Colouring Competition NZCLW

Celebrate NZ Chinese Language Week with Colour and Creativity

Colouring Competition Winners

Congratulations to all the talented winners of our colouring competition! We were thrilled by the incredible number of entries and appreciate the enthusiastic participation from schools across the region. Thank you for making this event such a vibrant success.

Year 0  - Jasper from  Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Year 1 - Antonio from Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Year 2  - Asher from Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Year 3 - Lena from Te Aro School

Year 4 - Melody from Scots College

Year 5 - Norah from Mangorei School

Year 6 -  Makuini from Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake O Tawhiuau

Year 7 - Mila from Otumoetai Intermediate School

Year 8 -  Skylar from  St. Joseph’s Catholic School

Winning Entries

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Celebrate NZ Chinese Language Week with Colour and Creativity

We’re excited to invite Year 1-8 students to take part in our Confucius Institute Colouring Competition to celebrate NZ Chinese Language Week. This is a fun, creative way for students to celebrate the beauty of the Chinese language and culture through art.

Deadline for submissions is Friday 12 September.

How to Participate

1. Download the Colouring Sheet

2. Add colour and creativity - Students can use crayons, pencils, markers, or paints to bring the design to life. Encourage them to think about the theme of language, culture, and connection!

3. Submit Entries

  • Email a scanned copy of the finished artwork to: Confucius-institute@vuw.ac.nz
  • Deadline for submissions: Friday 12 September
  • Each entry should include:
    • Student’s full name
    • Year level
    • School name and teacher contact
  • Please use scanner to can entries in colour. Unclear, warped, distorted images will not be accepted.
  • Entries should be clearly labelled with Name_Year_School e.g. JohnBrown_Year4_BrownSchool

Prizes

Chinese fun and goodie packs!

Terms & Conditions

  • Open to NZ primary school students in Years 1-8
  • Original hand-coloured entries only; no digital colouring or editing.
  • We will request permission from the school before sharing any artwork online.

你好 Nǐ Hǎo is a common Chinese greeting that means “Hello” in English. It’s a friendly way to say hi and start a conversation in Mandarin Chinese

If you have any questions, please contact us at Confucius-institute@vuw.ac.nz.