The annual Niwa Bay of Plenty Science and Technology Fair was held recently.
Local schools to take part included John Paul College, Rotorua Lakes High School, Mokoia Intermediate School, Rotorua Intermediate School and Taupo Intermediate School.
Sixty judges, mainly from schools, Scion and Niwa, helped select the winners.
Sixteen schools from across the region participated with 161 exhibits on display at the Convention Centre.
The competitors were split into five different categories - Intermediate Science and Intermediate Technology for Years 7 and 8, Junior Secondary Science and Junior Secondary Technology for Years 9 and 10, and Senior Secondary Technology for Year 11 and 12.