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Working in the space sector

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Working in the space sector

In the 20th century, most people would have considered being an astronaut the number one job related to space. Now, ...

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Extinction

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Extinction

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ranks a species as extinct when there is no reasonable doubt ...

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Cartoon of two woman and a man with thought bubbles containing things that shape mindsets like culture.

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Making sense of our information environment

We all deserve a healthy information environment where all the best knowledge we have from science, mātauranga Māori and lived ...

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Acids and bases – introduction

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Acids and bases – introduction

From our bodies to our Earth’s oceans and rocks, acids and bases play an important role in our lives and ...

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Marine habitats

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Marine habitats

A habitat is the area where an organism or group of organisms live and breed. One habitat will be distinct ...

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Sensing moisture

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Sensing moisture

In this activity, students construct a simple, effective moisture sensor that is then used to give warning of dry, damp ...

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Group of New Zealand cockles (Austrovenus stutchburyi)

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Kaimoana

Hand holding a New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat.

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Mammals

Black outline images of a plane and a bird in flight.

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Flight

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Innovation

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Popular concepts

Modern copies of ancient skulls in boxes in a lab in France.

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Evolution

Row of beakers containing a range of common materials to test pH

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Chemical reactions

Fish underwater in the Goat Island Marine Reserve, NZ.

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Ecosystem

Diagram of pressure drag over different shapes.

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Pressure

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Latest resources

Students and adult in marine environment collecting data

Teacher PLD

Monitoring the moana – participatory science methods

In this recorded professional learning development (PLD) session, Sally Carson from the Otago University Department of Marine Science shares ideas, ...

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Person scaling a crevasse in Antarctica.

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A land of ice and ambition

RNZ Science journalist, Dr Claire Concannon visited Antarctica and recorded a series of podcasts. In the six accompanying articles Claire ...

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Pollination – introduction

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Pollination – introduction

Flowers are not on plants just to make them look pretty. They are there as a vital part of a ...

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Cartoon of two woman and a man with thought bubbles containing things that shape mindsets like culture.

Article

Making sense of our information environment

We all deserve a healthy information environment where all the best knowledge we have from science, mātauranga Māori and lived ...

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Brown kiwi amongst ferns on the ground.

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Introducing kiwi

The kiwi shape is distinctive. Aotearoa New Zealand’s flightless, nocturnal, endemic icon is world famous for its long bill, pear-shaped ...

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Cheesemaking – introduction

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Cheesemaking – introduction

Explore the science and the art of cheesemaking and the development of this ancient biotechnology into a modern industry.

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A Decade of Critter of the Week

11 Nov 2025

Critter of the Week celebrates a decade of storytelling, curiosity, and conservation – marking ten years since the first quirky, ...

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Stargazing 101: Astronomy for Beginners

12 Nov 2025

Have you ever looked up and wondered what you’re looking at?

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Caring for cats indoors

12 Nov 2025

Come along to Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne for an engaging and balanced kōrero about one of the more challenging ...

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