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August 31, 2021

yia! Awards Night - New Date Announced

The yia! 2021 Awards Night has been postponed until Thursday 28 October

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June 22, 2021

yia! welcomes Brian Glynn as head judge for 2021

Brian is Senior Director, Business Development at Trov, a global leader in embedded insurance, powering the future of digital insurance distribution and emerging mobility.

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June 18, 2021

Students say yia! and YES to breakfast at UoW

Approximately 50 senior students from our Instep secondary schools entering the yia! and YES programmes have attended a breakfast workshop to train their innovation muscles.

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June 17, 2021

Internship insight, Phoebe Watson

Phoebe of Aquinas College entered yia! in 2019 Phoebe won second place intermediate with her innovation Clean Cuts. This landed Phoebe with an internship with Zespri!

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June 7, 2021

Alex McCall, Special Project Lead – Halter

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June 1, 2021

Guess what? We are teaming up with YES!

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April 13, 2021

Noah Ball's Internship insight!

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April 1, 2021

yia 2021 has begun. Tell everyone!

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October 22, 2020

10 YiA's Complete!

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October 19, 2020

YiA Stalwarts Reflect On The Decade

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October 19, 2020

Award winners of YiA 2020

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August 25, 2020

Introducing our YiA 2020 Judges

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August 25, 2020

People’s Choice Voting and Bayfair

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August 14, 2020

YiA 2020 Finalists have been chosen!

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July 15, 2020

Innovation with Instep: 10 Years of YiA

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July 2, 2020

Robotics Plus show their innovative credentials on Sunday programme

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August 31, 2021

yia! Awards Night - New Date Announced

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June 22, 2021

yia! welcomes Brian Glynn as head judge for 2021

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June 18, 2021

Students say yia! and YES to breakfast at UoW

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June 17, 2021

Internship insight, Phoebe Watson

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June 7, 2021

Alex McCall, Special Project Lead – Halter

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June 1, 2021

Guess what? We are teaming up with YES!

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April 13, 2021

Noah Ball's Internship insight!

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April 1, 2021

yia 2021 has begun. Tell everyone!

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October 22, 2020

10 YiA's Complete!

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October 19, 2020

YiA Stalwarts Reflect On The Decade

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October 19, 2020

Award winners of YiA 2020

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August 25, 2020

Introducing our YiA 2020 Judges

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August 25, 2020

People’s Choice Voting and Bayfair

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August 14, 2020

YiA 2020 Finalists have been chosen!

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July 15, 2020

Innovation with Instep: 10 Years of YiA

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July 2, 2020

Robotics Plus show their innovative credentials on Sunday programme

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April 9, 2020

Innovating YiA

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March 30, 2020

YiA Internships for 2019 Winners

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April 12, 2019

YiA students get blown away by the innovation happening right here in the Bay

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March 15, 2019

Internships Inspire YiA Students

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March 8, 2019

YiA Website gets a refresh...

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September 5, 2018

YiA Winners of 2018

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August 16, 2018

Help us choose a People's Choice Award Winner at the Innovation Showcase

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July 25, 2018

YiA 2018 Innovation Forum: Screens, Machines and Virtual Reality Dreams

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June 26, 2018

Local Innovator Carol Ward Combines Innovation with Sustainability at Zespri

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June 6, 2018

Take the Bus and Get Struck by a $10,000 Winning Idea

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May 29, 2018

Check Out the Duo Combining Innovation and Ocean Sustainability

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May 23, 2018

Turning a Personal Challenge into a Winning Innovation

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May 17, 2018

Get Inspired by our Second Local Young Innovator: Zak Meyers

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May 10, 2018

Meet our First Local Young Innovator – Adam Macfarlane-Hill

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April 10, 2018

YiA 2018 Launched with an Awesome Evening Under the Stars

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February 15, 2018

The YiA 2017 Internships Rocked!

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November 29, 2017

YiA Winners' $1,000 Adventure to Rotorua

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November 13, 2017

Memorable Night at the Westpac Awards

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July 19, 2017

YiA Hits Record Number of Entries

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June 16, 2017

Lydia Gilmour Wrapped Up the Competition with Swift Wrap

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June 5, 2017

Wade Flanagan: Tauranga Boy Cooking Up a Storm in Nike's Innovation Kitchen

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May 21, 2017

Want to Meet a Rocket Scientist? No, seriously...

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May 18, 2017

YiA Awards "Marvellous Machine" 2017

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May 10, 2017

How Did a Load of Rubbish Win One Student a $12,000 YiA Scholarship?

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April 20, 2017

Record Crowds for YiA Launch

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February 27, 2017

Young Innovators Win BOP Internships

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August 13, 2016

YiA Winners of 2016

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May 17, 2016

Spotlight on 2015 Winners

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May 10, 2016

A Special Innovation Delivery

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May 3, 2016

YiA Paper Plane Makeathon

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March 27, 2016

YiA Launch Breakfast: Creating Tomorrow's Innovators

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March 24, 2016

Real Problems Help Promote Innovation

Events

August 17, 2019

YiA Innovation Showcase

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August 10, 2017

YiA Forum 2017: Innovation Through the Eyes of Athletes, Astronauts and Pirates

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July 31, 2017

YiA Innovation Showcase Celebrates our Shortlisters

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April 18, 2016

YiA Make-a-thon: Make a Paper Plane and Win

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March 15, 2016

YiA Launch Breakfast 2016

Tips

June 12, 2018

Four Tips for Communicating Your Innovation

Tips

May 15, 2018

Jiwi's Top Tips and the Big Bang Challenge Workshop

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May 1, 2018

What's Your Problem?

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June 16, 2017

Have You Thought About Your YiA Video Yet?

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June 5, 2017

One Month to Go... Get Cracking!

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June 1, 2017

Want to know what the YiA Judges are looking for?

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May 23, 2017

Jiwi's Top Machine Building Tips

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April 24, 2017

5 Reasons Why Entering YiA Rocks