Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s INTERFACE Student Minecraft Competition, in association with the Marine Stewardship Council.

The challenge was to build an environment that protects fish, keeps fishing sustainable and ensures clean and pollution-free seas that are full of marine life. We had a record number of entries and we were blown away by your ideas, creativity and building skills.

There were some tough judging calls but congratulations to this year’s magnificent Minecrafters. They are …

Primary (Years 1-6)

WINNER          Shell Sunlight Fishing Village, Rowan Patterson, Home School

SECOND          Sustainable Seas Project, Wyatt Awarangi, Te Ahuwai Bromley School, Christchurch

THIRD           Madi’s Sustainable Fishery, Madison McDonald, Whakarongo School, Palmerston North

Intermediate (Years 7-8)

WINNER           Minecraft Sustainable Seas, Sylas Tairi, Totara School, Oamaru

SECOND          Baxter’s World, Baxter Staples and Will Hardy, Hereworth School, Havelock North

THIRD           Moeraki: Guardians of the Sea, Loki Che, Auckland Normal Intermediate school, Auckland

Secondary (Years 9+)

WINNER           Coral and Krill Marine Life, Adrian Te Kura, Sam Andrewartha, Conner Brunt, and Izayah Apiata, Wairarapa College, Masterton

SECOND          Project Ocean, Iynah Jung, Annie Liu, Katie McDowall, and Atasha Juanillo, Carmel College, Auckland

THIRD Minecraft Seas, Jimmy Phillips, Anna Zou and Hunter Jeffrey, Okaihau College, Northland

Videos of winning entries

Check out videos of the winning entries at youtube.com/@INTERFACEMagazine

Competition 2025

The year’s competition was entitled ‘Sustainable Seas’ and the goal was to build an environment that protects fish, keeps fishing sustainable and ensures clean and pollution-free seas that are full of marine life.

Find out more at interfaceonline.co.nz/minecraft2025/

Prizes

Winning entries receive an E88PRO Drone.

Second placed entries receive the Minecraft Annual 2026.

All finalists receive a certificate and a selection of Minecraft merchandise.

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Thanks to the Marine Stewardship Council for supporting this year’s INTERFACE Student Minecraft Competition.

Big Blue Future New Zealand is an initiative to build support for sustainable fishing and promote ocean literacy. Learn about ocean literacy with MSC’s Te Kawa O Tangaroa teaching resources – an ocean-centred learning programme focused on solutions to overfishing and how we can keep our ocean teeming with life.

INTERFACE November 2025