WITT Te Pūkenga Taranaki Science & Technology Fair
Special Prizes 2023
The WITT Te Pūkenga Taranaki Science & Technology Fair has given away thousands of dollars worth of prizes this year!
5 Prizes for a science or technology project that investigates ways to protect and/or clean our water or air
Ana Shlosberg & Amelia Ander
Jacob Willemen
Patrick Marshall & Cooper James
Diego Moreno
Elissa Strohmeier & Addison Rutherfurd
Prize is awarded to the student who shows the best understanding of flour usage or bakery products in their food related project
Brodie Stewart & Jacob Caskey
Prize for the best project that demonstrates the greatest understanding of a current or emerging sustainability issue in New Zealand’s agriculture industry
William Poole & Flynn O’Sullivan
Prizes Junior and Senior for creative projects that best illustrate the concept of making every day better
Junior
Frankie Lamb
Senior
Lucas Jacobson
Prizes for the most engaging communication of science
3 Prizes for the best projects in maritime science
Myra Singh & Jane Smart
Hayes Lee & Ryder Perrett
Thomas Verbeek & Hugh Tien
Prizes for three entries with outstanding experimental techniques
Cruize Bunting
Annika Valk & Allura Vaillant
Issac Lamb
Prizes for the two best projects using engineering by Year 11-13 students.
Marco Kraayenhof
Oliver Marsh
5 Prizes for scientific endeavour
4 Prizes for the best projects on climate, freshwater or marine issues
4 Prizes awarded for projects/items/ideas which demonstrate a circular economy approach
Charlie Gibson & Lucas Skittrup
Lincoln Hudson-Bool
Calypso Maddox-Rowe & Samatha Perret
Issac Lamb
Prizes awarded for projects demonstrating some aspect of environmental science
1st prize
Maddi and William Hopkins
2nd prize
Oliver Glasgow & Peyton Valentine
3rd prize (equal)
George Moffat
Amy O’Rooke
2 Prizes for the best project that is about reducing CO2 emissions
Molly Stevenson
Prizes for the most promising commercial idea
1st prize
Hayes Lee & Ryder Perrett
2nd prize
Frankie Lamb
3rd prize
Marco Kraayanhof
4 Prizes for the Yarrows Bakery Employees Charitable Trust Award
Lyla Termath & Lacey Peacock
Olivia Kilgour
Monte Fisher & Riley McIntyre
Rafa O’Sullivan & Jude Chambers
Prize for excellence in the principles of food science and technology
Lucas Jacobson
2 Prizes for the best projects or innovations in material durability (including corrosion or mitigation)
Leon Zawodny & Tyler Tate
Lucas Morett
10 Special prizes for projects that show creative use of energy
Molly Stevenson
Ethan Frew
Thomas Verbreek & Hugh Tien
Diego Moreno
Lucy Knowles
Max Looney
Shaivyo Banerjee & Nanda Kosuru
Rory Rushton & Ceejay Hill
Oliver Marsh
Hayden Greig & Ryan Hurliman
2 Prizes for the best project involving New Zealand flora and/or fauna
1st prize
Myra Singh & Jade Smart
2nd Prize
Michyela MacKay
Two publications for the two best projects involving geology.
“A Continent on the Move” New Zealand Geoscience Revealed
Matvey Danych
and
Paige Manning
TERRY STOWERS AWARDS for fair diligence
in Scientific Investigation:
Lucas Jacobson with “Roding out Waste”
in Technological Development:
Lucas Jacobson with “Getting to the root of the problem”
IOT Taranaki
3 Outstanding Technology Awards
Oliver Marsh
Hayden Greig & Ryan Hurliman
Stuti Tiwari
Prize for best statistics related exhibit
Joanne Gately
James Landreth
Prize for the best project involving soil
Lucy Knowles
4 Prizes for environmental projects from South Taranaki District Schools
Skyler Hunn
Amy O’Rorke with “Rock the roost”
Amy O’Rorke with “On the move”
Molly Stevenson
NORAYATI SPECIAL AWARD
for best photography in fair
Billie Stenning
WITT Te Pukenga Trophy for
Best in Fair project
Maddi and William Hopkins
Corteva Agriscience Trophy for
Runner up in the fair
Oliver Marsh
LogiCamms Trophy for the best overall projects in
Years 11 to 13
Maddi and William Hopkins
Methanex Trophy for the best project in
Years 9 & 10
Frankie Lamb
Fonterra Trophy for best overall project in
Years 7&8
George Moffat
WITT Taranaki Science
& Technology Fair Scholarships 2023
The WITT Taranaki Science & Technology Fair had exciting scholarships on offer for students. If you want to make a career out of your passion for science and technology than this could be the beginning.
Scholarship awarded by Mason charitable trust
Stuti Tiwari
Scholarship awarded by IoT Taranaki
Amy O’Rorke
Scholarship awarded by Beca
Oliver Marsh
2 Scholarship awarded by Corteva agriscience
William and Maddi Hopkins
and
Frankie Lamb
Scholarship for project relating to ICT and Engineering
Marco Kraayenhof