Results for Science Fair 2018
Here are the results for the 2018 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 | Project_Title | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Commended | 1 - 22 | Kera Alderson | Bacteria Lives! | Naenae Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 28 | Max Wild | Blown Away: Domes or Squares? | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 54 | Daniel Spaziani | Magic Magnets | St Mark's Church School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 110 | Jigs Ibarra | Wind Blown | St Benedict's School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 126 | Ella Nieland-Brown | Chemical or Natural | Tawa Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 133 | Edward Abbott | Life jackets- Float or Shink | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 68 | Sky Gobbi | Which Pillar is the Strongest? | Otari School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 79 | Lauren Francis-Leggott | Oil spills | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 90 | Hayley Chung | Stick with What Works! | Raroa Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 10 | Ella Robertson, Lauren Healy | Oceans Rising = Plants Dying | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 44 | Joseph Sushames, Raphael Mueller, Murad Mohammed | Gritty Heat | Wellington High School |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 6 | Jamal Howell | Do we judge people based on how they look? | Rongotai College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 11 | Annabel Peacock | Designing a Candle | Wellington Girls' College |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 16 | Lydia Acton | Fame | Wellington High School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 1 - 50 | Lucille Johnson | Eggcellent Eggsperiment | St Benedict's School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 2 - 52 | Archie Simpson | Is Our Memory Influenced by Exercise? | Northland School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory, Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 20 | Sage Pettus | Algae Alert | Muritai School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 20 | Sage Pettus | Algae Alert | Muritai School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 26 | Gabriel Richards | What wind turbine is the most efficient? | Northland School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 1 - 26 | Gabriel Richards | What wind turbine is the most efficient? | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 26 | Gabriel Richards | What wind turbine is the most efficient? | Northland School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 1 - 32 | Theodora Gempton | How Lightning Works | Northland School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 1 - 61 | Calla Rix | Grubs Up | Tawa Intermediate |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | 1 - 8 | Neeve Campbell, Yasemin Philippi | Eco- Alternatives | Hutt Intermediate |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | 2 - 121 | Ella Wood | A Mouldy Mess | St Oran's College |
| New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | 2 - 134 | Henri Nischalke | School Drinking Water Udder Options | Wadestown School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 22 | Luke Morgan | Digital vs Printed Text: Does it Really Matter? | Karori Normal School |
| Wellington City Libraries | 2 - 22 | Luke Morgan | Digital vs Printed Text: Does it Really Matter? | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 22 | Luke Morgan | Digital vs Printed Text: Does it Really Matter? | Karori Normal School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 2 - 4 | Flynn Gowans | How batteries affect the electricity grid | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | 2 - 43 | Gaure Sharma | Plastic Problem | Newlands Intermediate |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 2 - 70 | Amelia Cave, Jessica Sutherland | Heights of hydro power | Queen Margaret College |
| New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | 2 - 74 | Francesca Campbell, Isabelle Stewart | Hidden sugars | Queen Margaret College |
| Engineering NZ | 3 - 17 | Amelie Innocente-Jones, Scarlett Greaves | Waste to Insulation | Samuel Marsden Whitby |
| New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | 3 - 4 | Jack Moore | Orange Drinks and Vitamin C | Rongotai College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 1 - 65 | Daphne Ranta | Who is the odd one out? | Wadestown School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 1 - 68 | Kate Chandler | Diabetes in Sport- The highs and lows | Wadestown School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 2 - 106 | Theo Kane | Paper Planes | St Anthony's School |
| VUW School of Psychology | 2 - 112 | Alexandros Swallow | Cracking Under Time Pressure | St Mark's Church School |
| VUW School of Psychology | 2 - 115 | Lucia Murphy | The Key to Happiness | St Mark's Church School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 2 - 117 | Yash Parmar | The Golden Latte - Is it a Fad? | St Mark's Church School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 117 | Yash Parmar | The Golden Latte - Is it a Fad? | St Mark's Church School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 2 - 13 | Brodie Parker | Do different wing shapes affect a glider's flight distance? | Hutt International Boys' |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | 2 - 154 | Sam Mitchell | Rust or Shine | Wellesley College |
| Australasian Corrosion Association | 4 - 3 | Angelo Cabauatan | Exploring Graffiti removal techniques. | Saint Bernard's College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 17 | Samantha Brill | Flat Bat | Maungaraki School |
| Engineering NZ | 2 - 111 | Natascha Casey | Renewable Energy...I'm a big fan | St Benedict's School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 2 - 111 | Natascha Casey | Renewable Energy...I'm a big fan | St Benedict's School |
| ESR | 2 - 25 | Rachel Baker | Will it Heal? | Karori Normal School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 2 - 25 | Rachel Baker | Will it Heal? | Karori Normal School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 25 | Rachel Baker | Will it Heal? | Karori Normal School |
| Engineering NZ | 3 - 28 | Anneka Gurney and Oliana Tia | Prosthetic vs Robotic Arms | Upper Hutt College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 38 | Joseph O'Grady | Its not my fault I'm late to school! | Wellington College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 38 | Joseph O'Grady | Its not my fault I'm late to school! | Wellington College |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 1 - 23 | Charlotte Roberts | Exposed! | Northland School |
| Society for Māori Astronomy Research and Traditions | 1 - 33 | James Fullelove, Mataira Wallace | Weather Known by Air! | Otari Immersion |
| Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 42 | James Salt | Mail 2000 makes life easier. | Saint Bernard's College |
| Engineering NZ | 1 - 42 | James Salt | Mail 2000 makes life easier. | Saint Bernard's College |
| AJ Park | 1 - 42 | James Salt | Mail 2000 makes life easier. | Saint Bernard's College |
| The Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching | 1 - 47 | Wilkie Proudfoot | Baitology | St Anthony's School |
| ESR | 1 - 66 | Eleanor Johnson | Performance Testing of Homemade Water Filters | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 66 | Eleanor Johnson | Performance Testing of Homemade Water Filters | Wadestown School |
| Te Rōpū Āwhina | 1 - 69 | Thomas Fraser | Rongoa Māori- Native Plants | Wadestown School |
| Wellington Botanical Society | 1 - 69 | Thomas Fraser | Rongoa Māori- Native Plants | Wadestown School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 2 - 136 | Hope Turnbull | Heathy of Not? | Wadestown School |
| AJ Park | 2 - 138 | Louis Holland | Can a native Plant be an Effective Insulator? | Wadestown School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 2 - 138 | Louis Holland | Can a native Plant be an Effective Insulator? | Wadestown School |
| Wellington Botanical Society | 2 - 138 | Louis Holland | Can a native Plant be an Effective Insulator? | Wadestown School |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 2 - 2 | Erin Anderson | Do you really need those designer sunglasses? | Chilton Saint James School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 21 | Helena Errington | Blind Metre | Karori Normal School |
| VUW School of Psychology | 2 - 21 | Helena Errington | Blind Metre | Karori Normal School |
| Te Kawa a Maui - School of Maori Studies | 2 - 62 | Hinewairua Duncan | Ngaru Tō Ā-Papa | Otari Immersion |
| Society for Māori Astronomy Research and Traditions | 2 - 63 | Ngataierua Apanui-Barr | Speed of light in a Microwave! | Otari Immersion |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 96 | Tuhina Sambhus | Eat What You Eat From | Raroa Intermediate |
| Doreen Gates Memorial Prize | 2 - 96 | Tuhina Sambhus | Eat What You Eat From | Raroa Intermediate |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 5 - 18 | Zuni Preece | Blowing Bubbles | Wellington High School |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 18 | Zuni Preece | Blowing Bubbles | Wellington High School |
| NumberWorks'nWords | 5 - 6 | Gabriella Turner | Male lung cancer deaths v time | Queen Margaret College |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 5 - 6 | Gabriella Turner | Male lung cancer deaths v time | Queen Margaret College |
| Engineering NZ | 5 - 8 | Reuben Campbell | Drones in Motion: Increasing Efficiency | Rongotai College |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 5 - 8 | Reuben Campbell | Drones in Motion: Increasing Efficiency | Rongotai College |
| VUW School of Psychology | 1 - 71 | Gatsby Cohen, Ben Brunner | Colour my Memory | Wellesley College |
| Engineering NZ | 1 - 24 | Dana Hassidi | Doggy Doorbell | Northland School |
| Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 24 | Dana Hassidi | Doggy Doorbell | Northland School |
| VUW School of Engineering and Computer Science | 1 - 24 | Dana Hassidi | Doggy Doorbell | Northland School |
| AJ Park | 1 - 24 | Dana Hassidi | Doggy Doorbell | Northland School |
| Engineering NZ | 2 - 53 | Ava Macdonald | Brace the Quake | Northland School |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 2 - 53 | Ava Macdonald | Brace the Quake | Northland School |
| Engineering NZ | 3 - 30 | Jack Cullen | Responsive robots | Wellington College |
| eCubed Ltd | 1 - 72 | Jericho Wharehinga | Dog Days | Wellesley College |
| Engineering NZ | 1 - 72 | Jericho Wharehinga | Dog Days | Wellesley College |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 72 | Jericho Wharehinga | Dog Days | Wellesley College |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 2 - 95 | Sebastian Pratt | Cooking Oils Causing Cancer | Raroa Intermediate |
| eCubed Ltd | 2 - 98 | Patrick Byrne | Hydraulics v Pneumatics. Which is safer, stronger and more precise | Saint Bernard's College |
| WSP OPUS | 2 - 142 | Sienna Goldstone | Rubbish or Recycle | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 142 | Sienna Goldstone | Rubbish or Recycle | Wadestown School |
| University of Otago | 5 - 10 | Kevin Ye | The effect of increased UVB exposure on broccoli seedlings | Tawa College |
| Fourth in Class 1 | 1 - 30 | Summer Fraser | Survival of the Fridge Foods. | Northland School |
| ESR | 1 - 30 | Summer Fraser | Survival of the Fridge Foods. | Northland School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 1 - 30 | Summer Fraser | Survival of the Fridge Foods. | Northland School |
| Third in Class 1 | 1 - 39 | Trijal Pednekar | Dynamic Decibels | Raroa Intermediate |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory, Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 39 | Trijal Pednekar | Dynamic Decibels | Raroa Intermediate |
| First = in Class 1 | 1 - 29 | Sam Garr | What Water Rocket is the Best? | Northland School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory, Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 29 | Sam Garr | What Water Rocket is the Best? | Northland School |
| First = in Class 1 | 1 - 31 | Theo Masseurs | Weeds and Peace | Northland School |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | 1 - 31 | Theo Masseurs | Weeds and Peace | Northland School |
| Third = in Class 2 | 2 - 17 | Nhat Hung Tran | Light Intensity vs a Native Forest Plant? | Hutt International Boys' |
| Third = in Class 2 | 2 - 57 | Finlay Wood | Who's Laughing Now: Does age affect the way that people recognise real and fake laughter? | Northland School |
| Doreen Gates Memorial Prize | 2 - 57 | Finlay Wood | Who's Laughing Now: Does age affect the way that people recognise real and fake laughter? | Northland School |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 2 - 57 | Finlay Wood | Who's Laughing Now: Does age affect the way that people recognise real and fake laughter? | Northland School |
| Second in Class 2 | 2 - 7 | Michael Lemon | Sump-thing About Lyall Bay Flooding | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 2 - 7 | Michael Lemon | Sump-thing About Lyall Bay Flooding | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 7 | Michael Lemon | Sump-thing About Lyall Bay Flooding | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| Engineering NZ | 2 - 7 | Michael Lemon | Sump-thing About Lyall Bay Flooding | Evans Bay Intermediate |
| First in Class 2 | 2 - 34 | George Walker | Which Airfoil is Best? | Muritai School |
| Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for the runner-up best overall exhibit | 2 - 34 | George Walker | Which Airfoil is Best? | Muritai School |
| Third in Class 3 | 3 - 18 | Ben Vickers, Jordan Hemopo | The Emr Inspection - Subjection | Samuel Marsden Whitby |
| Second in Class 3 | 3 - 7 | Oscar Watson | Battle of Hydrodynamics: Human v Nature | Rongotai College |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory, Callaghan Innovation | 3 - 7 | Oscar Watson | Battle of Hydrodynamics: Human v Nature | Rongotai College |
| First in Class 3 | 3 - 21 | Sam Sexton | Fastest Sail Plan | Samuel Marsden Whitby |
| Fourth in Class 4 | 4 - 17 | Jonathan Watkinson and Saran Ramachandran | Hutt River Clean Yeah | Saint Bernard's College |
| WSP OPUS | 4 - 17 | Jonathan Watkinson and Saran Ramachandran | Hutt River Clean Yeah | Saint Bernard's College |
| Engineering NZ | 4 - 17 | Jonathan Watkinson and Saran Ramachandran | Hutt River Clean Yeah | Saint Bernard's College |
| Third in Class 4 | 4 - 16 | Ryan Bright | Facial recognition for class rolls | Wellington High School |
| Engineering NZ | 4 - 16 | Ryan Bright | Facial recognition for class rolls | Wellington High School |
| Second in Class 4 | 4 - 14 | Zoe Ashton | Attraction Reaction | Wellington Girls' College |
| Engineering NZ | 4 - 14 | Zoe Ashton | Attraction Reaction | Wellington Girls' College |
| First in Class 4 | 4 - 13 | Holly Bamber | Diversion: Mud on Road | Wellington Girls' College |
| NIWA Prize for best overall exhibit | 4 - 13 | Holly Bamber | Diversion: Mud on Road | Wellington Girls' College |
| VUW Faculty of Science Prize | 4 - 13 | Holly Bamber | Diversion: Mud on Road | Wellington Girls' College |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 4 - 13 | Holly Bamber | Diversion: Mud on Road | Wellington Girls' College |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 4 - 13 | Holly Bamber | Diversion: Mud on Road | Wellington Girls' College |
| Fourth in Class 5 | 5 - 15 | Luke Roeven | Ring Oiler | Wellington High School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 5 - 15 | Luke Roeven | Ring Oiler | Wellington High School |
| VUW School of Mathematics and Statistics | 5 - 15 | Luke Roeven | Ring Oiler | Wellington High School |
| Third in Class 5 | 5 - 3 | Finnegan Messerli | Granular Micro-Mechanical Measurements | Onslow College |
| VUW Faculty of Science Innovation Prize | 5 - 3 | Finnegan Messerli | Granular Micro-Mechanical Measurements | Onslow College |
| Engineering NZ | 5 - 3 | Finnegan Messerli | Granular Micro-Mechanical Measurements | Onslow College |
| Second in Class 5 | 5 - 14 | Ensai Augusy | Drinking Straw | Wellington High School |
| Kainic Medical Communications | 5 - 14 | Ensai Augusy | Drinking Straw | Wellington High School |
| First in Class 5 | 5 - 2 | Carlos Mendonca | Horticultural Water Efficiency | Onslow College |
| Peter Jennings Memorial Prize | 5 - 2 | Carlos Mendonca | Horticultural Water Efficiency | Onslow College |