Māori fungi book wins at 2018 Education Awards
The creators of the new pukapuka (book) received the award last week at the uLearn18 conference in Auckland.Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa (Fungi of New Zealand) is written in te reo Māori and helps akonga...
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Joan Makisi
What do you do on an average work day?Fakaalofa lahi atu, greetings to you all. My name is Joan Makisi and I am of Niuean heritage from the beautiful village of Mutalau (Ululauta). I have been in New...
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Helen Taylor
What did you study at school? And after high school? At school, I focused on biology, chemistry and...English literature. Mainly because I didn’t enjoy maths. I kind of wish I’d done the maths now as...
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House of Science: from start-up to sustainable expansion
Back in 2013, biochemist and secondary school science teacher Chris Duggan spotted a chasm-sized gap in science education.“The stats showed that almost three quarters of students up to Year 9 hadn’t...
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House of Science: from start-up to sustainable
Back in 2013, biochemist and secondary school science teacher Chris Duggan spotted a chasm-sized gap in science education.“The stats showed that almost three quarters of students up to Year 9 hadn’t...
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Ngā Hekaheka: fungi with a Māori lens
ĀkongaAkonga (students) at Kura Kaupapa Māori are discovering mushrooms and their relatives through a new book called Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa (Fungi of New Zealand), which reconnects them with Māori...
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From class to crayfish: science gets real
ĀkongaAkonga (students) in Years 9 and 10 at Gore High School are not only discovering the science behind the world around them, but applying what they learn through a unique partnership with Hokonui...
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Matakōkiri project
The Matakōkiri projectThe Matakōkiri project supports students to engage with science by linking science / pūtaiao to Māori language, culture and identity through students’ local tikanga, whakapapa and...
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Yvonne Taura
What do you do on an average work day?An average work day at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research is very varied as I am involved in multiple projects, all with different completion dates.I work with a...
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Can apps boost environmental care?
Tauira (students) from Te Wharekura o Maniapoto and Te Wharekura o Rakaumanga have been taking a closer look at life in the ngahere (forest), awa (lakes/rivers), repo (wetlands) and moana (sea) to...
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View ArticleProject Rangihoua: Save Our Wetlands
Head along to Britomart in Auckland to see Kiwi artist Flox painting a wetland-themed mural and Seventh Generation creating a wetland right in Takutai Square as part of a fundraising effort for a...
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Zoe So'otaga
What do you do on an average work day?My days tend to consist of a mix of going to university, exercising and making time for my family.I have a full time workload at university (Victoria University of...
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Triple win for Taranaki projects
Groups and individuals involved in projects supported by the Taranaki Participatory Science Platform (PSP) have received three awards at the 2018 Taranaki Regional Council Environment Awards.Teacher...
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Sophie Mormede
What do you do on an average work day?In an average day, I spend most of my time working on my computer doing data analyses and preparing presentations to explain what I have done.I also develop new...
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From class to crayfish: science gets real
Ākonga (students) in Years 9 and 10 at Gore High School are not only discovering the science behind the world around them, but applying what they learn through a unique partnership with Hokonui Rūnanga...
View ArticleSouthland project spotlit at two community awards
Gore High School students and teachers were awarded the Mainland Minerals Environmental Award runner-up prize at the Gore Community Awards on Friday for their project Science Around Us. The project...
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Nokuthaba Sibanda
What do you do in an average work day?My days are very varied, but generally split between teaching, research, administration and statistical consulting.I can be doing anything from lecturing a group...
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How can gaming help air quality research?
Gaming, hands-on experiments and air monitors to be built from scratch are all part of the toolkit that Engineering undergraduates at Massey University are creating to get students to take a closer...
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