THE GREAT KIWI WRITE OFF 2025 RESULTS
Round 1
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
Independent
2nd Place
Maia Sharp
Story Title: Cowbells
Independent
3rd Place
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
Catherine van der Gulik
Story Title: All in Due Time
St Mary’s College, Wellington
2nd Place
Kanna Yamazaki
Story Title: Until We Meet Again
Paraparaumu College