Alex Edwards (AE Productions) receiving her award from Young Enterprise Trust relationships manager Jaime Hayden. Photo / Darren Jurgens
Alex Edwards (AE Productions) receiving her award from Young Enterprise Trust relationships manager Jaime Hayden. Photo / Darren Jurgens
No region will be better represented at the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) national awards in Wellington on December 6 than Northland.
Teams from Whangārei Girls' High School and Te Kura Taumata o Panguru, and a 'sole trader' from Kerikeri High School, booked their tickets at the regional awards, presented atWaitangi last week.
The big winner was Eco Wave, a team of four Whangārei Girls' High School students, which was named Top Energy YES Northland Company of the Year. Second was Kerikeri High School's Alex Edwards (AE Productions), and third Kerikeri High School's Tree to Be.
Earlier in the day Eco Wave won a keenly contested Taniwha Tank (the Northland version of Dragon's Den) final at Waitangi Museum.
Alex Edwards (AE Productions) receiving her award from Young Enterprise Trust relationships manager Jaime Hayden. Photo / Darren Jurgens
The students' success was built on an innovative response to the very topical issue of single-use plastic bags, with a company that designed and produces a key chain holder that contains a reusable shopping bag.
Meanwhile Hokianga Sustainable Fertiliser, a team of six students from Te Kura Taumata o Panguru, participating in YES under the Papa Taiao banner, and Kerikeri High School's Alex Edwards' AE Productions, were announced as winners of YES National Excellence Awards.
They will not know precisely which awards that they have won until next month's dinner in Wellington.
Full list of regional winners:
Excellence in business management: Aqua Woods (Kerikeri High School) and Eco Wave.
