Past Brain Bees

The Brain Bee Challenge was introduced in New Zealand in 2007, with regional finals taking place in Auckland. In 2008, Otago/Southland competition joined the competition.

2009

North Island region winner: Kate Burgess, Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Wellington

South lsland region winner: Tharun Sonti, Riccarton High School, Christchurch

2008

New Zealand winner: Stephen Mackereth

Stephen will represent New Zealand at the International Brain Bee in Baltimore, USA, in 2009.

Auckland region winner: Stephen Mackereth, Kings College, Auckland

Otago/Southland region winner: Kieran Bunn, Logan Park High School, Dunedin

Stephen and Kieran competed in the Australia-New Zealand finals at the Queensland Brain Institute in August 2008, where Stephen was named New Zealand Brain Bee Champion.

Stephen’s diary

The Australia-New Zealand final

2007

Auckland region winner: William Zhang, Auckland Grammar School

Auckland region runner-up: George Shand, Kings College

In 2007, both William and George represented New Zealand in the Australia-New Zealand Brain Bee finals at the joint Australasian Neuroscience Society – International Brain research Organization meeting in Melbourne. They were placed second and third in the overall competition.

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