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  • STEMFest returns in 2022 with stellar support

    STEMFest returns in 2022 with stellar support

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    Prepare to take off for the best STEMFest yet as New Zealand’s largest science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival (STEM) returns after a two-year hiatus. More than 50 exhibitors are expected in Tauranga from all over Aotearoa for the free, family-friendly street festival on Sunday 2 October, 2022. Highlights include an International Space Zone, supported…

  • Meet the finalists of the STEMFest official mascot superhero competition

    Meet the finalists of the STEMFest official mascot superhero competition

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    We’ve had some amazing entries from tamariki for this year’s STEMFest mascot superhero. We asked tamariki to think about an environmental problem that meant something to them and then to create a superhero who could solve that problem using the awesome powers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Our judges met on Friday 11th…

  • STEMFest official mascot superhero competition

    STEMFest official mascot superhero competition

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    Terms and Conditions Tauranga STEM Festival Mascot competition is open to residents of the Bay of Plenty aged 8 – 12 years old. All entrants should ask permission from a parent or guardian before entering. Please see the form attached for parents/guardian to sign. Only one artwork per artist may be entered. Parent/guardian are willing…

  • STEM Summer Edition and STEM Open Day

    STEM Summer Edition and STEM Open Day

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    This summer over three days we welcomed hundreds of visitors to a very special series of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics sessions in Tauranga. It started on Thursday 20th January 2022 with a workshop covering Artificial Intelligence with Matias Iacono from Cucumber NZ in the morning. Our participants choose from three activities and had a…

  • STEM in the Community Summer Edition

    STEM in the Community Summer Edition

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    Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd January 2022 STEM in the Community – Summer Edition is a fringe event of Tauranga STEM Festival with several fun hands-on activities and a STEM Open Day taking place at Basestation, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga during the summer holidays. There will be something for the whole family to enjoy! Please…

  • STEMFest 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19

    STEMFest 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19

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    It is with great disappointment that the Board of STEM Wana Trust are reluctantly announcing the cancellation of Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest) on the 5th December 2021.  After months and months of work by the STEMFest project team and the initial postponement from our original October date, we have tried to hold off for as…

  • STEM in the Community 2021 – Summary

    STEM in the Community 2021 – Summary

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    A big thanks to all those who attended our STEM in the Community events over the October 2021 school holidays. Our team really enjoyed travelling around to different locations in the Bay of Plenty and meeting all our STEM friends. We would also like to extend a huge thanks to all the amazing content providers,…

  • Morning Tea with STEM Heroes

    Morning Tea with STEM Heroes

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    Tauranga STEM Festival is proud to present another STEM in the Community event during the October school holidays. Tuesday 5th October 2021 at 08:30am at University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus. Durham Street. Want to know what it’s like to work in STEM? Curious about how other people started their career? Join us for a conversation…

  • STEM in the Community 2021

    STEM in the Community 2021

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    October School Holiday STEM Activities Introducing STEM in the Community for 8-12 year olds STEM in the Community is our outreach project held in locations across the Bay of Plenty, where we bring together amazing STEM content providers, smart venues and enthusiastic children and tamariki. Each location is run as a unique event. Please find below…

  • STEMFest 2021 secures a new date

    STEMFest 2021 secures a new date

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    Tauranga STEM Festival 2021 originally planned for 3rd October 2021, has secured a new alternative date later on in the year. This year’s event will be held on Sunday 5th December 2021. The team have continued to work during the latest lockdown and with the support of Tauranga City Council, have agreed a date in…

  • STEMFest 2021 Postponed Until Further Notice

    STEMFest 2021 Postponed Until Further Notice

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    Due to the unknown nature of the situation with the COVID-19 lockdown, the Board of STEM Wana Trust have discussed our options for this year’s Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest) 2021. After much deliberation and discussion, it is with a heavy heart that we are announcing the postponement of STEMFest celebrations due on Sunday 3rd October…

  • STEMFest Protocols for dealing with COVID-19

    STEMFest Protocols for dealing with COVID-19

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    STEM Wana Trust/Tauranga STEM Festival (STEMFest) will operate under the guidelines for Alert Levels 1-4 provided by the New Zealand government. Full details of which can be found here: https://covid19.govt.nz/activities/public-events-and-entertainment/ Our team will also be working closely with Tauranga City Council events team, as well as community groups and other organisations supporting our event. Notwithstanding…