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Student Showcase

Throughout the country New Zealand students are producing Technology project work of exceptional innovation, design and craft. Techlink's Student Showcase pages celebrate some of these students' achievements and successes.

Student projects featured here cover a wide range – from Year 13 students designing and creating a window display for Te Papa promoting an international event in the capital through to the exceptional craftmanship of a Year 11 student designing and making a drinks trolley for his father; from the redesign of wet-weather gear for wheelchair users through to designing and creating a unique ballet costume.

All demonstrate innovation and excellence and show that New Zealand's future will be in good hands!

New students and their projects will be added on a monthly basis, so bookmark this page and check it out often.

If you have a technology student of any age who has displayed excellence in a recent project Techlink is interested in hearing about it. To view a .pdf guideline for submitting Student Showcase drafts click here. For more information please contact Hazel Slade, email [email protected].

Recent Student Showcases

Guinea pig hutch
Year 2 students at Murrays Bay School created an outdoor hutch for a guinea pig by recycling a coffee table. This project encouraged the practical applications of measuring tools and calculations within a context of sus... More»

Spektrym website
Spektrym is a successful social network to support study in New Zealand secondary schools. Users can post a question and receive answers from other users, similar to a discussion forum. More»

Unique military uniform
Gemma Proebst created a military uniform with a difference. It referenced not only historic military fashion, but also Norse mythology, Gothic fashion, science fiction and magic. More»

Sustainable tent
Zoe created a custom outdoor play tent for her younger sister, using sustainable techniques and strong artistic elements. The tent won Zoe an Outstanding New Zealand Scholarship award in 2010. More»