Category: Activities

Hands-on interactions with some of the technologies available to the students at our school, as well as an exhibit of some of our current and former students’ work in this area.

Come and see what our Engineering students achieve during their studies!

Meet the Future Students Team and find out about study at Waikato.

Challenge your body! Wattbike, Vertical Jump, Speed Light Challenge, and a Biomechanics Video Display

Virtual reality and programming challenges from the Computer Science Department.

Our new research and teaching laboratories open with hands-on displays, bio-security games, chemical reactions and more. We even have so much to show you, that we are also spilling out onto the street in the AquaSTEM Zone! We will have our research drones (they will be leaving us soon for a stint in the Antarctic)…

Meet some of Xero’s software engineers, learn to count in binary, write a programming code and learn what an algorithm is … bring your curiosity!

Take some selfies and share the fun at the branded NZME and ZM booths next to both entrance gates.

If you’re a serious gamer, love video games, love sports and competition, or just love being part of something that’s fun and entertaining in an electric atmosphere – You don’t want to miss this! Come and immerse yourself in the rapidly growing eSports Universe.

Would you know what to do in an emergency? Practice your CPR and find out about our Youth Programme, how to learn First Aid and what it is like to work in Emergency Medicine.

What makes us all unique? Come and learn about DNA and genetics and make some cool accessories with our team of eager scientists and educators.

Get wet (or stay dry) exploring our interactive City Waters model of pumps, pipes and wipes.