Results for Science Fair 2019
Here are the results for the 2019 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 - 18 | Dineth Abayarathna and Gautam Sharma | Thirsty Hydraulics | Hutt Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 44 | Arham Jain | Nurturing Native New Zealand | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 50 | Toby Shannon; Saad Malik | Walking on Water | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 58 | Siena-Rose Remacha | Growing Green | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 64 | Isaac Faraon | The Power of Soil | St Benedict's School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 69 | Ilana Aharoni | How clean are Wellington's beaches? | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 77 | Rhea Homroy | Electromagnetic trains | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 23 | Aelfred Gater and Ryan Field | Hydraulic Lift Elevator | Samuel Marsden Whitby |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 28 | Kate Reid | The Five Second Rule | St Oran's College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 3 | Elliot Brown; Heath Coulter | Wave Energy | Rongotai College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 43 | Rachel Baker; Georgina Bell; Amy McHardy | Recovery After Running | Wellington Girls' College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 1 | Oscar Watson; Angus Doddridge | Reflection and Deflection | Rongotai College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 18 | Emma Crow; Alicia Kelly | Food = Energy | Tawa College |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology | 2 - 108 | Te Waipiata Doyle | Kilojoules Kilocool | Seatoun School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 59 | Stanley Conn | Burn Baby Burn | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 59 | Stanley Conn | Burn Baby Burn | Seatoun School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 11 | Arushi Bhatnagar-Stewart | Composting Coffee | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 11 | Arushi Bhatnagar-Stewart | Composting Coffee | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Engineering and Computer Science | 1 - 27 | Ora Mead | M.E.N.A.C.E. Can you beat it? | Karori Normal School |
| Fourth = in Class 1 | 1 - 27 | Ora Mead | M.E.N.A.C.E. Can you beat it? | Karori Normal School |
| Wellington City Libraries | 1 - 30 | Thomas Le; Molly Morgan | Flying Solo vs Team Work | Karori Normal School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 1 - 33 | Logan Bracey | Optical Illusions | Naenae Intermediate |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 1 - 46 | Isla McKenzie | Arm Wrestle! | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Fourth = in Class 1 | 1 - 46 | Isla McKenzie | Arm Wrestle! | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| AJ Park | 1 - 67 | Reilly Blennerhassett | A little bit corny | St Mark's Church School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 67 | Reilly Blennerhassett | A little bit corny | St Mark's Church School |
| NZ Farm Forestry Association Wellington Branch | 1 - 72 | Casper Levack | Forestry - Pining over spoilt soil | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 72 | Casper Levack | Forestry - Pining over spoilt soil | Wadestown School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 1 - 73 | Jesse Rumball-Smith | Psychology and Eyesight - Colour of Knowledge | Wadestown School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 73 | Jesse Rumball-Smith | Psychology and Eyesight - Colour of Knowledge | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 73 | Jesse Rumball-Smith | Psychology and Eyesight - Colour of Knowledge | Wadestown School |
| Doreen Gates Memorial Prize | 1 - 82 | Alex Berry | Checking the Charge | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 82 | Alex Berry | Checking the Charge | Northland School |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 2 - 130 | Tirzah Thuraisingham | Battling the Bacteria | Tawa Intermediate |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 145 | Annabel Allen | Contact Lenses VS Glasses | Northland School |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 150 | Milly Gilbert | Out the corner of my eye | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 150 | Milly Gilbert | Out the corner of my eye | Northland School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 3 - 13 | Eva Tunnicliffe; Molly Schaefer | Perfecting a Kiwi Icon | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Fourth = in Class 3 | 3 - 17 | Louisa Boyer | Running on Grass | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| AJ Park | 3 - 40 | Abbie Potter | Vertical Farming! | Wellington Girls' College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 40 | Abbie Potter | Vertical Farming! | Wellington Girls' College |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 1 - 5 | Ben Young | Awesome Air Pressure | EBIS |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 5 | Ben Young | Awesome Air Pressure | EBIS |
| Highly Commended | 1 - 5 | Ben Young | Awesome Air Pressure | EBIS |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology | 2 - 104 | Lulu Davies | Science behind the myth | Seatoun School |
| ESR | 2 - 82 | Daniel Soh | Vile to Sterile | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 5 - 2 | Brianna Kirkham | Wing it | Queen Margaret College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 5 - 2 | Brianna Kirkham | Wing it | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 2 | Brianna Kirkham | Wing it | Queen Margaret College |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 1 - 22 | Mark Hazeldine | Lets C... Which fruits have the most Vitamin C | Hutt Intermediate |
| WSP OPUS | 1 - 43 | Shriya Dutta; Georgia Stanford | Water filters | Newlands Intermediate |
| NZ Baking Industry Research Trust Award | 1 - 57 | Olivia Hodson | Flour Power | Seatoun School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 1 - 57 | Olivia Hodson | Flour Power | Seatoun School |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 1 - 68 | Zachary Swallow | Wellington's dirty little secret | St Mark's Church School |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology | 2 - 100 | Josie Bamber | Spooky Spoon | Seatoun School |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 100 | Josie Bamber | Spooky Spoon | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 100 | Josie Bamber | Spooky Spoon | Seatoun School |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology | 2 - 102 | Luca Giera | Survival of the Cutest | Seatoun School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 102 | Luca Giera | Survival of the Cutest | Seatoun School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 117 | Daniel Spaziani | Wave Power | St Mark's Church School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 117 | Daniel Spaziani | Wave Power | St Mark's Church School |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology | 2 - 139 | Gabriella Newton | Ethics through the ages | Wadestown School |
| Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 148 | Gabriel Richards | An-off grid domestic pressurised cold water supply system ? | Northland School |
| Fourth in Class 2 | 2 - 148 | Gabriel Richards | An-off grid domestic pressurised cold water supply system ? | Northland School |
| The Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching | 2 - 56 | Kaitlyn Far; Sophia Wong | How Smart is your Dog? | Newlands Intermediate |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 62 | Amelia Taylor | What do you hear? | Queen Margaret College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 2 - 62 | Amelia Taylor | What do you hear? | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 62 | Amelia Taylor | What do you hear? | Queen Margaret College |
| NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology | 2 - 71 | Jaskiran Rahi | Vegan caviar | Queen Margaret College |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Mathematics and Statistics | 2 - 85 | John Hyatt | Democrazy | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 85 | John Hyatt | Democrazy | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| AJ Park | 2 - 95 | James Salt | "Chicken delux feeder 200" | Saint Bernard's College |
| Doreen Gates Memorial Prize | 2 - 95 | James Salt | "Chicken delux feeder 200" | Saint Bernard's College |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 2 - 96 | Matthew Smart | Does location affect how much salt is in sea water? | Saint Bernard's College |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 2 - 97 | Charlie Crawford | Dehydration Frustration | Seatoun School |
| Callaghan Innovation | 3 - 12 | Caroline Jones | You Spin me Round | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Engineering NZ | 3 - 12 | Caroline Jones | You Spin me Round | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 12 | Caroline Jones | You Spin me Round | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Engineering and Computer Science | 3 - 22 | Wynter Tickle | Personal Quake Detector | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 3 - 22 | Wynter Tickle | Personal Quake Detector | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Engineering NZ | 3 - 22 | Wynter Tickle | Personal Quake Detector | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Fourth = in Class 3 | 3 - 22 | Wynter Tickle | Personal Quake Detector | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 22 | Wynter Tickle | Personal Quake Detector | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 3 - 37 | Pierce Johnston; Alex Ravens | How well does sunscreen block UV | Upper Hutt College |
| Highly Commended | 3 - 37 | Pierce Johnston; Alex Ravens | How well does sunscreen block UV | Upper Hutt College |
| ESR | 3 - 4 | Felix Steiner | The Placebo Effect | Rongotai College |
| Wellington Medical Research Foundation | 4 - 17 | Sophia Hardie; Charlotte Painter | Skeptical Skincare | St Oran's College |
| WSP OPUS | 4 - 17 | Sophia Hardie; Charlotte Painter | Skeptical Skincare | St Oran's College |
| Highly Commended | 4 - 17 | Sophia Hardie; Charlotte Painter | Skeptical Skincare | St Oran's College |
| WSP OPUS | 5 - 12 | Shelly Liang; Julianna Hennessey | Sunny with a chance of cancer | Tawa College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 5 - 14 | Rebecca Robson | Alchemic Gold | Wellington Girls' College |
| Fourth in Class 5 | 5 - 14 | Rebecca Robson | Alchemic Gold | Wellington Girls' College |
| NumberWorks'nWords | 5 - 6 | Hailey Huang | A battle of sprinklers | Queen Margaret College |
| New Zealand Statistical Association and Statistics New Zealand | 5 - 6 | Hailey Huang | A battle of sprinklers | Queen Margaret College |
| Highly Commended | 5 - 6 | Hailey Huang | A battle of sprinklers | Queen Margaret College |
| Hugh D Gordon Memorial Prize | 5 - 8 | Jourdan Craig | Humankind’s existential problem; plants’ new benefit | Queen Margaret College |
| NZ Association of Optometrists - Wellington Branch | 2 - 137 | Eva Roberts | Eyesight - Which do you prefer? | Wadestown School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 137 | Eva Roberts | Eyesight - Which do you prefer? | Wadestown School |
| Engineering NZ | 1 - 2 | Wilson Tuta; Arlo Morley-Hall | Sizzling with the Sun | Clyde Quay School |
| Engineering NZ | 2 - 152 | Sam Garr | Survive the Splash | Northland School |
| Measurement Standards Laboratory; Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 152 | Sam Garr | Survive the Splash | Northland School |
| WSP OPUS | 2 - 152 | Sam Garr | Survive the Splash | Northland School |
| Highly Commended | 2 - 152 | Sam Garr | Survive the Splash | Northland School |
| eCubed Ltd | 2 - 87 | Maya Hall | Make a Meter! | Raroa Normal Intermediate |
| Cancer Society of NZ | 3 - 42 | Lillie Beliveau | From Ultraviolet to Ultra-protection | Wellington Girls' College |
| Engineering NZ | 4 - 20 | Ryan Smoothy | Save our Oceans | Upper Hutt College |
| Engineering NZ | 5 - 9 | Reuben Campbell | Performance of Winged Ducts on Drones | Rongotai College |
| Geoscience Society of NZ | 1 - 85 | Lucas Plant | Slip Sliding Away | Northland School |
| Second = in Class 1 | 1 - 60 | Toby Boennic | Crumbling Coastlines | Seatoun School |
| The Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research | 1 - 60 | Toby Boennic | Crumbling Coastlines | Seatoun School |
| Second = in Class 1 | 1 - 88 | Thomas Gibson | Sorted or Thwarted | Northland School |
| Victoria University of Wellington School of Engineering and Computer Science | 1 - 88 | Thomas Gibson | Sorted or Thwarted | Northland School |
| First in Class 1 | 1 - 87 | Miro Kennett | Prospering Podocarps | Northland School |
| Wellington Botanical Society | 1 - 87 | Miro Kennett | Prospering Podocarps | Northland School |
| Peter Jennings Memorial Prize | 1 - 87 | Miro Kennett | Prospering Podocarps | Northland School |
| NZ Farm Forestry Association Wellington Branch | 1 - 87 | Miro Kennett | Prospering Podocarps | Northland School |
| Third in Class 2 | 2 - 70 | Isabella Lecarpentier | Microplastics everywhere | Queen Margaret College |
| ESR | 2 - 70 | Isabella Lecarpentier | Microplastics everywhere | Queen Margaret College |
| Second in Class 2 | 2 - 121 | Theo Hardy | Let it drain | St Mark's Church School |
| Callaghan Innovation | 2 - 121 | Theo Hardy | Let it drain | St Mark's Church School |
| First in Class 2 | 2 - 105 | Samuel Webb | Spoiler Alert | Seatoun School |
| NIWA Prize for best overall exhibit | 2 - 105 | Samuel Webb | Spoiler Alert | Seatoun School |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Science Prize | 2 - 105 | Samuel Webb | Spoiler Alert | Seatoun School |
| Royal Aeronautical Society | 2 - 105 | Samuel Webb | Spoiler Alert | Seatoun School |
| Third in Class 3 | 3 - 14 | Isabella Pithie; Alexis Boulieris | Going; Going; Gone | Samuel Marsden Karori |
| Second in Class 3 | 3 - 5 | Mikey Lemon | How has pest control impacted Native bird numbers in Eastern Suburbs. | Rongotai College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 5 | Mikey Lemon | How has pest control impacted Native bird numbers in Eastern Suburbs. | Rongotai College |
| First in Class 3 | 3 - 1 | Blake Sheppard | Is Cotton Rotten? | Rongotai College |
| Royal Society of NZ Wellington Branch Prize for the runner-up best overall exhibit | 3 - 1 | Blake Sheppard | Is Cotton Rotten? | Rongotai College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 3 - 1 | Blake Sheppard | Is Cotton Rotten? | Rongotai College |
| Third = in Class 4 | 4 - 19 | Ian Palmones | Antioxidants | Upper Hutt College |
| Third = in Class 4 | 4 - 8 | Ashlin Coffey-Duffin | Remember what you have forgotten | St Oran's College |
| Second in Class 4 | 4 - 3 | Justin Aylor | "Moon's speeding ticket" | Saint Bernard's College |
| First in Class 4 | 4 - 2 | Jack Tetley | Blue light vs a goodnight | Saint Bernard's College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education | 4 - 2 | Jack Tetley | Blue light vs a goodnight | Saint Bernard's College |
| Third in Class 5 | 5 - 15 | Ryan Bright | Solar fire lighter | Wellington High School |
| University of Otago | 5 - 15 | Ryan Bright | Solar fire lighter | Wellington High School |
| Kainic Medical Communications | 5 - 15 | Ryan Bright | Solar fire lighter | Wellington High School |
| First = in Class 5 | 5 - 16 | Sophie Mance | Particle Patterns: Tremors and Tessellations | Wellington High School |
| eCubed Ltd | 5 - 16 | Sophie Mance | Particle Patterns: Tremors and Tessellations | Wellington High School |
| Kainic Medical Communications | 5 - 16 | Sophie Mance | Particle Patterns: Tremors and Tessellations | Wellington High School |
| First = in Class 5 | 5 - 3 | Chenthi Heer | Waste not; want not | Queen Margaret College |
| Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Science Innovation Prize | 5 - 3 | Chenthi Heer | Waste not; want not | Queen Margaret College |