Meet this year’s Masters of Marine and Minecraft

The challenge was set. ‘Forever Fisheries – From Ocean to Plate’ asked students to create a Minecraft world to help New Zealand’s fisheries thrive. The judging’s done; the results are in. The winners of the INTERFACE Student Minecraft Competition 2026 are …

Primary (Years 1-6)

Winner

Kaitiaki All Blue, Enoch Cao and Bilnot Cao, Churton Park School, Wellington

Second

Catch, Care & Cook, Claire Ao and Chloe Ao, Te Totara Primary School, Hamilton

Third

The Aqua-Guardians, Jasper Lin, Amer Al-Taweel, Louis Yu, and Nahyan Niazi, Forrest Hill School, Auckland

Intermediate (Years 7-8)

Winner

Aqua Marine Trust, Jonti Sheehy, Mary Fraser Milne and Sophia Aelrad, St Martins School, Christchurch

Second

Sustainable Fisheries for the Future, Angus Northcroft, Whataroa School, West Coast

Third

McFisheries, Evan Kho and Michael O’Sullivan, Tauranga Intermediate School, Tauranga

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**Secondary Winner**: The Living Coastline

Secondary (Years 9+)

Winner The Living Coastline: Protecting Our Moana, Jules Jameson and Leo Bannatyne, Takapuna Grammar School, Auckland

Second The Sustainable Catch: From Ocean to Table, Oscar McEnery-Lane, Brody Rogers and Aiden Mayall, Okaihau College, Northland

Third Caring for the Fish, Chloe Redpath, Waimea College, Nelson

The Challenge: ‘Forever Fisheries – From ocean to plate’

This year’s competition challenged students to create a Minecraft world that helps New Zealand’s fisheries thrive. From ocean to plate, we want you to secure a better future! Read more at interfaceonline.co.nz/minecraft2026/

Thanks to the Matine 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.