd | '1 - 71 | Regan Gilmore | Electricity Plant | Saint Bernards College |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 127 | Georgia Richards | Raise the Alarm | Saint Francis De Sales |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | '3 - 27 | Jialin Sae-Jiw | Electroplating with the Baghdad battery | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
| Realise the Dream Nomination | '3 - 27 | Jialin Sae-Jiw | Electroplating with the Baghdad battery | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
| Second in Class 3 | '3 - 27 | Jialin Sae-Jiw | Electroplating with the Baghdad battery | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
| Devereux-Blum Training and Development Limited | '3 - 36 | Michael Fell | Earthquake Preparedness | Samuel Marsden Whitby |
| First Class 1 | '1 - 81 | Holly Blakely | Multitasking - Can men or children do it? | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 85 | Joseph Ivory | The more they cheer; the faster they run | Seatoun School |
| Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for best overall exhibit | '1 - 81 | Holly Blakely | Multitasking - Can men or children do it? | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 133 | Kellie Humphries | Silicone vs Metal | Seatoun School |
| Fourth = Class 2 | '2 - 132 | Ben Rowan | Land; Water or Air? | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 130 | Alice Linton | Snorkels Clean? | Seatoun School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | '1 - 78 | Crosby Millar | The Quest for the Best Paper Plane! | Seatoun School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | '1 - 79 | Fraser Hallett | I believe I can fly | Seatoun School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | '2 - 130 | Alice Linton | Snorkels Clean? | Seatoun School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory | '1 - 86 | James Matheson | Can you measure height with a thermometer? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| NZ Geophysical Society | '1 - 86 | James Matheson | Can you measure height with a thermometer? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| NZ Geophysical Society | '2 - 156 | Tess Breitenmoser | Home made seismometer | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| VUW School of Chemical and Physical Sciences | '2 - 148 | Kiran Richards | What is the best home-made sound insulator? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| New Zealand Institute of Physics Wellington Branch | '1 - 89 | Tom Conti-Leslie | How do you generate power from the wind? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 151 | Nikita Govind | Does boot camp affect heart rate and fitness levels? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | '2 - 151 | Nikita Govind | Does boot camp affect heart rate and fitness levels? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 148 | Kiran Richards | What is the best home-made sound insulator? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| NumberWorks'nWords | '1 - 88 | Tane Holmes | What affects how far an arrow can fly? | South Wellington Intermediate School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 159 | Conor Geoghegan | Wave Goodbye to Wellington | St Benedict's |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | '2 - 158 | Bridget Newman | Eye can C U | St Benedict's |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory | '4 - 6 | Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott | WARNING - Rugby may be dangerous for your health. | St Catherine's College |
| Realise the Dream Nomination | '4 - 6 | Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott | WARNING - Rugby may be dangerous for your health. | St Catherine's College |
| VUW Faculty of Science Prize for an outstanding Class 1-4 exhibit | '4 - 6 | Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott | WARNING - Rugby may be dangerous for your health. | St Catherine's College |
| First in Class 4 | '4 - 6 | Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott | WARNING - Rugby may be dangerous for your health. | St Catherine's College |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 93 | Craig Pollock | Remodelling recycling | St Mark's Church School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 94 | Vikram Rajiv Kumar; Jeetan Mavji | Keep it fresh | St Mark's Church School |
| Capital City Science Educators (Doreen Gates Memorial Prize) | '1 - 93 | Craig Pollock | Remodelling recycling | St Mark's Church School |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | '2 - 167 | Joshua Nightingale | Growing bacteria | St Mark's Church School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | '1 - 99 | Mishaela Warren; Laura O'Neill | What's in Our Chips? | St Oran's College |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | '1 - 95 | Bethany Jones | A Rust Problem | St Oran's College |
| Industrial Research Ltd | '4 - 12 | Connor Hale | Beauty and the Bacteria | Tawa College |
| Highly Commended | '4 - 12 | Connor Hale | Beauty and the Bacteria | Tawa College |
| First in Class 3 | '3 - 50 | Sam Watson | Optical Bench | Tawa College |
| Wellington Botanical Society | '4 - 12 | Connor Hale | Beauty and the Bacteria | Tawa College |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | '2 - 177 | Adrina Venayagam | Colour Blindness | Tawa Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 103 | Danielle Watson ; Olivia Macrae | Rochelle Salt Crystals | Tawa Intermediate |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 182 | Daniel Davis | How wet is my firewood? | Thorndon School |
| NumberWorks'nWords | '1 - 109 | Rhiannon Domke | Thermo insulation - which material is best? | Thorndon School |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 182 | Daniel Davis | How wet is my firewood? | Thorndon School |
| Capital City Science Educators (Peter Jennings Memorial Prize) | '2 - 182 | Daniel Davis | How wet is my firewood? | Thorndon School |
| Fourth in Class 4 | '4 - 13 | Aleece Andrews | Oil That Spoils | Upper Hutt College |
| Third = in Class 3 | '3 - 51 | Campbell May | Te Paua Tohu | Upper Hutt College |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 113 | Felix Latham | Who remembers more? | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 122 | Matthew Robertson | How fast do you drive? | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 120 | Lucas Toovey | Which battery is the best value for money? | Wadestown School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '1 - 122 | Matthew Robertson | How fast do you drive? | Wadestown School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | '1 - 116 | Izzy Krebs | Diabetes what do you know? | Wadestown School |
| VUW School of Mathematics; Statistics and Operations Research | '2 - 186 | Toby Heitland | Are children super rational. | Wadestown School |
| ESR | '2 - 185 | Nick Howie | Do you think garlic is just a bad smell? | Wadestown School |
| NZ Institute of Chemistry | '1 - 117 | Jamie McClymont | Estimating relative tea strength. | Wadestown School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '2 - 186 | Toby Heitland | Are children super rational. | Wadestown School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | '1 - 121 | Madeline Wilson | Colour Vision Deficiency. | Wadestown School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | '1 - 116 | Izzy Krebs | Diabetes what do you know? | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 117 | Jamie McClymont | Estimating relative tea strength. | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 116 | Izzy Krebs | Diabetes what do you know? | Wadestown School |
| NZ Antarctic Society | '2 - 183 | James Collins | Antarctica- Factors affecting ice melt. | Wadestown School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | '2 - 194 | Raymond Tresidder; Samuel Allen | What is the best wing shape? | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 190 | Gabe Tennant | Is it possible to use mirrors to reflect light to get more sun in the dark rooms of a house? | Wellesley College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 193 | Lawrence Henderson | Tea Tampering | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | '2 - 193 | Lawrence Henderson | Tea Tampering | Wellesley College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 190 | Gabe Tennant | Is it possible to use mirrors to reflect light to get more sun in the dark rooms of a house? | Wellesley College |
| New Zealand Institute of Physics Wellington Branch | '2 - 190 | Gabe Tennant | Is it possible to use mirrors to reflect light to get more sun in the dark rooms of a house? | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | '1 - 126 | Benjamin Wolyncewicz | Are you right or left? | Wellesley College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 189 | Ben Stewart; William Cho | May the Best Spoiler Win. | Wellesley College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association | '2 - 192 | Josh Rippin | Designing Child-Friendly Food Labels: Can it be done? | Wellesley College |
| Second Class 1 | '1 - 131 | Lachlan Sim; Jonathan Yue | Renewable Energy: Plant based fuel. | Wellesley College |
| Second in Class 2 | '2 - 192 | Josh Rippin | Designing Child-Friendly Food Labels: Can it be done? | Wellesley College |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | '2 - 192 | Josh Rippin | Designing Child-Friendly Food Labels: Can it be done? | Wellesley College |
| NZ Farm Forestry Association | '1 - 131 | Lachlan Sim; Jonathan Yue | Renewable Energy: Plant based fuel. | Wellesley College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | '2 - 192 | Josh Rippin | Designing Child-Friendly Food Labels: Can it be done? | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | '4 - 22 | Riley Kelliher | What to wear? | Wellington College |
| XannaX Works Ltd | '5 - 1 | Matthew Rex | O2 my! An Investigation of O2 Levels in Water | Wellington College |
| Best in Class 5 | '5 - 1 | Matthew Rex | O2 my! An Investigation of O2 Levels in Water | Wellington College |
| NZ Futures Trust | '5 - 1 | Matthew Rex | O2 my! An Investigation of O2 Levels in Water | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | '4 - 20 | Michael Seow; Andrew Hall | High Voltage | Wellington College |
| NZ Futures Trust | '3 - 57 | Ellie Malloy | I Can Read Clearly Now | Wellington Girls College |
| Third in Class 4 | '4 - 27 | Rohan Molloy | Let there be light | Wellington High School |
| VUW School of Chemical and Physical Sciences | '4 - 27 | Rohan Molloy | Let there be light | Wellington High School |