Top Energy, owned by our 34,000 customers through a consumer trust, is committed to fostering the future of our community.
Nō ō mātou kaihoko, 34,000 a Top Energy, mā tētahi tarahiti kaihoko e aro nui ana ki te whakahau i te anamata o tō tātou kāinga.
As part of our extensive sponsorship package, we proudly sponsor several rangatahi (youth) programmes, including the Top Energy Far North Science & Technology Fair, which we have championed for 22 years.
Hei tāpiri ki tō mātou kaupapa karahipi, e tautoko mārika ana mātou i wētahi kaupapa rangatahi, otirā, ko te Top Energy Far North Science & Technology Fair, kua tautokohia nei i ngā tau 22.
Every year, the Fair ignites a passion for science and technology in Far North secondary school students by providing a dynamic, hands-on platform for exploration and innovation. Students create exhibits which investigate and problem-solve science or technology topics.
Ia tau, mā te hui nei te ngākaunui o ngā ākonga kura tuarua i Te Hiku e hika ai ki te pūtaiao me te hangarau, mā te whakarite i tētahi kaupapa hihiri, kaupapa ā-ringa, hei torotoro, hei auaha anō hoki. E hanga ana ngā ākonga i ngā whakaaturanga e mātai ana, e whakatau ana i ngā take pūtaiao, take hangarau rānei.
Last year, Sunny Perry from Kerikeri High School was a standout winner with an exhibition on Acid Sulfate Soils in Northland. The depth and quality of Sunny’s investigation went on to win the prestigious Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize 2023, making her the first student from the region to win this national honour.
Nō tērā tau, i eke panuku ai a Sunny Perry, nō Te Kura Tuarua o Kerikeri, nā tāna whakaaturanga mō Acid Sulfate Soils in Northland. Nā te pai, me te hōhonu o tā Sunny mātai atu i riro i a ia te tohu hōnore, Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize 2023, nā, ko ia te ākonga tuatahi nō te rohe nei i whiwhi ai i te hōnore ā-motu rā.
Each year the Far North Science & Technology Fair is enthusiastically supported by the region’s secondary schools, with high levels of student participation and
exceptional exhibits. Several past winners of the Fair have continued their passion for science and technology into their tertiary studies, setting a great precedent for future participants.
Ia tau e tautoko ana, pau te hana, e ngā kura tuarua o te rohe nei i te Far North Science & Technology Fair, ka nui te tini o ngā ākonga e tomo ana, ā, ka nui oti te kounga o ngā whakaaturanga. Kua whai tonu wētahi toa o tēnei hui, nō ngā tau, i ō rātou ngākaunui ki te pūtaiao me te hangarau, ā, i tomo atu ai ki te whare wānanga, nā ka noho rātou hei tauira rangatira ki ngā kaitono o āpōpō.
Will you be the next budding scientist to seize the award?
This year entries to the Far North Science & Technology Fair need to be submitted by 14 August.
Don’t miss the Public Open Day is Thursday 29 August, where the projects are open to viewing by the public at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri.
Ko koe rānei tērā te kaipūtaiao whakakaihuwaka e mau ai te tohu?
Me tuku ngā tono ki te Far North Science & Technology Fair i tēnei tau, i mua i te 14 o Akuhata.
Kei mahue! Ā te Tāite 29 o Akuhata ka tū te Rangi Tuwhera Tūmatanui hei tirotiro mā te marea ki ngā kaupapa.