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Keep up to date with the latest science-related news and events from New Zealand and abroad by registering for My Sci and then selecting the 'keep me posted' link.

Newsletters

New Zealand Science Learning Hub Newsletter: Winter 2008
Kia ora, and welcome to the winter newsletter of the New Zealand Science Learning Hub – dedicated to sparking fresh thinking in science education www.sciencelearn.org.nz.

New Zealand Science Learning Hub Newsletter: Autumn 2008
Kia ora, and welcome to the autumn newsletter of the New Zealand Science Learning Hub – dedicated to sparking fresh thinking in science education www.sciencelearn.org.nz.

New Zealand Science Learning Hub Newsletter Issue 1: Summer 2007
The New Zealand Science Learning Hub site went live in July and is crammed full of up-to-date articles, video clips, images and teaching and learning materials based on the requirements of the New Zealand science curriculum.

Latest news

  • A prickly culprit

    10/10/2008

    It would seem that agricultural activities are not the only things polluting our waterways with nitrogen. It has recently been discovered that gorse, that prickly green plant with the yellow flowers, is responsible for leaching as much nitrogen into our waterways as some dairy farms.

  • Dabbling in Genetics Earns Lifetime Acheivement Award

    09/10/2008

    The winner of the 2008 KuDos Lifetime Achievement award is estimated to have brought in excess of $400 million to the New Zealand dairy farmer by improving the genetics of the New Zealand dairy herd since 1956.

  • Foraging for fungi turns up rare treat

    16/09/2008

    Forty-five fungal enthusiasts, both amateur and professional, from around the world gathered in Otago recently for the 22nd annual New Zealand Fungal Foray.

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Featured Events

  • Rutherford science competition 2008

    05/06/08 to 31/10/08

    Essay and poster competitions for all New Zealand school students from years 1–13.

  • NanoCamp 2009

    19/01/09 to 23/01/09

    NanoCamp is a week long science camp for senior high school students sponsored by the MacDiarmid Institute.

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