EVolocity isn’t the only mobility challenge Bridgestone supports. One of the most iconic events in theworld, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) happens in Australia every two years, and hashad the global support of Bridgestone since 2013. This year saw reigning champions Innoptus Solar Team from Belgium claim back-to-back honours inthe outright ‘Challenger Class’ –…
While Auckland teams may not be able to race their vehicles for 2021, we will still be judging electric bikes and karts, and award trophies for the following competition categories: Best Report Best Video Best Overall Vehicle Innovation Challenge Award – Collection and Display of Performance Data Innovation Challenge Award – Engineering Excellence and Innovation…
Nelson Regional Finals were held on Tuesday 9 November 2021 @ KartSport Canterbury. With 11 teams engaged in building vehicles throughout the year, the outlook was promising for entries in all classes at regionals. We did not realise that job opportunities in Nelson and COVID disruptions meant students either moved into work (mostly engineering related)…
Canterbury Regional Finals were held on Wednesday 4 November 2021 @ KartSport Canterbury. Congratulations to the teams and teachers, volunteers, staff and sponsors that that make race days happen. Team work and dedication paid off. Although race days are the highlight there are so many milestones throughout the year. We believe the journey is as…
Taranaki Regional Finals were held on Friday 12 November 2021 @ KartSport Taranaki. Kudo to the team from Mount Maunganui for making the journey to join us in Taranaki! Congratulations to everyone that make race days happen. Your hard work and dedication paid off teams. Although race days are the highlight there are so many…
Bay of Plenty Regional Finals were held on Saturday 6 November 2021 @ Ridges Hotel, Rotorua Congratulations to all the teams, students and teachers, volunteers, parents and coordinators that make race days happen. Your hard work and dedication to the project has paid off teams. Although race days are the highlight there are so many…
Wellington & Manawatu Regional Finals were held on Wednesday 27 October 2021 at KartSport Manawatu. Congratulations to all the teams, students and teachers, volunteers, parents and coordinators that make race days happen. Your hard work and dedication to the project has paid off teams. Although race days are the highlight there are so many milestones.…
Earlier this year we interviewed Ara graduate Cat Smith for our Women in STEM ezine issue. Here is the full interview – and some wise words from Cat! (date March 2021) What is your full name and job title Cat Smith, Operations Support Trainee (Orion) In which area of STEM are you involved? Electrical Engineering,…
During these few weeks of lockdown, you might not be able to build much, but you can focus on documenting what you’ve done this year! Our national award for best report is all about encouraging good communication around all aspects of the build. In the real world, documenting is critical in any engineering project (and…
Te Awamutu based Waipa Networks has been around for a while. Its origins date back more than 100 years when some of New Zealand’s first power Boards were established in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. With such a long history, it goes without saying that the organization has lived through a lot of changes. But these…