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SCIFEST.ORG.NZ
10-14 July 2024
DUNEDIN
10-14 July, 10am-3.30pm • Festival Hub
Drop in • Free • All ages
Drop by NanoFest’s Festival Hub every day for a rotating selection
of free, hands-on science for the whole whānau.
We’ll have stalls from local science and conservation organisations
where you’ll be able to make playdough hearts and seed bombs, learn
about molecules and stream life, and create with bricks and modelling
clay. Come see New Zealand’s tenth meteorite, get your favourite
rock identified, and examine an amazing map of Zealandia, the world’s
newest continent. The Hub will also feature opportunities to try out
mixed reality and play with our always-popular big blue blocks.
The Festival Hub will be located at the Tūhura Otago Museum’s H.D.
Skinner Annex. For a full list of daily activities, check out scifest.org.nz.
13-14 July, 10am-11.30am, 12pm-1.30pm
and 2pm-3.30pm • Festival Hub
Booking required • $15 • 9+ years
Grab an old computer. Strip it and parts it or
rebuild it and test it. Install it and take it home.
It’s up to you (and dependent on donated
device supply.)
10-14 July, 10am-3.30pm • Festival Hub
Drop in • Free • All ages
Bring us your old electronic devices and we’ll
give them new life! In partnership with the
Dunedin City Council and Cargill Enterprises, we
are offering a FREE drop-off point for unused or
end-of-life consumer electronic goods.
E-WASTE RECONSTRUCTION
E-WASTE DROPOFF POINT
FESTIVAL HUB
E-WASTE
10 July, 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm
Festival Hub
Booking required • PWYCA • 9-12 years
It’s never to early to start learning about
electricity! In this workshop, we’ll use playdough
to learn about electrical circuits before we play
and create sculptures that light up.
10-14 July, 10am-3pm
Dunedin Community Gallery
Drop in • Free • All ages
The tenth Art+Science Exhibition, with
‘memory and mind’ as its focus. We’ll we
explore what it is to live in a world in which
being human is not the most important thing.
11 July, 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm
Festival Hub
Booking required • PWYCA • All ages
Grab your family and friends and help us create
a chain reaction from our fun mix of toys,
kitchen equipment, blocks and balls.
10 July, 5pm-6pm • H.D. Skinner Annex
Booking required • $10 • Adults
Unlock the power of improvisation to enhance
your scientific communication! Learn improv
techniques that will help you to think on your
feet, engage your audience, and make your
research more accessible.
10-14 July, 9.30am-10am • Festival Hub
Booking required • Free • 4-8 years
The University Book Shop is excited to be
running their popular storytime sessions again
this year. Hear sumptuous stories and tales of
dastardly deeds, and finish the session
by indulging your creativity in a craft activity!
SQUISHY CIRCUITS
MEMORY AND MIND
CHAIN REACTIONS
STORYTIME FOR SCIENTISTS
SCIENCE STORYTIME!
Find all the details at
www.scifest.org.nz
EVENTS
11 July, 1:30pm- 3:30pm
NZ Marine Studies Centre
Booking required • $20/$15 • 9+ years
Join scientists from the University of Otago’s
Marine Science Department as they dissect a
1.8m porbeagle shark.
14 July, 10:30am-11:30m
St David Lecture Theatre
Booking required • Free • All ages
Witness captivating physics demonstrations
that showcase the wonders of science in action.
13 July, 1pm-3.30pm • Festival Hub
Drop in • Free • All ages
Come and learn how to relax while playing
with a drone and robot dog!
12 July, 3:30pm-5pm
College of Education Auditorium
Booking required • Free • 13+ years
Join Year 13 Science Academy students from
across New Zealand as they put their science
communication skills into action and present
short science talks, films, shows, and podcasts.
14 July, 10am-11:30am and 12pm-1:30pm
NZ Marine Studies Centre
Booking required • $15 adult/$10 child
(2 & under free) • All ages
Connect with your coast, meet local marine
species in our touch tanks, and discover what
makes them special.
SHARKS: INSIDE AND OUT
PHYSICS SHOW
DRONES, MENTAL
WELLBEING, ROBOTICS &
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SCIENCE ACADEMY SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION EXPO
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SCIENCE!
MARINE ENCOUNTERS TOURS
10 July, 7.30-10pm • Rialto Cinemas
Booking required • $20/$15 • 9+ years
Join us at the Rialto for a big night on the big
screen as we roll out the red carpet for the
last time to celebrate the final cohort of the
phenomenally talented science and natural
history film students from the University of
Otago’s Science Communication programme.
13 July, 4pm-5pm
Tūhura Otago Museum Barclay Theatre
Booking required • 13+ years
A public talk about Matariki, maramataka
and tātai aroraki (Māori Astronomy).
11 July, 5:30pm-7:30pm • Petridish
Booking required • $15 • Adults
From wildlife tracking and landscape-level
monitoring to population counts and behaviour
observation, drone technology is changing how
conservationists do their work, presenting
novel research methods and new perspectives.
Award-winning author and natural history
illustrator Giselle Clarkson has a love for the little
things, and she’s bringing that love to NanoFest!
Here for three events, Giselle’s humour and
infectious appreciation for the natural world will
bring sparkle and wonder to both young and old.
BE AN OBSERVOLOGIST! (WORKSHOP)
12 July, 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm
Festival Hub
Booking required • PWYCA • 6-12 years
WHY LITTLE THINGS ARE WORTH
LOOKING AT: A CONVERSATION
12 July, 5.30pm-7.30pm • Petridish
Booking required • $15 • Adults
BOOK SIGNING
13 July, 10am-11am • University Book Shop
Drop in • Free • All ages
10 July, 5:30pm-7:30pm • Errick’s
Booking required • $15 • Adults
Ours is a land of many hazards thanks to our
position on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Hear about
our nation’s unique risk context and lean about
preparedness and resilience strategies.
HE KŌRERO WHETŪ
LET’S TALK STARS
DRONES FOR CONSERVATION
DISASTER RESILIENCE &
PREPAREDNESS
GISELLE CLARKSON
TALKS
Tickets are available at scifest.org.nz. Prices include GST.
Concession prices where available are for students, beneficiaries
and senior citizens (appropriate ID required on entry). Tickets are
not refundable but are transferable. If an event is cancelled, full
refunds will be issued.
All attendees under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult
unless otherwise stated.
All events are general admission. Please arrive early if you have
special seating requirements. Venue accessibility details are
available at scifest.org.nz.
*PWYCA: pay what you can afford
♿ Festival Hub: H.D. Skinner Annex 361 Great King St
♿ Dunedin Community Gallery 26 Princes St
♿ Errick’s 218 Crawford St
♿ NZ Marine Studies Centre 185 Hatchery Rd, Portobello
♿ Petridish 8 Stafford St
♿ Rialto Cinema 11 Moray Place
♿ St Davids Lecture Theatre 70 St David St
♿ Teacher’s College Auditorium 145 Union St East
♿ Tūhura Otago Museum 419 Great King St
♿ University Book Shop 378 Great King St
GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUES
MAJOR FUNDERS
PARTNERS
5.30pm-8pm • Logan Park
Free • All ages • scifest.org.nz for details
Celebrate the rise of Matariki! 220 high-
tech drones over Logan Park will perform a
mesmerising display choreographed by local
Kāi Tahu artists. Bring a picnic or browse
the food trucks and settle in to enjoy the live
entertainment before and after the show, for a
fun family evening out this Matariki weekend.
MATARIKI DRONE
LIGHT SHOW - 29 JUNE
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