Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the New Zealand Space Agency

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes...

Bring some awe into your classroom.

Satellites are incredibly useful tools, and they’ve changed the way we monitor and track things on Earth and in space.

A CubeSat is a real satellite that is small enough to fit in your hands!

Although Aotearoa New Zealand is a relative newcomer to the international space industry, a deep knowledge of space enabled early Polynesians to navigate to these islands...

In this activity, students make a physical model of the satellite shown in the Build a satellite interactive. Making a physical model will help students to...

Satellites and rockets are not easily accessible for most schools in New Zealand. Understandably, this can make experiencing space first hand somewhat difficult! However, students can...

In the 20th century, most people would have considered being an astronaut the number one job related to space. Now, in the 21st century, opportunities to...

Space and aerospace projects can have positive impacts on Aotearoa New Zealand that you might not expect. For instance, our space industry brings important opportunities to...

CubeSats are tiny box-shaped satellites that are mainly launched into low Earth orbit to observe the Earth, test new communications technology or perform miniature experiments.

In te ao Māori, space has a complex and extensive whakapapa. The narratives differ from iwi to iwi but follow similar themes.

When we talk about space, we often mention big numbers – after all, space is vast. When it comes to space debris, the numbers may surprise...

Tātai arorangi, Māori astronomical knowledge, is fundamental to te ao Māori. It forms a significant pillar of whakapapa stretching back to the beginnings of the universe....

Adventure movies make it seem like satellites can see everything from space, but is this fact or fiction?

Space debris is leftover rocket parts and non-functional satellites and any other machinery or debris left by humans. Humans have been launching rockets into space since...

Satellite images are an excellent way to support and practise the science capabilities ‘Gather and interpret data’ and ‘Interpret representations’. The images are often vibrant and...

Dr Sarah Kessans is a scientist with big dreams and the skills to make them happen. Sarah is a biochemist and works in the field of...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s remote location and unique geography have made its residents innovative by necessity. From inventing pōhā to preserve nga tītī to initiating refrigerated meat...

When you look across a lake, what colour do you expect to see? The common answer is usually blue – but what shade of blue? The...

Remote sensing is the use of sensors to extend our human senses in observing and recording objects or events that are far away (remote) from us....

Methane comprises just 0.00018% of the Earth’s atmosphere – so why are we concerned about it?