Dive into the River of Dreams
Your Summer Competition
This summer, the Waiora Manuherekia Project is calling on school students from across Central Otago to share what the Manuherekia River means to them through the River of Dreams competition.
Whether it’s the perfect swimming hole, a favourite fishing spot, or memories of riverside fun, students are encouraged to get creative and showcase their connection to the river.
Entries can take any form
Snap a photo of your family enjoying a day by the river.
Draw or paint your dream riverscape.
Write a poem or short story that captures your connection to the water.
Create a TikTok video of splashes, fishing, or riverside adventures.
Or come up with something completely unique.
Prizes
There are three $50 Prezzy cards up for grabs in each of the following four categories:
Years 1–3
Years 4–6
Years 7–8
Years 9–13
How to Enter
Submissions close on 17 February 2025, and winners will be announced by 28 February 2025.
Participants must email their submissions to communitywaiora@mcg.org.nz - entries should include the name of the student’s school, a contact phone number, and a brief explanation (50 words or less) of why the river is important to them.
Entrants must be attending a school in the Central Otago District in 2025, and can submit multiple entries, however each entry should be limited to one A4 page or submitted as a single attachment.
Conditions of entry
These conditions of entry apply to all submissions to the River of Dreams School Students Summer Competition:
All entries should reflect an experience with the Manuherekia River or one of its tributaries.
Each entry should be the entrant’s original work.
Any photos should be free from excessive digital manipulation and e-mailed as JPEGs of a minimum file size of 1MB and a maximum of no more than 10MB.
The competition entries close 17 February 2025 and no late entries will be accepted.
If the organisers are unable to open or upload any entries submitted, the organiser reserves the right not to include the entries in the competition.
Entrants may be requested to provide their original artwork or photo for enlargement and/or display purposes. The organisers will use their best endeavours to attribute the work to the creator if it is displayed or published.
Entrants consent to these Conditions through their submission to the competition.
Immediate families of the competition organisers are not eligible to enter the competition. ‘Immediate’ refers to siblings, parents, children, or spouses.
Winners will be notified by email no later than 28 February 2025 and the results may be published in various public media channels.
The organiser’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
