• iceberg
  • boy with flowers
  • checking water quality
  • planet eclipse
  • solarsystem model
  • rangitoto trees
  • kids with test tubes
  • kids with earth
  • snowy mountains
  • teens in physics class
  • Rainbow Clouds

    Refraction and diffraction of light through ice crystals in the clouds

  • Philippa On The Ice

    Philippa On The Ice Philippa Werry at an Antarctic research camp 2016

New Zealand Science Teacher

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    NIWA seeks help in fish research

    30/11/2016

    NIWA (the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) is calling for help from people who can help scientists understand the changes that our coastal waters are going through.

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    Royal Society NZ honours stand-out researchers

    24/11/2016

    Outstanding Kiwi researchers were acknowledged at the Royal Society of New Zealand 2016 Research Honours event, held in Christchurch last night. Medals were presented by both the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

  • computer code

    Computer Science Unplugged resources get funding boost

    21/11/2016

    A series of resources teaching computational thinking, developed in New Zealand more than 20 years ago and which have since become a fixture in computer science education around the world, have received a huge boost with the announcement of funding from Microsoft.

  • primary chemist

    Future scientists to hit the lab

    21/11/2016

    Auckland kids are will get their first taste of chemistry at the University of Auckland’s labs later this week, as part of the 10th annual BASF Kids Lab programme.

  • gene editing

    The gene editing future is here - Royal Society NZ panel formed

    17/11/2016

    The precise manipulation of genetic structures - gene editing - has been talked about as a far-off possibility for years now, and has generally been confined to futurism and science fiction. But The Royal Society of New Zealand is urging people to start thinking about designer genetics in the present tense: recent advances mean we’re on the brink of a revolution.

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    The future of farming - teachers learn about agriculture careers

    15/11/2016

    High school teachers from across the Waikato have spent a day immersed in science so they can share the hands-on experience with students and help inspire them into research careers.

  • NZGEO

    NZ Geo now free to all schools

    01/11/2016

    New Zealand Geographic magazine - both in print and at NZGeo.com - has been wowing Kiwis with superp photography and writing on the world we live in since 1989. Now this inspiration is available free to every school in the country through the online New Zealand Geographic archive.

  • ozone

    World agrees to ditch HFCs

    13/10/2016

    Nearly 200 countries have agreed to phase out a specific agent of climate change by 2019 - one of the most destructive greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The agreement is being hailed as a concrete step toward meeting the targets of the Paris Accord.

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