Watch this space! Registrations for YiA will open in
April
Calling all young innovators! YiA is open and entries close on
May
15th
This years finalists have been announced!
Voting is now open! Have your say in the People's Choice Awards.
YiA is finished for the year! Thanks to all who were involved.
Are you the next young innovator?
Young Innovator Awards creates tomorrow’s innovators by offering a hands-on, learn-by-doing experiences. We challenge students to come up with a unique innovation that'll make the world a better place. The best entries, as judged by top innovators in NZ and abroad, win internships at leading innovative businesses in the Bay plus cash prizes up to $2,000.
Register Now for access to our resources
How it Works
1
Identify a real world problem
Examine the world around you, you'll soon start to see there are problems everywhere in our world waiting to be solved.
2
Develop your innovation
Research your target customer or user and develop an original solution that specifically solves the problem you've identified.
3
Communicate and submit
Communicate your ideas to the judges by submitting your entry online, using our template worksheets and video. Be creative!
4
Finalists and Awards Night
The finalists are selected and the awards evening is held. Join your fellow innovators and be inspired by our world-class keynote speakers!
5
Win internships and cash!
Our young innovators win valuable internship experiences with some of the Bay's top innovative businesses plus their share of thousands in cash prizes.
Are you up to the challenge?
Have your say now and vote in the People's Choice Awards!
Entries have now closed!
Congrats to all who entered YiA
Watch this space! We'll be accepting registrations shortly.
Latest Updates
Upcoming Event
YiA Innovation Showcase
August 17, 2019
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YiA students get blown away by the innovation happening right here in the Bay
April 12, 2019
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Internships Inspire YiA Students
March 15, 2019
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YiA Website gets a refresh...
March 8, 2019
Learn MorePast Winners
2019
Intermediate
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Waste Not Rot-Pot
Stevie Shaw
Aquinas College
To make seedling planter pots from a bi product that comes from pulp and paper mills
See morePlay Video2019
Junior
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
People's Choice
DoseAIDage
Myscha Barry & Leilani Horan
Aquinas College
To make a scratch off sticker & mobile app telling people when to take their antibiotics during a course
See morePlay Video2019
Senior
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Vibrabands
Sarah Latus
Otumoetai College
A wristband for cyclists which vibrate when cars are passing
See morePlay Video2019
Intermediate
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
People's Choice
Clean Cuts
Phoebe Watson
Aquinas College
Paper straps that the supermarket butchery or deli put around your own containers and seal with their stickers
See morePlay Video2020 Judges coming soon
Watch This Space!
Want to win world-class internship and cash prize?
Be inspired by our finalists and their amazing innovations!
Have your say in the People's Choice Awards, coming soon!
Meet the 2019 Judges
Kirsty Traill
Hootsuite
VP of Customer
See MoreAlex McCall
Choice & Squawk Squad
Founder
See MoreErik Hay
Weta Workshop
Creative Strategy Director
See MoreGeorgia Meek
Babysitters Club
Founder
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