Congratulations to all teams who competed in the National Robocup Jr Competition in Nelson  and the National NZAquabots Competition in Wellington in 2025!

We held the first Robocup Jr National in Nelson this year and had so many teams, returning and brand new.  We had teams travel to Australia to represent NZ.  Well done to all who participated.

• Captain Robotics from Sunnyhills School (Auckland)
• Trouble Trio from The Gardens School (Auckland)
• Hot Wings from Independent (Christchurch)
• Cosmo Coders from St Cuthbert’s College (Auckland)
• Team Dominators from Kidwe Lab (Auckland)
• Rocket from Kidwe Lab (Auckland)
• Velvet Drift from Auckland Montessori College (Auckland)
• Persistent Pistachios from St Kentigern’s College (Auckland)
• Team Athena from Pakuranga College (Auckland)

Congratulations to all teams who travelled to Wellington for the NZAquabots Nationals. We had three teams who have qualified to travel to the USA to represent NZ.

• Fluffy Pink Unicorns from Lynmore Primary School (Rotorua)
• The Pools Sharks from Bohally Intermediate (Blenheim)
• The Placeholders from Nelson Intermediate (Nelson)

While Team Tahi also qualified, they have opted not to travel this year.

A heartfelt mihi to our incredible judges from across all of our regions who enabled all our teams to compete. Thank you for your support, and we’ll see everyone again in 2026!

For more information or to enter your teams for 2026 email: samantha@ministryofinspiration.org