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Aurora Energy congratulates the more than 300 prize winners at the 2025 Aurora Energy Otago Science and Technology Fair.
As principal sponsor of the Fair for 21 years, the lines company has supported the region’s best young minds to ponder big questions, make discoveries, and solve the problems of tomorrow.
Read more on the Aurora Energy website.
| Name | Exhibit | Year | School | Award | |
| Benji Davidson | Thermal Thrill | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Elizna Van Rooyen | Magnet Generator | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Isaac Wood | Good Vibes | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Olive Johnstone | Water Works | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Sasha Milne | Wick Wonders | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Allan Lin | Melting Magnetism | 9 | King's High School | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Fergus Byrne | Fiery Facts: A comparison of firewood price-to-performance | 9 | Logan Park High School | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Hadlee Taylor | Miniature Pulse Jet | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Kydan O'Keefe | Miniature Pulse Jet | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Inge Erasmus | Magnetic Rocks | 10 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Award for Excellence in Energy Research | |
| Amelie Wilson | Pulling Strings | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Charlie Pagan | Growing in Colour | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Cipreana Bligh | Suture Hero | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Cole Thomson | Down the Drain | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Colin Adams | What is the best material out of Chux cloth, cotton cloth, sandy gravel and paper towel for filtering muddy water | 7 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Connor Waugh | Down the Drain | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Daniel Collins | Are elevators safe? | 7 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Dexter Chalmers | Which Batteries Last the Longest? | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Ella Appelton | Does added sugar make a difference | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Emily de Lacey | Breakable Bridges | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Fraser Lawrence | Insights to Insects | 7 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Henry Hammond | Which Batteries Last the Longest? | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Isabel Crawford | Behind the scenes of memory | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Isabella Bambery | Breakable Bridges | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Isla Ansell | Funky Fertilizers | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jacques Pienaar | Growing in Colour | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jamie Coppola | Glue stick science | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jax Anngow-Strange | Glue stick science | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Kenzie Anderson | Bee-Yond the Rainbow | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Kiara Edwards | What is best oil/liquid for kōkōwai paint | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Koa Shanks | Poppin Off | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Mason Cossey | Truck Decibels | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Om Dixit | Liquid Density | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Paige Frith | APPLES: Rinse, Soak or Skip it? | 7 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Pippa Thomas | Does added sugar make a difference | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Reyansh Jain | Invisible threat Visible effect | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Rufus Irons | Resolute Reactions | 7 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Sylvie Wardell | The project to naturally dye for | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Alexia Rhodes-White | In Yeast We Crust | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Alyssa Hughes | Marshmellow Mystery | 8 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Amy Jackson | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Ava Ryan | Feel the beat | 8 | Rosebank School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Ben Walker | Flood Buddy | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Clara Clark | The pressure of psychology | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Dev Kandath | Plant Warfare | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Eve Jones | Heat on Hair | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Freda Clark | Bamboozled by Biscuits | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| George Worswick | Insulation Investigation | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Isobel Sinclair | Funky Fertilizers: Poo vs Goo | 8 | Fairfield School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Julia Croce | Exhale the Evidence | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Lagifagaloa Malae | Vaka | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Lillie Lucas | Super Stubborn Stains | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Maeve Connaughton | Magic or Mind over Matter? Unbottling the secrets of Ārepa | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Maisy Taylor | Super Stubborn Stains | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Méabh Russell | Do you see what I see? | 8 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Mia Reardon | May the Bridge Beam Be With You | 8 | Mt Aspiring College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Milly Tate | Exhale the Evidence | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Nina Funnell | Food for feathered friends | 8 | Fairfield School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Reina Wilkinson | Te Aho Tapu | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Rosie Hebden | Do you see what I see? | 8 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Sento Kodera | The Rise of the Rinsed Rice | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Syd Boden | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Talia Hargreaves | Ready Set React | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Theo McKillop | Forgotten Environments | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Zahra Blakey | Heat on Hair | 8 | Arrowtown School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Amber Egan | Recycled or Rejected! The truth about New Zealand's recycling | 9 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Aston Lawrence | FULL THROTTLE! | 9 | King's High School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Caitlin Charleson | What noise is best for a test? | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Connor Ridder | Deepfakes vs Deepbrains? | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Emma Collins | Mind Match - Does your personality type influence your learning style | 9 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Evie Gerling | Which year level has the dirtiest hands? | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Isobella Crossen | Elephant Toothpaste | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| James Henshaw | Bring the pressure down | 9 | John McGlashan College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Leo Casey | Aerodynamics in cars | 9 | John McGlashan College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Lily Te Ngahue | The Strength Within: Te ara hauora Māori | 9 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Liv Schiller | Recycled or Rejected! The truth about New Zealand's recycling | 9 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Mackley Adams | Angle focus | 9 | John McGlashan College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Max Smith | Effect of light colour on plant growth | 9 | John McGlashan College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Meelah Maddox | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Millie Scott | Elephant Toothpaste | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Neve Van Lierop | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Noah Konia | Dough vs Dough | 9 | John McGlashan College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Riya Rasika Kishor Kumar | The Strength Within: Te ara hauora Māori | 9 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Sephianne Respicio | A Global Mold-Off: Investigating Mold Growth Rates on Bread | 9 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Shriansha Chand | A Global Mold-Off: Investigating Mold Growth Rates on Bread | 9 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Annabelle Wilson | Antimicrobial Kawakawa | 10 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Carlotta Schwefel | Swan AFFECT-ion | 10 | Otago Girls' High School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Julia Hodgson | Swan AFFECT-ion | 10 | Otago Girls' High School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Hedy Sun | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jasmine Low | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jerome Byrne | BEST FAKE FLESH: Ultrasound Phantoms as an anaesthetic training tool | 11 | Logan Park High School | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | Aurora Energy Award | |
| Amelie Wilson | Pulling Strings | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Jazeel Vivar | Testing the water: pH Control | 7 | St Mary's Mosgiel | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Reyansh Jain | Invisible threat Visible effect | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Xyliana Tiburcio | Will it rust? | 7 | Rosebank School | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Amy Jackson | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Aroha Brunt | Peita Pai | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| James Hemmings | The erosion commotion | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Matthew Lindsell | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Monty Read | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Syd Boden | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Inge Erasmus | Magnetic Rocks | 10 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Australasian Corrosion Association (NZ Branch) Award | |
| Em Croft | Does the use of virtual reality improve netball shotting statistics? | 8 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Hazel Scott | Can Kids tell the difference between AI and real images? | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Louis Pinel | Doodle Duel: DIY AI vs Human | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Miyuki Honjo | Can Kids tell the difference between AI and real images? | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Ruthren Senthil Kumar | Guess the writer: A test of AI awareness in teachers and students | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Freddy Ma | The Programmers of the Future | 9 | Kings High School | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | Bachelor of Information Technology, Otago Polytechnic Award | |
| Aisha Barekzai | Rise & Shine | 7 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Baking Industry Research Trust Award | |
| Safa Nayle | Rise & Shine | 7 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Baking Industry Research Trust Award | |
| Freda Clark | Bamboozled by Biscuits | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Baking Industry Research Trust Award | |
| Noah Konia | Dough vs Dough | 9 | John McGlashan College | Baking Industry Research Trust Award | |
| Benji Davidson | Thermal Thrill | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Charlie Pagan | Growing in Colour | 7 | Arrowtown School | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Elizna Van Rooyen | Magnet Generator | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Finn Milne | Scrap - Paper | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Jack Lusk | Watts up with that | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Jacques Pienaar | Growing in Colour | 7 | Arrowtown School | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Kenzie Anderson | Bee-Yond the Rainbow | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Scarlett Lane | One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Ameereh McRodden | Whiteboard Angles | 8 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Arya Rupasingle | Colour Critters: Do pets have a preference | 8 | Columba College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Audrey Hayde | Colour Critters: Do pets have a preference | 8 | Columba College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Beth Fuller | Whiteboard Angles | 8 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Boyang Xiao | How to Measure the Speed of 'Light' with a microwave oven | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Reina Wilkinson | Te Aho Tapu | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Ruthren Senthil Kumar | Guess the writer: A test of AI awareness in teachers and students | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Allan Lin | Melting Magnetism | 9 | King's High School | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Brittany Price | Coloured Lights Growing Heights | 9 | Cromwell College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Emma Collins | Mind Match - Does your personality type influence your learning style | 9 | Taieri College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Eva Settle | Coloured Lights Growing Heights | 9 | Cromwell College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Freddy Ma | The Programmers of the Future | 9 | King's High School | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Inge Erasmus | Magnetic Rocks | 10 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Jerome Byrne | BEST FAKE FLESH: Ultrasound Phantoms as an anaesthetic training tool | 11 | Logan Park High School | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | Dodd-Walls Centre for Research Excellence Award | |
| Cole Thomson | Down the Drain | 7 | Arrowtown School | Earth Sciences Institute | |
| Connor Waugh | Down the Drain | 7 | Arrowtown School | Earth Sciences Institute | |
| Isla Manson | What's in your water? | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Earth Sciences Institute | |
| Olive Johnstone | Water Works | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Earth Sciences Institute | |
| Matthew Lindsell | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Echelon Award for Earth Science | |
| Monty Read | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Echelon Award for Earth Science | |
| Aston Lawrence | FULL THROTTLE! | 9 | King's High School | Echelon Award for Energy Efficiency | |
| Theo McKillop | Forgotten Environments | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Echelon Award for Marine Science | |
| Hedy Sun | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Echelon Award for Mātauranga Māori Award | |
| Jasmine Low | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Echelon Award for Mātauranga Māori Award | |
| Jerome Byrne | BEST FAKE FLESH: Ultrasound Phantoms as an anaesthetic training tool | 11 | Logan Park High School | Echelon Award for Science Communication | |
| Ruthren Senthil Kumar | Guess the writer: A test of AI awareness in teachers and students | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Echelon Award for Science Education | |
| Elizna Van Rooyen | Magnet Generator | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Keith Dawber Alternative/Renewable Energy Award | |
| Jack Lusk | Watts up with that | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Keith Dawber Alternative/Renewable Energy Award | |
| George Worswick | Insulation Investigation | 8 | Arrowtown School | Keith Dawber Alternative/Renewable Energy Award | |
| New Zealand Association of Opotomistrist, Visual Science Award | |||||
| New Zealand Association of Opotomistrist, Visual Science Award | |||||
| Oscar Chapman | Snack Attack or Germ Trap | 7 | Lee Stream School | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Paige Frith | APPLES: Rinse, Soak or Skip it? | 7 | Taieri College | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Fletcher Webster | Fletcher's Eggsperiment | 8 | Fairfield School | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Freda Clark | Bamboozled by Biscuits | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Noah Schönleben | Squeeze the Facts | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Henry Copland | Measuring the Cheese | 9 | John McGlashan College | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Lachie Baker | Science of Marinating | 9 | John McGlashan College | New Zealand Institute Food, Science & Technology with Seperex Award | |
| Jamie Coppola | Glue stick science | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Jax Anngow-Strange | Glue stick science | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Jazeel Vivar | Testing the water: pH Control | 7 | St Mary's Mosgiel | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Kiara Edwards | What is best oil/liquid for kōkōwai paint | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Xyliana Tiburcio | Will it rust? | 7 | Rosebank School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Amy Jackson | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Julia Croce | Exhale the Evidence | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Lillie Lucas | Super Stubborn Stains | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Maisy Taylor | Super Stubborn Stains | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Milly Tate | Exhale the Evidence | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Sydney Boden | Crimes of Corrosive Corruption | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Meelah Maddox | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Neve Van Lierop | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Annabelle Wilson | Antimicrobial Kawakawa | 10 | Columba College | New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Award | |
| Emily de Lacey | Breakable Bridges | 7 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Henry McKay | Insulation Inspiration | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Isabella Bambery | Breakable Bridges | 7 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Mason Cossey | Truck Decibels | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| George Worswick | Insulation Investigation | 8 | Arrowtown School | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Sam Henderson | Science of Silence | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Leo Casey | Aerodynamics in cars | 9 | John McGlashan College | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Mackley Adams | Angle focus | 9 | John McGlashan College | New Zealand Institute of Physics Award | |
| Emilie Oats | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Microbiological Society Mike Baxter Award | |
| Juniper McLean | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Microbiological Society Mike Baxter Award | |
| Reyansh Jain | Invisible threat Visible effect | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Microbiological Society Mike Baxter Award | |
| Ebony Nitis | Does age affect memory? | 7 | St Mary's Mosgiel | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Isabel Crawford | Behind the scenes of memory | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Kyla Roberts | Does age affect memory? | 7 | St Mary's Mosgiel | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Clara Clark | The pressure of psychology | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Freda Clark | Bamboozled by Biscuits | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Caitlin Charleson | What noise is best for a test? | 9 | Cromwell College | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Emma Collins | Mind Match - Does your personality type influence your learning style | 9 | Taieri College | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Emma Walker | Do you embrace your braces? | 10 | Otago Girls' High School | New Zealand Psychological Society - Otago Branch Award | |
| Emerson Mullen-James | Wipeout | 7 | Balmacewen Intermediate | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Mia Reardon | May the Bridge Beam Be With You | 8 | Mt Aspiring College | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Nikita Henwood | Have you BEAN biased? | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Lily Te Ngahue | The Strength Within: Te ara hauora Māori | 9 | Columba College | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Riya Rasika Kishor Kumar | The Strength Within: Te ara hauora Māori | 9 | Columba College | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Jerome Byrne | BEST FAKE FLESH: Ultrasound Phantoms as an anaesthetic training tool | 11 | Logan Park High School | New Zealand Statistics Award | |
| Fraser Lawrence | Insights to Insects | 7 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences General Excellence Award | |
| Theo McKillop | Forgotten Environments | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences General Excellence Award | |
| Kiara Edwards | What is best oil/liquid for kōkōwai paint | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences Mātauranga Māori Award | |
| Aroha Brunt | Peita Pai | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences Mātauranga Māori Award | |
| Luke Scott | Oil be honest, the hotter the better | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences Mātauranga Māori Award | |
| Victor Calvert | Byte sized nutrition: AI for diabetes management | 7 | Fairfield School | Otago Medical Research Foundation Award | |
| Quinn Mackersy | Lights, Sugar, Action | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Medical Research Foundation Award | |
| Meelah Maddox | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | Otago Medical Research Foundation Award | |
| Neve Van Lierop | Do energy drinks affect your heart rate and help with your concentration? | 9 | Cromwell College | Otago Medical Research Foundation Award | |
| Jerome Byrne | BEST FAKE FLESH: Ultrasound Phantoms as an anaesthetic training tool | 11 | Logan Park High School | Otago Medical Research Foundation Award | |
| Charlie Baumgren | Bridging the colour gap | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Elizna Van Rooyen | Magnet Generator | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Isaac Wood | Good Vibes | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Lucy Mitchell | Can slime save the planet? | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Renny Ren | Gassy Banana Peel | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Ben Walker | Flood Buddy | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Lagifagaloa Malae | Vaka | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Hadlee Taylor | Miniature Pulse Jet | 9 | Cromwell College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Kydan O'Keefe | Miniature Pulse Jet | 9 | Cromwell College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | Otago Museum Hands-On | |
| Emilie Oats | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Finn Milne | Scrap - Paper | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Juniper McLean | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Sylvie Wardell | The project to naturally dye for | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Dev Kandath | Plant Warfare | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Luke Scott | Oil be honest, the hotter the better | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Sento Kodera | The Rise of the Rinsed Rice | 8 | Arrowtown School | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Annabelle Wilson | Antimicrobial Kawakawa | 10 | Columba College | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Hedy Sun | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Jasmine Low | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | Plant & Food Research Award | |
| Ben Walker | Flood Buddy | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | Premiere Aurora Energy Best In Fair Award | |
| Matthew Lindsell | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Premiere Earth Sciences Institute for Water and Atmosphere Award | |
| Monty Read | Otago Harbours Phenomenal Water's! 2 | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Premiere Earth Sciences Institute for Water and Atmosphere Award | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | Premiere Echelon Most Promising Year 9-13 Award | |
| Jazeel Vivar | Testing the water: pH Control | 7 | St Mary's Mosgiel | Premiere Marine Studies Centre Future Scientist Award | |
| Cipreana Bligh | Suture Hero | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | Premiere OSTA General Excellence Award | |
| Finn Milne | Scrap - Paper | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | Premiere Otago Institute for the Arts and Sciences Award - General Excellence | |
| Lagifagaloa Malae | Vaka | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | University of Otago, Pacific Sciences, Division of Sciences Award | |
| James Hemmings | The erosion commotion | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Theo McKillop | Forgotten Environments | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Zoe Smith | Do DIY Water Filters Really Work? | 8 | St Mary's Mosgiel | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Allan Lin | Melting Magnetism | 9 | King's High School | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Emily Perry | Footprints: What type of sediment can capture the most detail of a dinosaur footprint | 9 | Taieri College | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Max McLean | Barley Soil Types | 9 | John McGlashan College | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Talia Perkins | Footprints: What type of sediment can capture the most detail of a dinosaur footprint? | 9 | Taieri College | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Inge Erasmus | Magnetic Rocks | 10 | St Hilda's Collegiate | University of Otago Geology Department and Geosciences Society of New Zealand Award | |
| Emilie Oats | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Juniper McLean | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Lucy Mitchell | Can slime save the planet? | 7 | St Hilda's Collegiate | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Libby Gordon | Onions vs Eyes | 8 | Columba College | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Ngara Stent | Onions vs Eyes | 8 | Columba College | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Quinn Mackersy | Lights, Sugar, Action | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Lachie Baker | Science of Marinating | 9 | John McGlashan College | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Hedy Sun | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Jasmine Low | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | University of Otago, Biochemistry Department Award | |
| Charlie Baumgren | Bridging the colour gap | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Finn Milne | Scrap - Paper | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Isaac Wood | Good Vibes | 7 | Mt Aspiring College | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Gregor Wing | Can you handle the wind | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Allan Lin | Melting Magnetism | 9 | King's High School | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Jenny Petegem Thach | Puzzle Robot | 12 | Taieri College | University of Otago, College of Education Award | |
| Emilie Oats | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Juniper McLean | Rongoa Raku - Healing powers of native plants | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Dev Kandath | Plant Warfare | 8 | Balmacewen Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Noah Leitch | Could a xylem prove a useful item | 9 | John McGlashan College | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Oliver Harper | Terrarium substrates | 9 | John McGlashan College | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Annabelle Wilson | Antimicrobial Kawakawa | 10 | Columba College | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Hedy Sun | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Jasmine Low | Tawaka Time | 11 | Columba College | University of Otago, Department of Botany Award | |
| Finn Milne | Scrap - Paper | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition Award | |
| Victor Calvert | Byte sized nutrition: AI for diabetes management | 7 | Fairfield | University of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition Award | |
| Maeve Connaughton | Magic or Mind over Matter? Unbottling the secrets of Ārepa | 8 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition Award | |
| Rosie Swallow | Hot Chips! | 8 | Rosebank School | University of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition Award | |
| Henry Copland | Measuring the Cheese | 9 | John McGlashan College | University of Otago, Department of Human Nutrition Award | |
| Isabel Crawford | Behind the scenes of memory | 7 | Tahuna Normal Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Psychology Award | |
| Scarlett Lane | One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish | 7 | Dunedin North Intermediate | University of Otago, Department of Psychology Award |
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