Young Innovators Awards, The

"The Young Innovator Awards (YiA) is a local awards programme for students in Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty to promote innovation. Each year we ask: Intermediate school students in Yr 7-8 to build 'Home Alone' style machine to complete the most simple of tasks; and secondary school students in Yr 9-13 to come up with an idea for an innovative product or service that make the world a better place. The winning entries, judged by NZ’s top innovators win a YiA Scholarship combining money-can’t-buy work experience with leading Bay of Plenty businesses and cash prizes. We create tomorrow’s innovators by offering a hands-on, learning by doing experience" (YIA). Even for students outside of the region who cannot participate in this particular competition will find useful and inspiring content within this website, especially the "problem generator" (since good innovations start with a good problem) and the blog that has many exciting and useful articles and interviews on the topic of innovation, particularly aimed at youths.