It’s bigger and better than ever! ASB Bright Sparks returns in 2018 with a new look, new categories and new ways to help New Zealand’s young geniuses achieve their technological dreams.

As the country’s most diverse technology competition, ASB Bright Sparks has a truckload of gadgets, gizmos and prizes. Check out what’s on offer:

• Professional development for teachers looking to upgrade, refresh or learn new skills in the electronics sphere.

• The Bright Sparks club is the best in the business. It offers year-round support for students, exclusive competitions and a 24/7 forum to connect with like-minded individuals in a safe space.

• Plus, our electrifying school invention competition with $10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs.

If you’re a coder, want to save the world with your sustainability ideas, love to break stuff and put it back together, or maybe you’ve built a robot to conquer them all, then ASB Bright Sparks want to hear from you.

Whether it’s apps, gadgets, experiments or revolutionary machinery, the ASB Bright Sparks team enjoys receiving projects from New Zealand’s young geniuses. If it’s got a digital tech element, then the team want to see what you’ve cooked up! Blow our minds in 2018 with your technological genius!

The finalist for the 2018 competition have been chosen! Congratulations to all the finalists and a big thank you to all of those that entered the competition this year. 

Please check out all of our amazing finalists here.

The winners will be announced at the ASB Bright Sparks Awards on the 1st of November. But the public can also play a role in who wins at the awards. You can choose your favourite project to win the coveted People's Choice Award from the comfort of your own home. You can vote once a day with voting closing at 5pm on the 29th of October. So get voting!