Congrats Chris and teams!<div>That's great news and wonderful experience for the kids.</div><div>Hanno<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Chris Hamling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:the.hamlings@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">the.hamlings@xtra.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">VEX Robotics World Championship WE WON again for the 4th time<br>
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Hi All,<br>
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Yes the CAPS LOCK in the title was intentional. We WON THE WORLDS again for<br>
the fourth time.<br>
<br>
We are world Champions. Onehunga High School won the Competition AND we won<br>
3 of the 4 division championships.<br>
<br>
After a phenomenal effort by all our teams, New Zealand has proved that yet<br>
again we are the country to beat and that we are the most friendly country<br>
and liked by all. It is astounding how far above our weight we punch and how<br>
we are respected and liked by teams across the world.<br>
<br>
Johan Potgieter from Massey University was inducted into the VEX hall of<br>
fame as a volunteer of the year as was Massey University for winning the<br>
excellence Award in 2011.<br>
<br>
We also have agreed in principal to host the Asia pacific games in New<br>
Zealand in October this year with 120 teams coming to new Zealand to compete<br>
with around 40 teams from Australia. This means that we will host the<br>
biggest ever robotics competition in the Southern hemisphere. Lots of work<br>
but we enjoy work.<br>
<br>
Onehunga our world champions will arrive back in New Zealand on Tuesday the<br>
24th on Virgin flight VA164 at 15:35 the rest of the New Zealand contingent<br>
arrive on Wednesday the 25th at 08:10 on Qantas QF 25. I am sure we will be<br>
able to gather all the teams for a fantastic welcome.<br>
<br>
We now can confidently say that we rule the world and have dominated the<br>
biggest and fastest growing robotics competition in the world.<br>
<br>
Results and awards that New Zealand won at the 2012 Worlds<br>
School/University Place Award<br>
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Onehunga High School 1st place WORLD CHAMPIONS<br>
Otumoetai College 1st place Mathematics Division<br>
Champions<br>
Lynfield College 1st place Science Division Champions<br>
Onehungs High School 1st place Engineering Division Champions<br>
Auckland University 1st place Autodesk Inventor CAD Design<br>
Champions<br>
Kristin School 2nd Place Website Design Challenge<br>
<br>
Pinehurst School Community Award<br>
MAX Home School Amaze Award<br>
Massey University Build Award<br>
Free Range Robotics Sportsmanship Award<br>
Johan Potgieter Inducted into the VEX Hall of fame<br>
Auckland University 2nd Place College Championship<br>
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I would love to write more about the fantastic campaign the New Zealand<br>
teams have run but I have been told that New Zealand is now in party mode<br>
and we have something major to celebrate!<br>
<br>
Chris Hamling<br>
National Manager - Kiwibots<br>
<a href="mailto:c.hamling@vexrobotics.co.nz">c.hamling@vexrobotics.co.nz</a><br>
<a href="http://vexrobotics.co.nz" target="_blank">http://vexrobotics.co.nz</a><br>
mob: 021 664 176<br>
tel: 09 488 2300 x 708<br>
skype: chris.ham<br>
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