A Tauranga Girls' College student will be representing New Zealand in Singapore in August at an international business competition.
Sophie Shrimpton, 17, will represent New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific final of the FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge.
She will join five other students from around the country.
Speaking to the Bay of Plenty Times last week, Sophie said she decided to get involved with the challenge because she was interested in business and wanted to gain experience from the business community.
She is hoping to study commerce at Auckland University next year so believed the skills gained in the challenge would put her in good stead.