Empowering Kiwi Talent: Rotorua Girls Take on the World of Underwater Robotics in the USA

For the second year in a row, the SAGE Engineering Club has achieved an incredible milestone: qualifying for the International SeaPerch Competition! These six talented girls from Rotorua earned first place in the High School division at the NZAquabots National event, securing their spot on the world stage.

While they’re contributing to their travel costs and organising fundraising events, they need your support to make this dream a reality. Competing internationally offers these girls much more than just the chance to represent New Zealand—it broadens their horizons with career inspiration, educational opportunities, and innovative robotics design ideas.

This year, their goal is to place in the top ten and elevate their learning even further. Your donation can help them get there and pave the way for future Kiwi engineers. Let’s help these incredible young women reach new heights!

If for some reason we are unable to raise all our funds we have two options 1) and our most likely is that we will self fund the remaining 2) if we are unable to travel we will use the funds to participate and travel to the other competitions we are involved in throughout the year