2025 Think Kind Competition
The top 10 finalists of the Think Kind Competition are in — and now it's your turn to decide who earns the People's Choice Award and $1,000 for their school, kindly donated by Quorn and New Zealand Vegetarian Society!
Voting Rules:
- Every person is allowed to vote once during the 2025 Think Kind Competition.
- Fraudulent voting in order to cast more than one vote per person will result in the disqualification of the entrant from the competition.
- The People's Choice online public voting will finish at noon, 31st October 2025.
- Stuck on who to vote for? Review our Competition Guidelines on voting criteria to help make your decision.
🥇 The winning project will be announced on 1st November — World Vegan Day! 🥇
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry this year, choosing finalists is never an easy task when submissions are so thoughtful and kind! Your participation certificates and Hell Pizza Voucher will be sent prior to 1st November.
One last thank you to all our amazing sponsors who help make the Think Kind Competition possible!
Quorn, Hell Pizza, Goodbye, Solomons Gold, TranzAlpine Honey, Panna Soaps, GoodnessMe and Trade Aid.
2025 Top 10 projects
Henry Huang
Artwork. Year 9 from Rangitoto College.
Student description: I drew this crocodile eye to show the reality behind reptile-skin fashion. The zipper represents how humans take these animals apart to turn them into clothing and accessories. It’s a reminder that every product once belonged to a living creature.
Lori Boghossian
Video. Year 11 from Palmerston North Girls' High School.
Student description: This is a one-minute paper stop-motion animation that took over 20 hours of work to sketch (267 drawings), trace, shade, and record. Its goal is to raise awareness about the need to protect animals and highlight the importance of caring for the environment. The animation also provides three simple actions that anyone, at any age, can take to support this cause.
Mishika Mehta
Poem. Year 9 from Papatoetoe High School.
Student description: A poem describing animal abuse, which is often ignored.
Cassie Koon
Poster. Year 8 from Glen Eden Intermediate School.
Student description: I made a poster going against snake skin harvesting for human benefits.
Abigail Blencowe
Video. Year 8 from Beckenham Te Kura o PĹ«roto.
Student description: I have made a video about the consequences of eating meat and why more people should be vegetarian.
Zhifan (April) Meng
Artwork. Year 7 from ACG Parnell College.
Student description: This striking artwork depicts a claw machine filled with wild animals—a lion, elephant, panda, red panda, and a primate—while a figure with a hunter’s rifle stands at the controls. The imagery turns a children’s arcade game into a dark metaphor for the commodification of wildlife, suggesting that endangered animals are treated as prizes to be taken at will. The bright red of the machine contrasts with the subdued tones of the animals, emphasizing their vulnerability. By placing these creatures in a setting of chance and control, the piece delivers a powerful message: wildlife is not entertainment, and their survival should not be left to human whims.
Sophia Walters
Poem. Year 8 from Selwyn House School.
Student description: I've written a poem to tell people why we should help animals around the world, and to talk about how animals aren't being treated well.
Lyla Skinner
Speech. Year 8 from Pasadena Intermediate.
Student description: This is my persuasive speech on why being a vegetarian is good for the planet and for you.
Cassia You
Artwork. Year 8 from Sharon Art School.
Student description: This picture shows a chicken getting taken away from its mother. All chickens should be known as animals, not livestock.
Tvin Boghosian
Video. Year 5 from College Street Normal School.
Student description: I decided to do a stop motion animation with Legos about saving animals. I built letters, words and animals. Afterwards I put the animals and words in place and took so many pictures to make it look cool.
2025 Runner-up projects
Phoebe Suoliu
Year 9 from Rangitoto College.
Jessica Sun
Year 8 from Kohia Terrace School.
Sienna Babic
Year 2 from Bayfield Primary School.
Grigory Varlamov
Year 7 from homeschooled student.
Natalie Liu
Year 7 from Selwyn House School.
Mrs Melanie Kasry's Class
Year 4 from Miramar North School.
Georgia Blyde
Year 5 from St Andrews College.
Amber Lee
Year 13 from Carmel College.
Sophie Qin
Year 2 from ACG Parnell College.
Evie Watts
Year 6 from Mount Eden Primary School.
Jian Ahn
Year 1 from Mount Maunganui Primary School.
Hubert Suo
Year 3 from Remuera Primary School.
