KEY INFORMATION

Fair Date: Monday 11th August 2025

Venue: Distinction Hotel, Te Rapa

Register between 8:15-8:45am then set up boards for judging.

Entries and covid – if students are unable to attend due to sickness but their exhibit is already at school, teachers can bring it and it will still be judged for prizes.

Exhibits pick up: Boards will need to be removed from the venue between 3.00pm and 4.00pm on Monday 11th August.

Wall charts, photographs, videos and drawings cannot be displayed but they will be uploaded to our website. We still require physical copies for judging to be sent. Please get teachers to submit your entries.

STUDENT HANDBOOK DOWNLOAD

NZIFST INFORMATION

NZIFST have a range of resources on their website that contain ideas for experiments (http://www.nzifst.org.nz/careers/default.asp) 

2023 NIWA WAIKATO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FAIR PROGRAM

CONTACT INFO

If you have any questions contact: [email protected]

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

ICAS https://www.icasassessments.com/

As a global leader in educational assessments and academic competitions, ICAS is dedicated to equipping teachers and parents with powerful insights to improve learning and reward academic excellence.

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Science Awards Badges

Did you know that you can use the Investigation Science Badge Activity Sheet to provide guidance on carrying out a Science Fair investigation?

Olympiads

Biology Olympiad https://www.nzibo.org/

Chemistry Olympiad https://scienceolympianz.org.nz/chemistry

New Zealand Physics and Mathematics Competition (NZPMC) & Physics Olympiad https://www.nzpmc.com/

These foster interest, participation, and excellence in biology/chemistry/physics through participation of secondary school students in the New Zealand Olympiad Programme. The programme provides University level education in the sciences to those students selected to participate in the online tutorial programme.

NZIBO/NZICO/NZIPO ensures that the students who participate have the necessary knowledge to compete successfully at the International Olympiad (IBO/ICO/IPO) should they be selected to represent New Zealand at this prestigious international competition.

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EPro8 competition – https://epro8challenge.co.nz/

The EPro8 Challenge is organised by a small team passionate about science and engineering.

EPro8 Dates for 2023:
Heat Year 11-13
Heat Year 9-10
Heat Year 9-10
Heat Year 9-10
Grand Final Year 11-13
Grand Final Year 9-10

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Have you looked at The Prime Ministers Science Prizes – Future Scientist:
https://www.pmscienceprizes.org.nz/

This prize is worth $50,000. The Prize will be awarded to either a Year 12 or Year 13 student who has undertaken an outstanding science, technology, mathematics or engineering project.

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Thankyou to EngineeringNZ for sharing this opportunity:
Encouraging women into professional engineering or food technology degrees.

If you know of women planning to enrol in a BE(Hons) or BFoodTech(Hons) degree in 2023, please tell them about the Edna Waddell Undergraduate Scholarship for Technology and Engineering. Information is on https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/scholarships/edna-waddell-undergraduate-scholarships-women-technology-and-engineering. The scholarships are open to school leavers, and mature women who have not previously studied technology and engineering at this level. Applications close on 1 September and applications must be submitted through the university the candidate intends to enroll at.

RESOURCES FOR STUDENT PROJECTS:

Image authority and consent forms to attach to the back of the project.
Animal ethics summary and approval