Are you an Upstart winner?

If you're a winner from our December 2022 / January 2023 period, well done!

Unless otherwise stated below, your prize is winging its way to you right now… and we'd LOVE to see any photos or videos you take of your prize unboxings! 

If you don’t receive your prize by February 24 (or the other dates stated below), please contact us ASAP…

Note: some prizes may vary from those pictured.


Contribute and Win: Wahu Aqua Pal Medium – Minnie Mouse

  • Audrey Quilantang, Otahuhu

  • Celeste Zhao, Mount Albert

  • Charlotte Zhao, Mount Albert

  • Jenny Foley, Timaru

  • Lily Higgs, Point Chevalier

  • Phoebe Smailes, Whakatane

  • Zaird Poole, Picton


Contribute and Win: Hack My Password board game

  • Aldric Quilantang, Otahuhu

  • Amanda Burns, Prebbleton

  • Anton Hall, Kaikoura

  • Ayesha O'Connor, Tokoroa

  • Boston Davis, Manly

  • Emelia Fowler, Pukekawa

  • Lachlan McHardy, Golflands

  • Lila Mccoy, Queenstown


Contribute and Win: KLUTZ Bath Bomb Scented Bakery set

  • Caylee Zhao, Mount Albert

  • Clara Mccormick, Lincoln

  • Emily Burton, Churton Park

  • Jed Moss, Whanganui

  • Maddison Dillon, Nelson

  • Marie Sutton, Wellington

  • Myla Lang, Darfield

  • Thomas Hill, Hamilton


Contribute and Win: Beware of The Bear

  • Antim Petrov, Stanmore Bay

  • Ayeza Khan, Henderson

  • Chantal Batchelor, Cashmere

  • Keara Rumble, Havelock North

  • Logan Hird, Pukekohe 

  • Millen Davis, Manly

  • Pixie Blake, Hamilton


Contribute and Win: The Official Harry Potter Baking Book

  • Annabella Turnball, Wellington

  • Casey Hyland, Nelson

  • Claudia Yu, Castor Bay

  • Emma Cook, Khandallah

  • Isabel Tehira, Manurewa

  • Mitchell Lam, Newlands

  • Sophie Cornish, Gore


Contribute and Win: Avenir - Sewing Unicorn set

  • Abbas Rhodes, Rotorua

  • Freya Dutton, Waitoa

  • Jessica Holmes, Chartwell

  • Kate Feldon, Manukau

  • Mila Black, Whangarei

  • Molly Baker, Whenuapai

  • Nathon Murphy, Wellington

  • Steven Howe, Invercargill

  • Tamsin McKenzie, Taranaki

  • Tegan Key, Nelson


Contribute and Win: KLUTZ STEAM Lab - Gross Nose Science

  • Alexis Myers, New Plymouth

  • Alisa Holt, Brightwater

  • Christian Te Whaiti, Hastings

  • Danny Foster, Taupo

  • Louie Pollard, Masterton

  • Mason Page, Bell Block

  • Samantha Hayden, Alexandra

  • Tilly Hawkes, Titirangi

  • Xander Conway, Rolleston


Contribute and Win: The Original Spirograph Animator

  • Aoife Robbins, Nelson

  • Ava Page, Bell Block

  • Brian Cooper, Masterton

  • Clare Wilcox, Whangarei

  • Dawn Bridges, Rotorua

  • Ehsan Berg, Dunedin

  • Harriet Jurd, Cockle Bay

  • Kate Feldon, Manukau

  • Mackenzie Cornish, Gore


Contribute and Win: Twister with a Splash

  • Bylee Abbot, Gate Pa

  • Eloise Robinson, Mount Roskill

  • Harlee Laing, Whatawhata

  • Kayden Davey, Marfell

  • Lachlan McHardy, Golflands

  • Mariann Tom, New Lynn

  • Mia Reardon, Wanaka

  • Thomas Henderson, Whakatane


Colours are assorted and chosen at random

GAMES, GADGETS & GIZMOS: Hexbug MoBot MiMix

  • Amelia Brown, Upper Hutt

  • Elijah Butler, Manukau

  • Ella Martin, Gisborne

  • Lucy Thompson, Tokoroa

  • Marcus Owens, Meadowood

  • Mason Robertson, Whangarei

  • Violet Evans, Wanganui


Star Wars Galactic Snackin' Grogu

  • Felix Donnelly, Hamilton

  • Jessica King, Rangiora

  • Kyle Walters, Christchurch

  • Sienna Tucker, New Plymouth


Split Your Sides: Jumanji

  • Amber Ray, Nelson

  • Aria Weber, Fernside

  • Jessica Holmes, Chartwell

  • Kanzul, Invercargill

  • Lily Taylor, Waipawa

  • Lukas Rutland, Waipawa

  • Mika Robins, Taranaki

  • Noah Betteridge, Redcliffs

  • Zion Kauie, Te Atatu Peninsula


SCOUTS AOTEAROA competition

  • Adam Hyland, Auckland

  • Albert Quilantang, Otahuhu

  • Alex Scannell, Kerikeri

  • Anderson Emmett, Tauranga

  • Claire Smith, Invercargill

  • Hemi O'Keefe, Auckland

  • Joshua Wakenshaw, Nelson

  • Max Simons, Nelson

  • Portia Stoop, Balclutha


Tails of Tangleby Gardens book

  • Caleb Rose, Invercargill

  • Charlotte Johnson, Tauranga

  • Danny Welch, Waitakere

  • Eva Lewis, Timaru

  • Hugo Mcintyre, Hamilton

  • Imogen Hill, Dunedin

  • Isabelle Lee, Browns Bay

  • Kiara Rutland, Waipawa

  • Olivia Fowler, Pukekawa


Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly book

  • Emma Clark, Brightwater

  • Freya Powell, Nelson

  • Leon Horton, Takanini

  • Megan White, Forest

  • Lake Seth Crawford, Rodney


Virtually Christmas book

  • George Ball, Masterton

  • Josh Mccarthy, New Plymouth

  • Poppy Gordon, Queenstown

  • Reuben Cooke, Papakura

  • Zara West, Mission Bay


Where is it in Town? - A Wildlife Hunt for Kiwi Kids book

  • Alex Ryan, Napier

  • Alisha Gardner, Gisborne

  • Jasmine Stone, Timaru

  • Phoebe Patel, New Plymouth

  • Tristan Gough, Wellington


This Land Book One - The Return of Maui graphic novel

  • Alfie Cooke, Far North

  • Brandon Hicks, Tauranga

  • Harriet Simmons, Waiake

  • Ryan Bowen, Auckland

  • Ryan Mullins, Invercargill


Tide's Out Tai Timu book

  • Alyssa Phillips, Porirua

  • Austin Fowler, Greymouth

  • Milo Bush, Napier

  • Sadie Russell, Manukau

  • Zach Carr, Hastings


Wild Coasts - Exploring Aotearoa's Marine Reserves book

  • Esme Fisher, Nelson

  • Hollie Dixon, Pinehill

  • Leila Barnes, Hamilton

  • Miles Senior, Tauranga

  • Theo Newman, Dunedin