The NZYP National Tournament supports the the team to represent NZ at the International Young Physicists’ Tournament. In 2025 this will be held in Lund, Sweden. Solutions to the seven problems set for the national tournament will be assessed to select the team.

Students interested in trying out to for the team must first register their interest here. Then students will need to make and submit a 12 minute video of their best problem solution by 9.00 pm on Friday 21 March 2025. It is preferable, but NOT essential, that students then take part in the national tournament as part of a school team. This will allow students to experience the competition and give them another opportunity to impress.

Very soon after the national tournament a squad of about ten students are chosen as potential team members. Everyone will be given one other problem to investigate and then present their results to a panel of judges on 12^th April 2025. This is a time pressured competition that will look closely at the students’ experimental skills. In fact if students have inconsistent results but understand why that happened and can discuss what they would investigate next, they will do well!

The five New Zealand Representative team members will be selected from the squad after this second round of competition.

Being a member of the New Zealand team is a significant commitment which is explained in depth to students, and their parents, before team membership can be confirmed. Significant preparation time is needed and attendance at the three training camps is compulsory. Camp venues are chosen to minimise travel so the first two camp venues will only be agreed once the team is confirmed. Travelling students will be offered billets but are also welcome to stay with friends or whanau.

• There will be an initial camp on 19/20 or 26/27 April 2025. The focus will be on the team members getting to know each other, meet the team coaches, find out more about the international tournament and to plan the remaining research allocations. Each team member will end up being the “expert” on three of the 17 international problems. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend parts of this camp.
• There will be a three day training camp over the Kings birthday weekend, 31st May to 2^nd June 2025.
• The final training camp will start on 23^rd June 2025 in Auckland before the team leaves for Sweden directly from the camp on approx. 25^th June.

Team members will have to contribute to the cost of travel to the international competition. NZYPT expects, but cannot guarantee to subsidise this cost. We have for many years received a grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand and have other sponsors. We will also help students with their own fundraising where we can.