New Zealand’s Most Creative Chain Reaction Attempt

Celebrity inventor and YouTube star Joseph Herscher is coming to Tauranga, and creative teams from across New Zealand are invited! CALLING ALL CREATIVE TEAMS — HELP US MAKE HISTORY! Could your team help build New Zealand’s Most Creative Chain Reaction? STEM Wana Trust is teaming up with celebrity inventor and YouTube sensation Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines to bring an epic chain reaction to life in Tauranga — and we want creative teams from across Aotearoa to be part of it! What’s the challenge? Get your team together and show us what you can create! Build a sample chain reaction using at least 3 of the 6 simple machines. Film your creation in a video of no more than 2 minutes and submit your entry by 15 December 2026. We’ll select 20 teams to take part in the attempt with Joseph on the big day in January, with another 4 teams earning their place through a People’s Choice vote! When: 19 January 2027 Where: Masonic Park, Tauranga Team size: 4–6 people On the big day, selected teams will work together to build one epic long chain reaction across 12 boards, with the ultimate goal of triggering a surprise finale — with guidance from Joseph himself! Forget fancy equipment. We want creativity, clever use of reusable materials, problem-solving, teamwork and, above all, FUN! Think your team has what it takes? Find out more and submit your entry here: https://stemwana.nz/new-zealands-most-creative-chain.../ ⏰ Entries close 15 December 2026 — get your team together and start building! Tag your teammates, school, makerspace or that friend who loves making things go BOOM (safely, of course).