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Hub resources with te reo Māori

The Science Learning Hub has a selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number of resources that feature both te reo Māori and English. Our webinar Opportunities ...

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Picturebooks for Matariki

In this recorded professional learning session picturebook expert Associate Professor Nicola Daly (co-director of the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit at the University of Waikato) discusses her ...

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Teachers using the Hub – Space and astronomy

In this online PD session recorded in August 2015, secondary school teacher Steve Chrystall describes how he uses the Science Learning Hub’s satellites and rocket resources to teach space and ...

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Rediscovering traditional Māori navigation

There has been renewed interest in understanding how Polynesian peoples navigated the Pacific. Teams of people have built waka (canoes) using traditional designs and sailed them long distances ...

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The Waka Tapu voyage

Navigator Jack Thatcher commanded the two waka hourua that sailed from Aotearoa (New Zealand) to Rapanui (Easter Island) and back. Te Aurere and its supporting vessel Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti, known ...

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Navigating the Waka Tapu

The Waka Tapu journey from Aotearoa to Rapanui (Easter Island) and back, which closed the Polynesian triangle, was navigated without instruments. Rights: The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts ...

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Naming the whetū in Te Kāhui o Matariki

There are nine whetū/stars in the star cluster Matariki. In te ao Māori, each whetū holds dominion over a particular area of wellbeing and the environment. Download Exercise Rights: The ...

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Tātai arorangi

Early Māori relied on their detailed astronomical knowledge – tātai arorangi – to navigate the ocean, plant crops, harvest kaimoana and to tell the time. With the arrival of Europeans, a lot of ...

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Te Whakatakaka o Ahi Pepe MothNet

Ka kōrerorero kā tamariki me kā kaimahi o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori mō kā whāika o te whakatakaka Ahi Pepe MothNet, mō te te hiraka o kā pepe tuna i kā pūnaha hauropi, ā, mō te take he tauira pai te ...

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The problem with harakeke

Rangi Te Kanawa, a textile conservator at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, faces the problem of rapid deterioration in dyed harakeke artefacts such as garments and mats. In order to ...

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Te iwa o Matariki

Matariki is the name for the cluster of stars that signals the beginning of the Māori new year. Drag and drop each star's label to its location in the star cluster.

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Picturebooks for Matariki – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Picturebooks for Matariki, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here ...

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Satellites and orbits

The size, orbit and design of a satellite depend on its purpose. In this interactive, scientists discuss the functions of various satellites and orbits. Accompanying fact files provide ...

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