Hi there
Alerting you to the NZ Programming Contest to be held on Saturday 22nd August

http://www.nzpc.otago.ac.nz/index.htm

This is a national competition held in various centres throughout NZ. CPIT is hosting the entries for Canterbury region. Great experience for students.
Please check the website for further details.

Another competition you may be interested in is the Australian programming competition - run online in a two hour slot of your choosing. Entries from both junior and seniors. See http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/staff/deraadt/acc/ for further details.
Regards, Vilna