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From crime to climate: 2018 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes
The awardees include a team of crime scene DNA experts, a young physicist investigating the risks of avalanches and slips, a leading climate scientist and climate change communicator, an innovative...
View ArticleSend your art experiments to space!
The American rock band OK Go wants to put your student art experiment on a spaceship!OK Go thinks creativity is all about the joy of experimentation. Making a music video on a plane in microgravity was...
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Participatory Science Platform
Funding news:South AucklandOtagoThe South AucklandOtago Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is seeking applications . Project teams can apply(PSP) funding round for up to $20,000. All applications...
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Leigh Matheson
What do you do on an average work day? He aha tō mahi ia rā, ia rā?My average work day - on the Severe Weather Desk - involves assessing the current and forecast weather conditions and determining the...
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Wendy Donaldson
What do you do on an average work day? He aha tō mahi ia rā, ia rā?Where I work, at Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, I usually have a really interesting day as it is rarely repetitive.The day starts with...
View ArticleMoths and Me
Join Dr Barb Anderson, Stacey Morrison, and the Ahi Pepe MothNet project team at Otago Museum on Saturday 27 April at 10.30am to learn just how amazing moths are!Make a badge, get an up-close look at...
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Juliet Gerrard
What do you do on an average work day? He aha tō mahi ia rā, ia rā?There is no average work day! Since I started this job [as Chief Science Advisor] in July, every day has been different. I might be...
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Can radio tags ‘tune in’ to penguin life?
At the very tip of the Otago Peninsula is an area that hosts a colony of kororā (little blue penguins), but until now it’s been tricky to know how these at-risk birds are faring.Ecologist and kaitiaki...
View ArticleBe a Youth Reporter for Jane Goodall!
Are you a 14-18 year-old who cares about the planet and enjoys writing? The Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand is offering the opportunity for one student in each of Wellington, Auckland and...
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Mould in your home, worse than ugly
The students found that some mould types could make them sick, and that the temperature and moisture in all their homes was just right for it to grow. The students found that some mould types could...
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Plumcots and compost: creating a healthy orchard
Starting with their family connections to farming, and a preference for eating fruit over veggies, 9- to-11-year olds at Midhirst School have embarked on a new science project exploring how to create a...
View ArticlePeripatus Schools exhibit at Wild Dunedin
A free family fun event showcasing fun ways to get involved in conservation with activities from different organisations to earn a Wild Dunedin Toyota Kiwi Guardians medal.The Peripatus Schools Project...
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Deepika Chandrasekar
What do you do on an average work day? He aha tō mahi ia rā, ia rā?Work at the Whittaker’s chocolate factory starts quite early. I’m usually at work between 6-7am. I start my day with emails before...
View ArticleKaranga O Tāne Mahuta
Karanga O Tāne Mahuta will initiate a 2,000 year kaitiaki project, supporting kaitiakitanga of Au Warawara forest by connecting Northland rangatahi through experiential and participatory learning...
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Participatory Science Platform
Funding news:South AucklandThe South Auckland Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is seeking applications . Project teams can apply for up to $20,000. All applications are due by 5pm Fri 3 May 2019...
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Bobbie Hunter
What do you do on an average work day?On an average work day you are likely to find me anywhere in New Zealand usually in high poverty schools and working alongside teachers and students doing...
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Andrea Fua
What do you do on an average work day?Tālofa lava! You may have heard the saying ‘the struggle is real’. For me, each work day, the juggle is real! As a founder in a small team, there’s always lots to...
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Katie Liu
What do you do on an average work day?As a Year 13 student at Palmerston North Girls' High School, my average day involves juggling schoolwork and a part time job with extracurricular activities.I...
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Lisa Murray
What do you do on an average work day?Every day is different as my work changes with the weather.My job has three main parts:Firstly, during big weather events my time is spent on the phone and in...
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