Previous Champions
A list of the previous New Zealand Spelling Bee winners and their winning words.
|
Year |
Name |
School |
Winning Word |
|
2005 |
Charlotte Roose |
Hillcrest High School, |
contiguous |
|
2006 |
Nicole Kennington |
Hutt Valley High School, |
obstreperous |
|
2007 |
Kate Weir |
Linwood High School, |
vendetta |
|
2008 |
Thomas North |
Hamilton Boys’ High School, |
flotilla |
|
2009 |
Christopher Jury |
Hamilton Boys’ High School, |
iterative |
|
2010 |
Tom Winter |
Burnside High School, |
chrysanthemum |
|
2011 |
Belinda Gibbon |
Wellington Girls’ College, |
conceited |
|
2012 |
Ryan McLellan |
James Hargest College, |
longitudinal |
|
2013 |
Nithya Narayanan |
Lynfield College, |
perestroika |
|
2014 |
George Sabonadiere |
Logan Park High School, |
eugenics |
|
2015 |
Isobella Nicholls |
Carmel College, |
meritocracy |
|
2016 |
Finn Lewis |
Newlands College, |
ostensible |
|
2017 |
Lucy Jessep |
St Margaret’s College, |
pusillanimous |
|
2018 |
George Turner |
Marlborough Boys’ College |
frankincense |
|
2019 |
Sara Wong |
Diocesan School for Girls, |
stalactite |
|
2021 |
Max Carter |
Scots College |
gossamer |
|
2023 |
Selena Chan |
Columba College, Dunedin |
proliferate |
