THE GREAT KIWI WRITE OFF 2025 RESULTS

Round 1

Y4 Craig Smith, Judge

1st Place

1st Place

Max Puckey

Story Title: Late for the Bus

Matamata Primary School

2nd Place

2nd Place

Maya Wright

Story Title: Oh No!

Matamata Primary School

3rd Place

3rd Place

Latoia Chandler

Story Title: The Portal

Matamata Primary School

Y5-6 Michèle A’Court ONZM, Judge

1st Place

1st Place

Annabel Mao

Story Title: The Missing Hour

Independent

2nd Place

2nd Place

Priyah Blythe

Story Title: My Grandad

Riversdale School

3rd Place

3rd Place

Bowen Gu

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

1st Place

Daisy Kim

Story Title: One Rather Inconvenient Teapot

Independent

2nd Place

2nd Place

Maia Sharp

Story Title: Cowbells

Independent

3rd Place

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

1st Place

Malithi Fonseka

Story Title: Folded Secrets: Whispers Between the Lines

Nelson Intermediate School

2nd Place

2nd Place

Frencheska Perlas

Story Title: Time’s Puzzles

St Dominic’s College

Y11-13 Stephanie Hammond, Judge

1st Place

1st Place

Catherine van der Gulik

Story Title: All in Due Time

St Mary’s College, Wellington

2nd Place

2nd Place

Kanna Yamazaki

Story Title: Until We Meet Again

Paraparaumu College