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North Island Brain Bee 2011
2010 competition 2007 competition

Almost 1200 students competed in Round 1 of the competition, with 152 students from 44 schools participated in person at the North Island finals at The University of Auckland on 28 July. View 2011 photo gallery

 

Individual competition

Winner: Byung Cheol Cho, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland
Prize:
  • The Individual Winner's Cup
  • A Trophy
  • Fully paid return airfares and accommodation to the Gold Coast to compete in the Australian - New Zealand Final of the Brain Bee Challenge, courtesy of the Australian Neuroscience Society
  • A Kobo E-Reader, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • A book: "The Awa Book of New Zealand Science", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
  • A text book: "The Brain: An introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy", awarded to the winning student on behalf of their school, sponsored by Queensland Brain Institute
  • For your teacher, a book: "First Catch your Weka", sponsored by Auckland University Press.

Runner-up: Fuma Naitom, Westlake Boys' High School, Auckland

Prize:

  • A Trophy
  • A Flip Mino SD Camcorder, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • A book: Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everything”, courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
  • A laminated Brain Chart, awarded to the second-placed student on behalf of their school, sponsored by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
  • For your teacher, a book: “The Book of Iris”, sponsored by Auckland University Press.

Third: Kaustubha Ghate, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland

Prize:

  • A Trophy
  • A Canon powershot A495 Digital Camera, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • A book, "My Stroke of Insight", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland
  • A book: "Pocket Neurology Notebook" awarded to the school of the third-placed student, sponsored by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
  • For your teacher, a book: "First Catch your Weka", sponsored by Auckland University Press.
Team competition

Winner: Auckland Grammar School, Auckland

Prize:

  • The Team Winner's Cup
  • A trophy
  • A Zeiss Primo Star HAL microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a text book: "The Human Brain Book", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, for their school
  • Each team member received a Philips Mini Hi-Fi System DCM278, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • For your teacher, a book: "Nerli: an Italian Painter of the South Pacific", sponsored by Auckland University Press

Runner-up: Westlake Girls' High School, Auckland

Prize:

  • A trophy
  • A Zeiss Primo Star LED microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a book: "Mapping the Mind", courtesy of the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, for their school
  • Each team member received a Philips Micro Hi-Fi System, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • For your teacher, a book: "Nerli: an Italian Painter of the South Pacific", sponsored by Auckland University Press

Third: St Cuthbert's College, Auckland

Prize:

  • A trophy
  • A Zeiss Primo HAL microscope, sponsored by the Centre for Brain Research and a laminated brain chart from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for their school
  • Each team member will receive a Dick Smith 7" Portable DVD Player, sponsored by the CatWalk Trust
  • For your teacher, a book: "Frances Hodgkins: Paintings and Drawings", sponsored by Auckland University Press

Fourth: Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland

Prize:

  • A trophy
  • A "Pocket Study Guide", courtesy of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for their school
  • Each team member received a 4 gigabyte memory stick, sponsored by the Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland and a key ring from the Centre for Brain Research
  • For your teacher, a book: "Frances Hodgkins: Paintings and Drawings", sponsored by Auckland University Press.
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