News & Highlights

Kiwi Biologists Bring Home the Medals at International Olympiad

New Zealand students shine on the world stage at the 36th International Biology Olympiad in the Philippines New Zealand students

A Class Act! Well done Anika and Josh

Two of our 2024 alumni, Anika Hayes (Waitaki Girls’ High School) and Josh Moody (Mount Aspiring College) were recognized for

From Kazakhstan to Serbia: Luca Ririnui’s Year 13

Fantastic article about 2024 IBO team member, Luca Ririnui (Ngāi Te Rangi), reviewing an amazing final year full of adventure

Woolf Fisher Success – Congratulations Sophia!

Wonderful news from Sophia Bebelman, one of our treasured alumni. Sophia represented New Zealand at the IBO in Hungary in

Textbook study pays off for biology tutor

Fantastic to see one of our alumni, Executive Committee member and recent team leader for the 2024 IBO in Kazakhstan,

Success in Kazakhstan 2024 IBO

The New Zealand Biology Olympiad team are celebrating their success in Kazakhstan at the 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO), in

Support Our Team

Congratulations again to Sarah Ellis (St Peter’s School, Cambridge), Janet Guo (Hillcrest High School, Hamilton), Jacob Miller (Mount Albert Grammar

Congratulations Anneke

Anneke Cummack (3rd from the left below) represented NZ at the IBO in Hungary in 2019, winning a Silver medal.

Hungary Happiness 2019 IBO

The Medal ceremony has concluded and the team is on its way back to New Zealand. We are all so

IBO 2019 Day 2 video

The Day 2 video of the IBO has been posted. The New Zealand team pop up in this one!

30th International Biology Olympiad – Day 1 Szeged, Hungary

IBO Day 1 Szeged, Hungary Our students feature in this lovely video highlighting the first day of the 30th IBO

2018 Team Wallacea Expedition

This year saw NZIBO explore a unique international research experience in partnership with Operation Wallacea (OPWAL) for our top 5

Herald article about Science OlympiaNZ

A lovely article about Science OlympiaNZ which highlights the success of students in all the member organisations including NZIBO. A

One GOLD and three BRONZE for NZ in Warwick 2017 IBO!

Wonderful Warwick The 2017 NZIBO Team to the International Biology Olympiad, held at the University of Warwick, competed with students

Teacher scholar Michelle Isbister

What an experience! Before I applied for the scholarship, I did not really know anything about NZIBO. The camp let

NZIBO team announced

Congratulations to our New Zealand team who will be representing us at the IBO in the United Kingdom in July.