THE GREAT KIWI WRITE OFF 2025 RESULTS
Round 1 - Winners
Y4 Craig Smith, Judge
1st Place
Max Puckey
Story Title: Late for the Bus
Matamata Primary School
2nd Place
Maya Wright
Story Title: Oh No!
Matamata Primary School
3rd Place
Latoia Chandler
Story Title: The Portal
Matamata Primary School
Y5-6 Michèle A’Court ONZM, Judge
1st Place
Annabel Mao
Story Title: The Missing Hour
Independent
2nd Place
Priyah Blythe
Story Title: My Grandad
Riversdale School
3rd Place
Story Title: The Ridiculous Ring of Rubbish Wishes
Independent
Highly Commended
Navy Te Wake
Story Title: Navy Te Wake’s Story
Pahiatua School
Y7-8 Tessa Duder, CNZM OBE, Judge
1st Place
Daisy Kim
Story Title: One Rather Inconvenient Teapot
Aquinas College
2nd Place
Maia Sharp
Story Title: Cowbells
Independent
3rd Place
Hayden Marais
Story Title: Te Heke o ngā Wairua — “The Migration of Spirits”
Independent
Highly Commended
Kevin Lei
Story Title: Trailblazers
Northcross Intermediate School
Emily Huai
Story Title: Are EV’s truly more environmentally friendly?
Northcross Intermediate School
Isla Randal
Story Title: Happiness is next exit
Independent
Bella Davies
Story Title: Insignificant
Opawa School
Miaolu Gu
Story Title: The Earth and the Moon
Independent
Y9-10 Bronwyn Elsmore, Judge
1st Place
Malithi Fonseka
Story Title: Folded Secrets: Whispers Between the Lines
Nelson Intermediate School
2nd Place
Frencheska Perlas
Story Title: Time’s Puzzles
St Dominic’s College
Y11-13 Stephanie Hammond, Judge
1st Place
This winning entry was a collaborative effort by a talented group of students.
Pictured (left to right): Ava Dymond, Natalie Harper, Catherine van der Gulik, Petra Morrison, and Rezanne Boshoff. Not shown in the picture: Alex Farrington and Isabella MacDonald.
Story Title: All in Due Time
St Mary’s College, Wellington
2nd Place
Kanna Yamazaki
Story Title: Until We Meet Again
Paraparaumu College
Round 2 - Winners
Y5-6 Category
1st Place
Annabel Mao
Story Title: The Dust Remembers
Independent
2nd Place
Ruby Ware
Story Title: Invisibility Trouble
Murrays Bay Primary School
3rd Place
Ingrid Hall
Story Title: The Sea Hamsters
Koputaroa School
Y7-8 Category
1st Place
Maia Sharp
Story Title: Undiscovered
Farm Cove Intermediate
2nd Place
Daisy Kim
Story Title: The Tale of the Moon
Aquinas College
3rd Place
Emily Huai
Story Title: The Forgotten Cure
Northcross Intermediate School
Highly Commended
Rona Luo
Story Title: Crafted, Caged, Condemned
Wycombe Abbey International School
Bella Davies
Story Title: IGG
Opawa School
Charlotte Mcintosh
Story Title: In The Bay
Farm Cove Intermediate
Malithi Fonseka
Story Title: Ink Before the Trophy
Nelson Intermediate
Matelita Maivalenisau
Story Title: Whenua: Honouring / Remembering The Past
Howick Intermediate
Y9-10 Category
1st Place
Edward Xu
Story Title: Rewriting Tomorrow
Pinehurst School
2nd Place
Stacey Zhang
Story Title: The Mirror of Tomorrow
Rangitoto College
Y11-13 Category
1st Place
Danny Lord
Story Title: A Body Out of Time
Whanganui Girls College
2nd Place
Jenna Arrowsmith
Story Title: The Clockmaster
Independent
Round 3 - Winners
Y4 Category
1st Place
Augusta Smith
Story Title: Scout’s Revenge
Clive School
2nd Place
Magnus Davis
Story Title: The End of Jimmy
Clive School
3rd Place
Tully Benfell
Story Title: The Animal’s Rebel
Clive School
Highly Commended
Otis Penny
Story Title: Toxic Ooze
Clive School
Lara Guy
Story Title: Slime Experiment
Clive School
Y5-6 Category
1st Place
TingTing Wang
Story Title: Will You Betray Me Like the Others?
Murraysbay Primary School
2nd Place
Annabelle Hocken
Story Title: Tlia’s Story
Colyton School
3rd Place
Lexi Johnston
Story Title: Survival of the Sun
Kenakena School
Highly Commended
Willow Redshaw
Story Title: The Countdown
Clive School
Annabel Mao
Story Title: Echoes of a Shattered Soul
Campbells Bay School
Y7-8 Category
1st Place
Alex O’Brien
Story Title: Rain World
Trinity Catholic College Dunedin
2nd Place
Hayden Marais
Story Title: The Golden Files
Farm Cove Intermediate School
3rd Place
Daisy Kim
Story Title: The Sons of Morozov
Aquinas College
Highly Commended
Emily Huai
Story Title: The Code That Escaped
Northcross Intermediate School
Sasanka Namali Wickramagedara
Story Title: Last Month
Trinity Catholic College
Y9-10 Category
1st Place
Kailee Royo
Story Title: Waves of Treachery
Trinity Catholic College
2nd Place
Mackenzie Thompson
Story Title: The Recovery
Trinity Catholic College
3rd Place
Matthea Mendoza
Story Title: Cross Country
Trinity Catholic College
Highly Commended
Millena Lemm
Story Title: The Dusty Chair
Trinity Catholic College
Tom Hoexum
Story Title: The Figure
Trinity Catholic College
Y11-13 Category
1st Place
Lucinda Moorby
Story Title: Betrayed by Life
Sacred Heart Girls College