The Science of Medicines

A massive mihi to for an incredible 4 days of culture, connection, community, and colour! Ngā mihi nui to everyone who came to kōrero with us at . An amazing celebration - mana motuhake in action!

Ngā mihi nui Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou for enabling The Science of Medicines Whakatere Waka and Otago Museum to be part of the 2023 Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival at Ōtākou marae! Wonderful to see the curious and creative minds of our tamariki! Beautiful sun, smiles, and celebration - mīharo whānau!

Ngā mihi nui to the amazing staff and students at Waitara High School and Manukorihi Intermediate Waitara! A massive thank you for your manaaki and enthusiasm - mīharo! Remember to contact us if you come to Ōtepoti!

Ngā mihi maioha TARANAKI IWI - Taranaki Tū Mai 2022!! Hosted by Ngāti Ruanui, the festival in Te Hāwera was an incredible celebration of Taranakitanga and was attended by over 2000 people. What a privilege to be part of this. Me tōngai harakeke w'ānau!

Meitaki ma’ata Aitutaki and Otago Museum for enabling Science of Medicines Whakatere Waka to be part of the first ever Aitutaki Science Expo! With the theme of ‘Synergy between traditional knowledge and science’, and a collection of incredible interactive science, the expo went off with a bang!

"The hands-on activities have given our children the opportunity to know that science is fun and that they can make their dreams a reality. This was such an amazing experience and was so good"

Mīharo koutou!

Ngā mihi nui Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti! Tino pai koutou - what an awesome pūtaiao session of Bug Busting, resisting antibiotic resistance, and creativity this week! Meri Kirihimete - ka kite anō!

Ka mau te wehi Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti! We are loving our pūtaiao sessions with you. He mihi nui ki a koutou for your manaaki and enthusiasm - mīharo! Hei āpōpō!

Whakamihi nui ki a koutou! Well done and thank you to all of you who entered our Science of Medicines D-Bug Game Design Challenge, and a special congratulations to all our prize winners!
He mihi tino nui to our fabulous judges, L**h Szymanski (computer scientist extraordinaire), Ben Peters (game-making biochemist) and Lauren Saker (awesome creative at NZ’s Centre for Digital Excellence, CODE). In the words of our judges, ‘all the ideas are awesome – all of these kids are super awesome!’. We totally agree. Ka rawe everyone!
We will be in touch with prize-winners who were unable to attend today’s official prize-giving very soon!

The Science of Medicines Whakatere Waka D-Bug Game Design Challenge is on now!
Do you have an awesome idea for a game that teaches us about viruses and the medicines we use to defend against them? Enter the D-Bug Game Design Challenge and be in to win some awesome prizes!
Entries open: Now!
Entries close: 5pm Sunday 20 November 2022
Prize-giving: 12-2pm Sunday 27 November 2022 @ Otago Museum. See https://otagomuseum.nz/d-bug-game-design-challenge/ for Fun Fact sheets, and how to enter! Any questions just pātai mai!!

Kia Orāna kōtou kātoatoa! The Science of Medicines Whakatere Waka is with Otago Museum in Rarotonga! A huge meitaki to the beautiful Cook Islands!

Fa'afetai lava, Meitaki mā'ata, Mālō, Fakafetai, Vinaka vakalevu, Fakaue, Ngā mihi nui Moana Nui Festival and Pacific Trust Otago for an incredible day of celebration and sharing at Moana Nui 2022 on Saturday! Ka rawe!!