MEDIA RELEASE
October 2008
Wintec's School of Science and Primary Industries enjoys success
Matt Perry's Landscape Design
Second year Landscape Design student Mathew Perry was awarded a silver medal at the region's iconic annual Waikato Home
and Garden Show and his work was voted the "People's Choice" for the Landscape Courtyard Competition. The theme of his
design was "Taking it Out". Fellow second year student Monique Hoovers also entered an award and she received a highly
commended.
Head of School Rosemary Wyborn thanked staff Melody Williams, Antoinette Van Weerden, with special thanks to Steve
Bluett for their commitment to the students in the pursuit of excellent results with their design. She also thanked
industry sponsors who provided some of the materials, and to Resene for the paint that they donated.
The Gold medal for the competition was won by Wintec landscape graduates Helen Boyes and Lee Cloke from "Project
Landscape", and 2007 graduate Richard Knox received a silver award for the Lighting Award.
A further success for the School took place in Wellington where Diploma in Arboriculture student Jacob Sewell was first
overall at the Wellington Region NZAA (New Zealand Arboriculture Association) Tree Climbing competitions. Thanks to his
tutors Rob and Andy and special thanks for tree climbing training from tutor Marlies Laser.
Floristry graduate Caitlin Thorburn has won gold at the World Skills New Zealand competition ,winning the Floristry
section and is waiting to see if she'll be competing at the  world finals in Canada next year. Caitlin said it was
tough but she thoroughly enjoyed it. "I really enjoyed the competition. There were seven competitors and we had seven
tasks over three days."
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