@nzscifest.bsky.social
Dunedin-based Science Festival feat. talks, shows, workshops, & more!
✨ SciFest dates, 28 June-6 July 2025 ✨
Check out the events here: https://scifest.org.nz/programme
Check out our podcast: nzisf.podbean.com
✨ SciFest dates, 28 June-6 July 2025 ✨
Check out the events here: https://scifest.org.nz/programme
Check out our podcast: nzisf.podbean.com
Are you ready for ONE BIG BIOBLITZ this weekend?
Due to a number of circumstances, including cold and potentially wet weather on Saturday, the CitSciNZ Bioblitz is will merge with the Magnetic Leaves Bioblitz. Join us at 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens on 📅 Sunday 6 July from 11am - 3pm.
Sign up link below!
Due to a number of circumstances, including cold and potentially wet weather on Saturday, the CitSciNZ Bioblitz is will merge with the Magnetic Leaves Bioblitz. Join us at 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens on 📅 Sunday 6 July from 11am - 3pm.
Sign up link below!
July 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Are you ready for ONE BIG BIOBLITZ this weekend?
Due to a number of circumstances, including cold and potentially wet weather on Saturday, the CitSciNZ Bioblitz is will merge with the Magnetic Leaves Bioblitz. Join us at 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens on 📅 Sunday 6 July from 11am - 3pm.
Sign up link below!
Due to a number of circumstances, including cold and potentially wet weather on Saturday, the CitSciNZ Bioblitz is will merge with the Magnetic Leaves Bioblitz. Join us at 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens on 📅 Sunday 6 July from 11am - 3pm.
Sign up link below!
🧇 Preeesenting our Women in Science Brunch speakers!
🫐 Treat yourself to a delightful Sunday morning brunch, some casual networking, and short talks from these awe-inspiring women. 🎤
Seats are running out so book while you can: scifest.org.nz/programme/wo...
🫐 Treat yourself to a delightful Sunday morning brunch, some casual networking, and short talks from these awe-inspiring women. 🎤
Seats are running out so book while you can: scifest.org.nz/programme/wo...
July 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
🧇 Preeesenting our Women in Science Brunch speakers!
🫐 Treat yourself to a delightful Sunday morning brunch, some casual networking, and short talks from these awe-inspiring women. 🎤
Seats are running out so book while you can: scifest.org.nz/programme/wo...
🫐 Treat yourself to a delightful Sunday morning brunch, some casual networking, and short talks from these awe-inspiring women. 🎤
Seats are running out so book while you can: scifest.org.nz/programme/wo...
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Resharing my latest RNZ segment (from yesterday). In 10 mins, we covered global warming, moth migration, and prediction chemo effectiveness.
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Earth traps more heat, star-navigating moths, chemo gene test
Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about how the Earth is trapping more heat in the atmosphere and what happens when its energy balance is out of alignment.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Resharing my latest RNZ segment (from yesterday). In 10 mins, we covered global warming, moth migration, and prediction chemo effectiveness.
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www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
‼️ We've reopened slots for the CitSciNZ Bioblitz happening on 📅 5 July, 10am-2pm 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens
Book for FREE here: scifest.org.nz/programme/ci...
Book for FREE here: scifest.org.nz/programme/ci...
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
‼️ We've reopened slots for the CitSciNZ Bioblitz happening on 📅 5 July, 10am-2pm 📍 Woodhaugh Gardens
Book for FREE here: scifest.org.nz/programme/ci...
Book for FREE here: scifest.org.nz/programme/ci...
Looking forward to your session later today! 🖋️
So excited for my poetry event tomorrow with @nzscifest.bsky.social ! Many thanks to the city of literature. People said it's cold here, but I think my Minnesota heart can handle it. 😆 check things out! scifest.org.nz/programme
2025 Programme | NZ Science Festival
For over 20 years the New Zealand International Science Festival has played a vital role in making science exciting and accessible to kids and families.
scifest.org.nz
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Looking forward to your session later today! 🖋️
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Listening to Dr Michelle Thaller at the @nzscifest.bsky.social launch and she's making us cry. We *all* contain atoms from millions of stars that died and released their whole selves back into the universe.
"You're a whole galaxy. This is the only chance the universe has to see through your eyes."
"You're a whole galaxy. This is the only chance the universe has to see through your eyes."
June 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Listening to Dr Michelle Thaller at the @nzscifest.bsky.social launch and she's making us cry. We *all* contain atoms from millions of stars that died and released their whole selves back into the universe.
"You're a whole galaxy. This is the only chance the universe has to see through your eyes."
"You're a whole galaxy. This is the only chance the universe has to see through your eyes."
Have you taken your Vitamin Tree and Vitamin Sea this week? Do you have a critter deficiency? Worry not! We've got a fantastic lineup of wildlife events starting this Saturday just for you.
Check out what we've got lined up for you starting this Saturday 👇
Check out what we've got lined up for you starting this Saturday 👇
June 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Have you taken your Vitamin Tree and Vitamin Sea this week? Do you have a critter deficiency? Worry not! We've got a fantastic lineup of wildlife events starting this Saturday just for you.
Check out what we've got lined up for you starting this Saturday 👇
Check out what we've got lined up for you starting this Saturday 👇
Come onboard the MV Sootychaser for a journey through the heart of Dunedin's extinct volcano! 🌋
Port to Port Cruises is holding special trips for the school holidays: Exploring Dunedin's Extinct Volcano.
📅 6 July, 10am-11am AND 11.30am - 12.30pm
Limited spaces:
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
Port to Port Cruises is holding special trips for the school holidays: Exploring Dunedin's Extinct Volcano.
📅 6 July, 10am-11am AND 11.30am - 12.30pm
Limited spaces:
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
June 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Come onboard the MV Sootychaser for a journey through the heart of Dunedin's extinct volcano! 🌋
Port to Port Cruises is holding special trips for the school holidays: Exploring Dunedin's Extinct Volcano.
📅 6 July, 10am-11am AND 11.30am - 12.30pm
Limited spaces:
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
Port to Port Cruises is holding special trips for the school holidays: Exploring Dunedin's Extinct Volcano.
📅 6 July, 10am-11am AND 11.30am - 12.30pm
Limited spaces:
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
Trace the roots of the internet and listen to how its foundations were quietly laid under Cold War secrecy with Dr Noel Packard in Making Internet History More Visible.
📅 1 July, 2pm-3pm & 2 July 11am-12pm
📍 Festival Hub in Meridian Mall
Register for the FREE event 👇
scifest.org.nz/programme/ma...
📅 1 July, 2pm-3pm & 2 July 11am-12pm
📍 Festival Hub in Meridian Mall
Register for the FREE event 👇
scifest.org.nz/programme/ma...
Event shares internet’s military development
Covert military origins beneath today’s worldwide computer network will be revealed in two talks. Interdisciplinary social scientist Dr Noel...
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June 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Trace the roots of the internet and listen to how its foundations were quietly laid under Cold War secrecy with Dr Noel Packard in Making Internet History More Visible.
📅 1 July, 2pm-3pm & 2 July 11am-12pm
📍 Festival Hub in Meridian Mall
Register for the FREE event 👇
scifest.org.nz/programme/ma...
📅 1 July, 2pm-3pm & 2 July 11am-12pm
📍 Festival Hub in Meridian Mall
Register for the FREE event 👇
scifest.org.nz/programme/ma...
Looking for a good yarn? We've got storytime for kids and adults! 📚
Science Storytime with University Book Shop
📅 1-4 July, 9:30-10:00am
📍 Festival Hub - Seminar Space in Meridian Mall
scifest.org.nz/programme/sc...
These events are FREE but booking is required through the links above.
Science Storytime with University Book Shop
📅 1-4 July, 9:30-10:00am
📍 Festival Hub - Seminar Space in Meridian Mall
scifest.org.nz/programme/sc...
These events are FREE but booking is required through the links above.
June 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Looking for a good yarn? We've got storytime for kids and adults! 📚
Science Storytime with University Book Shop
📅 1-4 July, 9:30-10:00am
📍 Festival Hub - Seminar Space in Meridian Mall
scifest.org.nz/programme/sc...
These events are FREE but booking is required through the links above.
Science Storytime with University Book Shop
📅 1-4 July, 9:30-10:00am
📍 Festival Hub - Seminar Space in Meridian Mall
scifest.org.nz/programme/sc...
These events are FREE but booking is required through the links above.
🌻 You may be keen to hear the life of Jean Stevens, a pioneering NZ hybridiser of irises and leucadendrons, from award-winning author and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth.
📅 3 July 2025, 2pm-3pm
📍 Festival Hub at Meridian Mall
Register for this FREE seminar:
scifest.org.nz/programme/je...
📅 3 July 2025, 2pm-3pm
📍 Festival Hub at Meridian Mall
Register for this FREE seminar:
scifest.org.nz/programme/je...
June 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
🌻 You may be keen to hear the life of Jean Stevens, a pioneering NZ hybridiser of irises and leucadendrons, from award-winning author and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth.
📅 3 July 2025, 2pm-3pm
📍 Festival Hub at Meridian Mall
Register for this FREE seminar:
scifest.org.nz/programme/je...
📅 3 July 2025, 2pm-3pm
📍 Festival Hub at Meridian Mall
Register for this FREE seminar:
scifest.org.nz/programme/je...
‼️ We've got updates for the Women in Science Brunch!
🎤 Rachael Rayner, Science Explainer will be your hilarious MC for the brunch. Rachel is a science communicator, writer and performer with a passion for wonder and an appetite for facts. We can't hype her enough!
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🎤 Rachael Rayner, Science Explainer will be your hilarious MC for the brunch. Rachel is a science communicator, writer and performer with a passion for wonder and an appetite for facts. We can't hype her enough!
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Women in Science Brunch | NZ Science Festival
Calling all women in science! Join us for Sunday morning brunch, casual networking and short talks from women in a range of science careers.
scifest.org.nz
June 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
‼️ We've got updates for the Women in Science Brunch!
🎤 Rachael Rayner, Science Explainer will be your hilarious MC for the brunch. Rachel is a science communicator, writer and performer with a passion for wonder and an appetite for facts. We can't hype her enough!
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🎤 Rachael Rayner, Science Explainer will be your hilarious MC for the brunch. Rachel is a science communicator, writer and performer with a passion for wonder and an appetite for facts. We can't hype her enough!
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✒️ Merge your love for arts and science with our poetry events! Time to get some creative juices flowing and meet other poets (of all levels 📜), scientists (of all fields ✨), and everything in between.
Book your tickets here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
and
scifest.org.nz/programme/wr...
Book your tickets here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
and
scifest.org.nz/programme/wr...
June 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
✒️ Merge your love for arts and science with our poetry events! Time to get some creative juices flowing and meet other poets (of all levels 📜), scientists (of all fields ✨), and everything in between.
Book your tickets here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
and
scifest.org.nz/programme/wr...
Book your tickets here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
and
scifest.org.nz/programme/wr...
How does Emersons Brewery go from grains 🌾 to good times 🍻?
💬 Take the Sip & Science tour through Emerson’s Brewery looking at the science of brewing and fermentation. 🍺
We've got events for adults, too! Sign up for this brewery tour here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/si...
💬 Take the Sip & Science tour through Emerson’s Brewery looking at the science of brewing and fermentation. 🍺
We've got events for adults, too! Sign up for this brewery tour here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/si...
June 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
How does Emersons Brewery go from grains 🌾 to good times 🍻?
💬 Take the Sip & Science tour through Emerson’s Brewery looking at the science of brewing and fermentation. 🍺
We've got events for adults, too! Sign up for this brewery tour here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/si...
💬 Take the Sip & Science tour through Emerson’s Brewery looking at the science of brewing and fermentation. 🍺
We've got events for adults, too! Sign up for this brewery tour here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/si...
We're looking forward (and up! 😉) to all the space-related events coming up.
🔭 Join the Dunedin Astronomical Society in Exploring the Dunedin Night Sky and All Its Wonders.
📅 28-30 June & 4-6 July, 7pm-9pm
📍 Beverly-Begg Observatory
Book tickets before they go!
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
🔭 Join the Dunedin Astronomical Society in Exploring the Dunedin Night Sky and All Its Wonders.
📅 28-30 June & 4-6 July, 7pm-9pm
📍 Beverly-Begg Observatory
Book tickets before they go!
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We're looking forward (and up! 😉) to all the space-related events coming up.
🔭 Join the Dunedin Astronomical Society in Exploring the Dunedin Night Sky and All Its Wonders.
📅 28-30 June & 4-6 July, 7pm-9pm
📍 Beverly-Begg Observatory
Book tickets before they go!
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
🔭 Join the Dunedin Astronomical Society in Exploring the Dunedin Night Sky and All Its Wonders.
📅 28-30 June & 4-6 July, 7pm-9pm
📍 Beverly-Begg Observatory
Book tickets before they go!
scifest.org.nz/programme/ex...
🌈 Take part in an aurora-inspired scavenger hunt! Learn about the science and pūrākau of aurora australis/Te Tahu-nui-a-rangi as you seek out artworks made by local tamariki.
📅 28 June to 6 July, 10am - 4pm
📍 Dunedin Botanic Garden
Read more about the walk here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/hu...
📅 28 June to 6 July, 10am - 4pm
📍 Dunedin Botanic Garden
Read more about the walk here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/hu...
June 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🌈 Take part in an aurora-inspired scavenger hunt! Learn about the science and pūrākau of aurora australis/Te Tahu-nui-a-rangi as you seek out artworks made by local tamariki.
📅 28 June to 6 July, 10am - 4pm
📍 Dunedin Botanic Garden
Read more about the walk here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/hu...
📅 28 June to 6 July, 10am - 4pm
📍 Dunedin Botanic Garden
Read more about the walk here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/hu...
🛶 Don't miss out on the Guided Tours at the Ruruku Exhibition at Hocken Collections at the University of Otago with the Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki waka club
📅 2 & 5 July 2025, 11am - 11.45am
📍 Hocken Collections
This event is FREE but booking is required: scifest.org.nz/programme/ru...
📅 2 & 5 July 2025, 11am - 11.45am
📍 Hocken Collections
This event is FREE but booking is required: scifest.org.nz/programme/ru...
June 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
🛶 Don't miss out on the Guided Tours at the Ruruku Exhibition at Hocken Collections at the University of Otago with the Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki waka club
📅 2 & 5 July 2025, 11am - 11.45am
📍 Hocken Collections
This event is FREE but booking is required: scifest.org.nz/programme/ru...
📅 2 & 5 July 2025, 11am - 11.45am
📍 Hocken Collections
This event is FREE but booking is required: scifest.org.nz/programme/ru...
🦠 Join an insightful talk about COVID-19 and how it continues to affect our daily lives in Life after Covid: Lessons, challenges and the road ahead.
📅 2 July 2025, 5.30pm - 6.45pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/li...
📅 2 July 2025, 5.30pm - 6.45pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/li...
June 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🦠 Join an insightful talk about COVID-19 and how it continues to affect our daily lives in Life after Covid: Lessons, challenges and the road ahead.
📅 2 July 2025, 5.30pm - 6.45pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/li...
📅 2 July 2025, 5.30pm - 6.45pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/li...
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Here's how to spot the 'planetary parade' this month! Just after sunset, four planets will be visible in the evening skies for the summer months.
January 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Here's how to spot the 'planetary parade' this month! Just after sunset, four planets will be visible in the evening skies for the summer months.
🌱 Join us for an inspiring session with Dr Ihirangi Heke as we explore Atua Matua, a unique framework grounded in mātauranga Māori.
💬 Atua Matua is a framework rooted in mātauranga Māori that explores connections between environment and health.
Register here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/at...
💬 Atua Matua is a framework rooted in mātauranga Māori that explores connections between environment and health.
Register here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/at...
June 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🌱 Join us for an inspiring session with Dr Ihirangi Heke as we explore Atua Matua, a unique framework grounded in mātauranga Māori.
💬 Atua Matua is a framework rooted in mātauranga Māori that explores connections between environment and health.
Register here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/at...
💬 Atua Matua is a framework rooted in mātauranga Māori that explores connections between environment and health.
Register here:
scifest.org.nz/programme/at...
What are plankton and what secrets are their secrets about the Otago Harbour? Find out in the Seasons in the Sea Seminar. Join Rob Lewis as he explains the latest findings of this participatory science initiative!
Book a slot for plankton analysis & collection here: scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
Book a slot for plankton analysis & collection here: scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
June 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
What are plankton and what secrets are their secrets about the Otago Harbour? Find out in the Seasons in the Sea Seminar. Join Rob Lewis as he explains the latest findings of this participatory science initiative!
Book a slot for plankton analysis & collection here: scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
Book a slot for plankton analysis & collection here: scifest.org.nz/programme/se...
✨ Science meets fringe in this amalgamation of comedy and quantum in A Flying Photon. Through humour, sequins and sparkles, uncover a bizarre piece of quantum mechanics with Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer
⚠️ Warning: all puns intended.
Register now! scifest.org.nz/programme/a-...
⚠️ Warning: all puns intended.
Register now! scifest.org.nz/programme/a-...
June 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
✨ Science meets fringe in this amalgamation of comedy and quantum in A Flying Photon. Through humour, sequins and sparkles, uncover a bizarre piece of quantum mechanics with Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer
⚠️ Warning: all puns intended.
Register now! scifest.org.nz/programme/a-...
⚠️ Warning: all puns intended.
Register now! scifest.org.nz/programme/a-...
Introverts? escaped lab monkeys?? 🙈
Find out what's up in An Introvert's Guide to Extroverts!
📅 2 & 3 July 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm
📍 Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Public Hospital
📅 4 July 2025, 9pm-10pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register through the link below:
scifest.org.nz/programme/an...
Find out what's up in An Introvert's Guide to Extroverts!
📅 2 & 3 July 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm
📍 Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Public Hospital
📅 4 July 2025, 9pm-10pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register through the link below:
scifest.org.nz/programme/an...
June 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Introverts? escaped lab monkeys?? 🙈
Find out what's up in An Introvert's Guide to Extroverts!
📅 2 & 3 July 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm
📍 Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Public Hospital
📅 4 July 2025, 9pm-10pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register through the link below:
scifest.org.nz/programme/an...
Find out what's up in An Introvert's Guide to Extroverts!
📅 2 & 3 July 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm
📍 Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Public Hospital
📅 4 July 2025, 9pm-10pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
Register through the link below:
scifest.org.nz/programme/an...
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June 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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🧬 What will gene tech look like in the near future? Pop on over and find out in our upcoming panel The Future of Gene Technology.
📅 1 July 2025, 5.30pm - 7pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🧫 Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/th...
📅 1 July 2025, 5.30pm - 7pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🧫 Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/th...
June 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
🧬 What will gene tech look like in the near future? Pop on over and find out in our upcoming panel The Future of Gene Technology.
📅 1 July 2025, 5.30pm - 7pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🧫 Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/th...
📅 1 July 2025, 5.30pm - 7pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🧫 Register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/th...