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Magic in the Air!
Imagination Playground
Aotearoa New Zealand
Geological Map Carpet
Virtual Driving Practice!
MON 3 TO SUN 9 JULY • 9.45am • 40min • free
MON 3 TO SUN 9 JULY • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
MON 3 TO SUN 9 JULY • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
MON 3 TO SUN 9 JULY • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
CoDriVR is a locally developed virtual reality programme
to help with gaining a license and important road safety
skills. Experience the latest developments from the team!
The University Book Shop is excited to be running their
magical Story Time sessions. Hear their wonderful Story Teller
share tales of dastardly deeds and sumptuous stories, and
finish the session by indulging your creativity in a craft activity!
With the Imagination Playground engineering blocks, kids
build a new world every day. They make objects like animals,
rocket ships, and robots. They make imaginary places like
houses, factories, and cities. They make new dramatic
scenarios, settings, and games to play. Most importantly,
they make the rules.
Because Imagination Playground is child-directed and open-
ended, it encourages self-expression through deep, joyful
play. Come and enjoy this creative engineering adventure.
Admire GNS Science’s one-of-a-kind New Zealand geological
map carpet in the Festival Hub. Trace the unique colours of
rock formations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Walk along the
Alpine Fault. See New Zealand’s mountains and plains through
a geologist’s eyes. This unique carpet display is a must for map
lovers – you’ll never see anything like it.
Check out the Festival Hub at 26 Princes St! Open 10am – 3pm from Mon 3 July
through to Sun 9 July various for you to drop in, chat to our Festival staff,
and participate in the events and activities happening throughout the week.
Exhibition for Our Ocean
Workshop Series
How Do You Measure Up?
MON 3 TO SUN 9 JULY • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
MON 3 JULY • 10am – 1PM • free • DROP IN
See the transformation of marine climate data into art,
from the Our Ocean workshop series run by the NZ Marine
Studies Centre. These visual stories bring marine scientific
data to life, enhancing the visibility of our changing ocean and
the threat the changes pose to local marine life.
Measure your own physiological signals with interactive
devices from ADInstruments and MR EMG and compare your
signals to professional athletes!
Test your own physiological signals in real time (including grip
force and muscle activity) and compete against each other
with these measurements. Check out how you measure up
compared to skilled athletes
Mon 3 JULY • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
Mon 3 JULY to Sun 9 July • 10am – 3PM • free • DROP IN
Town Belt Kaitiaki is excited to be holding a wild bird-themed
event with the opportunity to create bird feeders as well as lots
of interesting information about plants that birds are naturally
attracted to and that are beneficial. There are also plenty of
other fun activities and the opportunity to find out more about
what the Student Leadership Team has been working on.
Every living thing has a genome from the tiniest virus to the
largest animal on earth. We humans all have a unique genome
– a set of instructions that make us who we are.
But what exactly is a genome and why has the field of genomics
become increasingly important within our everyday lives?
Told in picture panels, this exhibition seeks to answer some of
these questions in four intriguing stories: Genome 101, A Brief
History, Genomics in Aotearoa, and Covid-19, 2020.
Feed the Birds
Genome – Science of Life
6 NZ INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2023
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