Notices

Waitangi Day Speech Competition

Listed by: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Speech Subject: What does Waitangi Day mean to me?
Speech duration: 3 minutes.
Eligibility: Y11 students who are enrolled at a New Zealand secondary school. For the 2018 competition, every school can enter one student.
Preparation and delivery: Students must prepare and deliver their own speech. To enter the competition, the student/school must submit a video recording of the student delivering their speech. The video needs to be uploaded to YouTube as an unlisted video, and the link to the video submitted with the online entry form.

For further information: www.waitangi.org.nz/education/speech-competition.

Riverina School Charitable Trust Funding Applications

Listed by: Riverina School Charitable Trust

Please encourage any former Riverina Primary School students in their final year at any NZ secondary school or tertiary academic/training institution to apply to the Riverina School Charitable Trust for financial help to further their educational or career opportunities in 2019. Grants of varying amounts are awarded annually.

Full details and application forms are available on the Riverina School Charitable Trust Facebook Group / email riverinaschoolcharitabletrust@gmail.com / contact (021) 106 3347. Emailed applications preferred; otherwise, mail/drop off to 2 Stanniland St, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010, by Friday 16 November.

New Zealand (nationwide)

10 Sep 2018 – 16 Nov 2018

JustTalk 2018 Justice Speech Competition

Listed by: JustTalk

Full details  

2018 Entries Now Open!
The Justice Speech Competition is a national competition for students all across New Zealand.

The competition aims to increase awareness of national and international justice issues in NZ through a national speech competition for students.

Y 9–10 students are invited to submit their speech on any justice issue.

New Zealand (nationwide)

01 Feb 2018 – 10 Dec 2018

Create1World 2018

Listed by: Massey University

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The Massey University Create1World Creative Activism and Global Citizenship Conference and Competition is back for 2018!

The competition opens in September, with two free educational conference days (Wellington and Auckland) featuring international speakers, in November. All high school students (Y9–13) who are interested in creativity and social justice are welcome.

There are competition categories for media studies and social studies; speech and drama; creative writing; and music, all relating to the theme of global citizenship and creative expression, and all mirroring NCEA requirements. Prizes and certificates are awarded.

You can see all the details here: http://masseyblogs.ac.nz/expressivearts/2018/08/23/create1world-2018/

New Zealand (nationwide)

01 Sep 2018 – 15 Oct 2018

Wellington

15 Nov 2018 – 15 Nov 2018

Wellington

22 Nov 2018 – 22 Nov 2018

The Case for Public Media: A Student Challenge

Listed by: Better Public Media Trust

The Better Public Media Trust, an independent lobby group, welcomes entries for its inaugural competition for students enrolled in Years 10 to 13, focusing on the topic "Why is public media important for New Zealand?" By public media we mean non-commercial, publicly-funded, public interest media. First prize is $1000 (with school prize $500), with second prize $500.

Entries can include a written essay, seven minute film, authored blog, or research report.

Contact Dr Geoff Lealand (BPM Trustee) for further details, at geoff.lealand@waikato.ac.nz, or refer to www.betterpublicmedia.org.nz

Submission deadline is 12 October.

New Zealand (nationwide)

01 Mar 2018 – 12 Oct 2018

Great Prizes on Offer for NZ on Screen's Secondary Schools' Film Competition

Listed by: NZ On Screen

NZ On Screen would like to remind to all aspiring young filmmakers to start thinking about their submissions to the ScreenTest competition.

ScreenTest is a nationwide competition that gives students the chance to create their very own piece of screen heritage.

Secondary school students are invited to make or animate a short film that includes a ‘Coming of Age’ element – that in some way represents a journey from youth to adulthood in Aotearoa.

 Students have until Friday 2 November to submit their entries.

For more information please visit our page www.nzonscreen.com/ScreenTest  or email screentest@nzonscreen.com.

New Zealand (nationwide)

03 Aug 2018 – 23 Sep 2018

2018 National Sport Stacking Championships

Listed by: WSSA NZ (World Sport Stacking Association NZ)

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The 2018 National Sport Stacking (cup stacking) Championships will be held on Saturday 22 September in Whanganui. Competition is open to everyone with our novice section enabling those new to the sport to compete alongside seasoned stackers, facing the same thrill of a competition whilst striving for goals and records amongst those of equal experience. This is a fun-filled family event and spectators can join the sport stackers, instructors and volunteers from 8.45am.

All details are on the Speed Stacks (NZ) website: www.speedstacks.co.nz/pages/whanganui

New Zealand (nationwide)

22 Sep 2018 – 22 Sep 2018