Category: Events
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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…
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InsectBot creator can win Rocket Lab tour
New Zealand’s young innovators have been set a mission of creating an InsectBot capable of surviving on Mars for the chance to win an exclusive VIP tour of the Rocket Lab facilities. The Great InsectBot Mission Competition is being led by STEM Wana Trust ahead of Tauranga STEM Festival, New Zealand’s largest science, technology, engineering…
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STEMFest 2022 Launch and Mascot Winner
STEM Wana Trust were proud to host the official STEMFest Launch Party on Thursday 7th July 2022. Board Trustee Amanda Crowther welcomed sponsors, friends at Basestation and Tinkd Makerspace for an evening of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The organising team were delighted to share our exciting highlights for STEMFest on Sunday 2nd October 2022.…
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STEMFest returns in 2022 with stellar support
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…
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STEM Summer Edition and STEM Open Day
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…
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STEM in the Community Summer Edition
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…
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STEM in the Community 2021 – Summary
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,…
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Morning Tea with STEM Heroes
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…
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STEM in the Community 2021
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…
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STEMFest 2021 secures a new date
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…
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STEMFest 2021 Postponed Until Further Notice
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…