NEWSROOM
31st New Zealand National Finals
We would like to thank all of our students, coaches and supporters that participated in our recent National Finals – Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd November 2024.
There was a vigorous competition to see which of our competitors would earn invitations to compete in the Future Problem Solving World Finals Competition at the 2025 International Conference, Indiana University, USA. Full results are listed below.
GLOBAL ISSUES
Team Competition
PRIMARY DIVISION
1st – St Cuthbert’s School
Clara MacCulloch, Thea Maritz, Jennie Xu and Sarina Zhu
Coach: Susan Jackson
2nd – Selwyn House School
Shevonne Bohlin, Isobel Christie, Lily Malcolm and Sara Monteiro
Coach: Greg Pearce
3rd – Medbury School
Hojun Kwon, Alex Radecki, Hudson Stratford-Bevins and Louis Tian
Coach: Shelley Haworth
JUNIOR B DIVISION
1st – Heaton Normal Intermediate
Jasmine Chum, Charlie Connolly, Grace Davis and Hannah Lee
Coaches: Jane Boniface and Joan Green
2nd – St Cuthbert’s School
Elise Chilvers, Jocelyn Ke, Cecilia Ma and Nina Prabhash
Coach: Susan Jackson
3rd – St Cuthbert’s School
Evie Oates-Hall, Issy Pearce, Lucie Rutledge and Madeleine Sadlier
Coach: Susan Jackson
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – Northcross Intermediate
Dennis Liu, Alfie Ma, Oscar Wang and Cyrus Zhou
Coach: Glenis Martin
2nd – Northcross Intermediate
Sophie Lau, Jonathon Xu, Yigu Ye and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Glenis Martin
3rd – Tauranga Intermediate
Faith Alecki, Baxter Carlin, Mackenzie Hughes and Holly Young
Coach: Bissy Groom
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – Northcross Independent Alumni
Matthew Fitness, Karry Gong, Alan Li and Anthony Thompson
Coach: Glenis Martin
2nd – St Mary’s College
Chriessy Calvelo, Anouk Chew, Juno Ireland and Sasha Jaggard
Coach: Monique Williams
3rd – Kristin School
Tony Guo, Takuma Nonaka, Eugene Wang and Tiger Zhong
Coach: Jessica Lane
SENIOR DIVISION
1st – Kristin School
Gloria Dai, Andrew Guan, William Huang and Richard Yang
Coach: Jessica Lane
2nd – Kristin School
Ethan Freitas, Ryan Gao, Kayden, Jacob and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Jessica Lane
3rd – St Cuthbert’s School
Isobel Denton, Julie Sung, Bonnie Wang and Olivia Wei
Coach: Jan Walls
At Carey Park
Competing at Henderson Valley School
GLOBAL ISSUES
Individual Competition
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – St Andrew’s College
Emmett Lawler
Coach: Sonia Lewis
2nd – St Cuthbert’s School
Meera Thayalan
Coach: Susan Jackson
3rd – Selwyn House School
Abby Wilson
Coach: Greg Pearce
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – St Cuthbert’s School
Lucia Yoon
Coaches: Ilana Tobias
2nd – St Mary’s College
Hayley Gartshore
Coach: Monique Williams
3rd – St Cuthbert’s School
Cerisa Gu
Coach: Jan Walls
SENIOR DIVISION
1st – St Cuthbert’s School
Zara Toes
Coach: Jan Walls
2nd – Cashmere High School
Jacob Ridder
Coach: Combination Coaches
3rd – Westlake Girls’ High
Hannah Smith
Coach: Jessie Fischer
PRESENTATION OF
ACTION PLAN
Team Competition
COMBINED PRIMARY & JUNIOR B DIVISION
1st – Medbury School
Hojun Kwon, Alex Radecki, Hudson Stratford-Bevins and Louis Tian
Coach: Shelley Haworth
2nd – St Cuthbert’s School
Alice Feng, Harriet Glenie, Melody Lian and Ami Nash
Coach: Susan Jackson
3rd – Northcross Intermediate
Olivia Cooling, Ayla Gulliver, Isla Randal and Olivia Zhang
Coach: Glenis Martin
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – Northcross Intermediate
Sophie Lau, Jonathon Xu, Yigu Ye and Lorraine Ye
Coach: Glenis Martin
2nd – Tauranga Intermediate
Faith Alecki, Baxter Carlin, Mackenzie Hughes and Holly Young
Coach: Bissy Groom
3rd – Northcross Intermediate
Dennis Liu, Alfie Ma, Oscar Wang and Cyrus Zhou
Coach: Glenis Martin
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – St Mary’s College
Chriessy Calvelo, Anouk Chew, Hayley Gartshore, Juno Ireland, Sasha Jaggard and Zoe Li
Coach: Monique Williams
2nd – St Cuthbert’s School
Isabella Clarke, Miya Nash, Juliet Wicks and Adele Zhou
Coach: Ilana Tobias
3rd – St Cuthbert’s School
Joyce Liu, Abby Ma, Teresa Sun and Amy Tang
Coach: Ilana Tobias
Medals and Trophies
SCENARIO WRITING
Individual Competition
PRIMARY DIVISION
1st – Medbury School
Alex Radecki
Coach: Scott Johnson
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – Northcross Intermediate
Rada Pazniak
Coaches: Janine Joyce and Kirsten Felix
2nd – Northcross Intermediate
Isla Randal
Coach: Janine Joyce
3rd – Northcross Intermediate
Dennis Liu
Coaches: Janine Joyce and Kirsten Felix
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – Cashmere High School
Sophie Campbell
Coach: Amy Paulussen
2nd – Cashmere High School
Zoe Meeten
Coach: Amy Paulussen
3rd – Diocesan School
Cathy Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
SENIOR DIVISION
1st – Cashmere High School
Naomi Wilson
Coach: Amy Paulussen
2nd – Nelson College
Max Harrington
Coach: Sarah Watts
3rd – Nelson College
Max Stanton
Coach: Sarah Watts
ONSITE SCENARIO WRITING
Individual Competition
MIDDLE DIVISION
Best Onsite Scenario Writer
1st – Cashmere High School
Sophie Campbell
Coach: Amy Paulussen
2nd – Diocesan School
Cathy Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
3rd – Cashmere High School
Zoe Meeten
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
SCENARIO PERFORMANCE
Individual Competition
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st – Diocesan School
Maika Bonifant
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
2nd – Diocesan School
Catherine Li
Coach: Anna Dykgraaf
MIDDLE DIVISION
1st – St Mary’s College
Zoe Li
Coach: Monique Williams
SENIOR DIVISION
1st – St Mary’s College
Zoe Bailey
Coach: Monique Williams
2nd – Cashmere High School
Naomi Wilson
Coach: Amy Paulussen
ADULT SERVICE AWARDS
Adult Appreciation Award for Exceptional Service
Helen Mansfield – National Co-Director