🏆 Over $15,000 worth of prizes up for grabs for your school!
Champion hauora wāhine
Looking for a meaningful cross-cirrucular project this term? The Tend Women's Health Week School Competition challenges your students to create original content on women's health - building health literacy, critical thinking, and advocacy skills while competing for over $15k in prizes for your school.
Because hauora wāhine is everyone's kōrero — and the more our tamariki celebrate and champion it, the better for all of us.
Tend Women's Health Week 2026: Monday 10 August - Sunday 16 August 2026
Everything you need to know
Competition opens
Mon 28 April 2026
Submissions close
Mon 2 August 2026
Women's Health Week
10 - 16 August 2026
Year groups
Years 7 - 13
Prize pool
$15k+ worth of prizes
Who can get involved?
It can be a single class project, a student group or a whole-school initiative! Multiple teams from the same school can enter, each submitting separately.
Class team
5-30 students working together. Works well across health, social studies, media studies, English and arts.
Club or group team
3-15 students from health clubs, social clubs, student councils, sports teams or extracurricular groups.
Whole school or house initiative
A coordinated effort spanning multiple year levels. Perfect for schools embedding women's health education across the curriculum.
Two categories, one kaupapa
Each group has its own theme and focus areas so content is always relevant and age-appropriate.
Happy Me, Healthy Me
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
Three ways to create
Students choose the format that suits them, no large file uploads needed.
Video
- 30 seconds to 3 minutes
- Minimum 1080p
How to submit
Visual art
- 3 - 6 images with captions that tell a story
- No AI generated art
How to submit
Creative writing
- Max 300 words
How to submit
Content guidelines
All entries need to meet these standards to be eligible for judging.
Judging critera
Share this with your students to guide their creative decisions. Entries scored out of 100 points across five criteria.
25pts
Originality, visual appeal, engagement
25pts
Clear health message, age-appropriate, educational value
25pts
Inspires action, starts conversations, peer influence
15pts
Production quality, presentation standards
10pts
Diverse perspectives, cultural sensitivity, accessibility
Timeline
The competition runs across Term 2 and Term 3. Plenty of time for students to create something great!
Monday 28 April
Competition opens
May, June, July
Creation period
1 July – 3 August
Submission window
Week of 4 August
Judging
10 - 16 August
Winners announced during Te Wiki Hauora Wāhine
Get in touch
Got questions? Email whw@tend.nz and our team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Teacher toolkit
The toolkit includes a competition brief, thought starters and the judging criteria in a student-friendly format.
Free to download, no sign-up required.
Women's health resources
Downloadable useful resources from our partners and experts.
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