Northland's top young entrepreneurs
Northland's top young entrepreneurs have been out in force peddling everything from frozen yoghurt and dancing pants to a hydrogen fuel cell and vegan hair dye. More than 25 student companies, from Kaitaia in the north to Bream Bay College in the south, took part in the Young Enterprise Scheme Trade Fair at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri on September 1. Dr Gripper, a Springbank School company which has devised a new method for applying surfboard wax, scooped the top prizes. Photos by Peter de Graaf. All the winners... Best display: 1 Dr Gripper (self-adhesive surfboard wax, Springbank School), 2 Silver Lining (exam preparation kit, Bream Bay College), 3 Insain (clothing label, Kaitaia College). Customer choice: 1 Dr Gripper (Springbank School), 2 Belle Nomina (perfume-retaining tabs, Kerikeri High School), 3 Straight Beats (tangle-free earphones, Kaitaia Abundant Life School). Individual prizes for outstanding effort: Pauline Kuehlwein (Kerikeri High School's Snug `n' See; Kayne Bell (Kaitaia College clothing label Insain); Dr Gripper (Springbank School).
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