NIWA Auckland City Science and Technology Fair

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World Water Day.

This year's theme is water and gender.

Did you know that 1.8 billion people still do not have drinking water on-premises, and in two out of three households, women are primarily responsible for water collection. (WHO/UNICEF, 2023) .

For more information head to: https://www.unwater.org/our-work/world-water-day

Happy International Maths Day and Pi Day!

Where would science be without mathematics?

What is your favourite piece of maths?

Photo Credits:
Dr Dilip Kumar
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mathematics, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695581
India

Today is International Woman's Day.

There are many amazing female scientists. Here are some websites/ recent articles that showcase some of the recent work by female scientists: tools- where would we be without them?

There are many amazing female scientists, here are some websites/ recent articles that showcase some of the recent work by female scientists:
https://thefemalescientist.com/magazine/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00666-x
https://www.wired.com/tag/women-in-science/

Image is from WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/women-in-science-nergis-mavalvala/

Happy World Wildlife Day

We are just one day away from a total lunar eclipse visible throughout the country! Here are the exact timings from start to finish for tomorrow nights blood Moon. New Zealand is one of a few countries that will be able to witness the eclipse for its entire duration.

The best time to see the blood Moon will be from midnight to 1am (New Zealand time), with the peak of the eclipse occuring just after 12:30am. If you manage to capture this beautiful celestial event, be sure to send us your photos!

Thank you to those of you who have claimed your prize. Please check your accounts and look for ‘SciFair’. Congratulations! You followed the instructions and were rewarded for your actions.

To those who haven’t claimed your prize, please do so as soon as possible as the account manager would like to process these in the first week of the holidays.

Congratulations to Celine Chen for the Best Overall Exhibit in the Fair, the Earth Sciences New Zealand Premier Platinum Award! Her project "Thirsty Grass, Tipsy Roots?" is our number one for 2025.

Rolling up the floor after the judging. Don't forget to roll up to the prize giving on Monday 8th! 😍

Results for 2025 are now online. Congratulations to our winners! Prizegiving is on Monday 8th September, 7:00-8:30pm, Michael Park School. So mark your calendar now! https://scifair.org.nz/results.html

Another year completed.

Just waiting for a few schools to pick up their projects....

We are open today to view projects. Come and see some excellent science!