Category: Events
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STEMFest NZ takes a short break…
After careful consideration and evaluation of various factors with key partners, we would like to inform the community that the Tauranga STEM Festival will not be taking place in 2024. We understand that this news may be disappointing to many. However, we are excited to announce that the Tauranga STEM Festival will return in 2025…
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Thousands return to Tauranga’s CBD for the biggest STEM street festival in Aotearoa New Zealand
On Sunday 1st October 2023, STEM Wana delivered on the third edition of the multi-award winning Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest). The annual event is a highlight for many families and tamariki across Aotearoa and this edition delivered on a fun filled day full of wonder and discovery. Thousands got to experience hands-on experiments and activities…
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Women in Engineering school visit with Renee Young
By Rachael Pratt Did you know Women only make up 14% of engineers in Aotearoa? At STEM Wana, it is statistics like these that we are aiming to change. How do we go about making a change? We go straight to the source! On Friday 28th of July, STEM Wana Founder, Tia Lush and I…
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STEMFest wins Western Bay Community Awards 2023 for Event Excellence
The Western Bay Community Awards 2023 bring together all those who are involved in the not-for-profit sector; to celebrate and acknowledge their incredible community work that is helping make the Western Bay of Plenty one of the greatest places to live. STEMFest was thrilled to have been nominated and then picked as a finalist under…
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STEM in the Community and NASA at Tauranga
Tuesday 10th January 2023 – By Janet Van Jenkins The day was finally here – Tuesday 10th January 2023 saw queues stretching out across Tauranga Boys’ College campus as over 600 keen young scientists and space enthusiasts lined up (in the rain!) to come and spend a “Night in with a NASA Astronaut”. Let’s rewind…
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STEM in the Community and NASA at Rotorua
Monday 9th January 2023 – By Tia Lush The second stop on day two of our SWTxNASA Tour was hosted at the beautiful Rotorua Library. It was the first time that we had worked with the amazing team there and everything was in hand and ready when Tia arrived to set up. After a check…
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STEM in the Community and NASA at Taupo
Monday 9th January 2023 – By Tia Lush The second day of our SWTxNASA Tour saw sunshine and good weather over beautiful Taupō. Our friends at Taupō library had been briefed and had already been hard at work setting up their Children’s area and turning it into a presentation area fit enough for a NASA…
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STEM in the Community and NASA at Palmerston North
Sunday 8th January 2023 – By Rachael Pratt Arriving in Palmerston North on Saturday evening, the realisation that it was finally NASA tour time hit. My first stop was to the amazing Blueprint Makerspace. Where Zak showed me around their fabulous space. What a fantastic resource for the people of Palmerston North. Zak then provided…
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NASA Astronaut touches down in Tauranga
A once in a lifetime opportunity for tamariki to meet with a record breaking NASA Astronaut at an event in Tauranga on Tuesday 10th January 2023 TAURANGA, NZ — 04 JANUARY, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Record breaking NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr. Kate Rubins will be touching down in Aotearoa New Zealand for the first…
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NASA Astronaut touring central North Island for STEM in the Community initiative
Everyone is invited to come and meet Dr. Kate Rubins as she travels from Palmerston North to Tauranga from 8th January to 10th January 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAURANGA, NZ — 22 NOVEMBER, 2022 Record breaking NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr. Kate Rubins will be touching down in Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time…
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Thousands return for STEMFest 2022 in Tauranga
“Best organised & most informative free event I’ve ever taken my kids to!” Vicky McGreal – Visitor (Facebook 03 October 2022) The anticipation for the second award winning STEMFest was high, well before the big day, with tickets ‘sold out’ a week in advance. Sunday the 2nd of October 2022 started off cloudy, but as…
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Manawa Energy announced as Headline Sponsor for STEMFest 2022
After a challenging couple of years due to the global pandemic, we are super excited to bring back Tauranga STEM Festival on Sunday the 2nd of October. It will be the second edition of STEMFest. Following on from the first award winning event will be a challenge – but – we believe that with the…