Testing freshwater cheaply: Engaging students in water quality monitoring

Mike Stone

August 7, 2021

Local streams are real-world contexts for teaching concepts of biology and chemistry which incorporate mātauranga...

Making kawakawa balm: A hands-on exploration of traditional Māori healing

Mike Stone

August 6, 2021

Rongoā is commonly explored by matching ailments with remedy, but students can also enjoy making...

Evolutionary Biologist and Ecologist | Simon Hills

NZASE

August 6, 2021

Dr. Simon Hills (Ngāti Porou) is an evolutionary biologist whose research integrates genomics, ecology, and...

Teaching fire-making: Exploring traditional Māori methods in science education

Mike Stone

August 6, 2021

This article introduces kia hika ahi, a traditional Māori fire-making technique involving a fire plough....

Sampling kōura: Integrating mātauranga Māori

Mike Stone

June 4, 2021

At Nelson College, Year 12 biology students investigated the impact of sediment removal on the...

Geothermal Engineer | Nona Hohepa-Taute (Māori scientist poster)

Sneha Pillai

May 25, 2021

Nona Hohepa-Taute is a civil and environmental engineer who has been building Māori values and...

Geothermal Engineer | Nona Hohepa-Taute

NZASE

May 25, 2021

Nona Hohepa-Taute is a civil and environmental engineer dedicated to integrating Māori values into geothermal...

Incorporating Mātauranga Pūtaiao into NCEA science

NZASE

April 5, 2021

This article explores how Wellington East Girls’ College is integrating Mātauranga Pūtaiao—Māori knowledge of the...

Marine Scientist | Peter Russell

NZASE

April 1, 2021

From childhood adventures in a scorching, black iron-sand beach creek to scientific breakthroughs in ocean...

Developing a culturally responsive practice in science education

Mike Stone

March 3, 2021

This article presents a case study of a New Zealand secondary school that implemented culturally...

Atua and the periodic table: Integrating Māori perspectives into science education

Mike Stone

November 4, 2020

Ruihi Shortland is the teacher in charge of science within the Rumaki at Auckland’s Western...

Teaching Astronomy | Yrs 5-10

Mike Stone

November 3, 2020

Many teachers struggle to see how they can teach astronomy in Yrs 5-10 without using...

Geologist | Dan Hikuroa

NZASE

September 1, 2020

Curious how ancient Māori knowledge and modern geology can come together to better protect our...

Astophysicist | Pauline Harris

NZASE

July 1, 2020

Dr Pauline Harris is a pioneering astrophysicist who bridges the cosmos and te ao Māori....

Health Scientist | Matire Louise Ngarongoa Harwood

NZASE

May 1, 2020

Dr Matire Harwood shares how kaupapa Māori research and clinical practice can address health inequities...

Health Scientist | Matire Louise Ngarongoa Harwood (Māori scientist poster)

Sneha Pillai

May 1, 2020

Dr Matire Harwood is a family doctor who studies how to improve results for Māori...

Organic Chemist | Hemi Cumming (Māori scientist poster)

Sneha Pillai

April 9, 2020

Hemi Cumming is a Chemist who studies the structure of molecules that could benefit our...

Organic Chemist | Hemi Cumming

NZASE

April 9, 2020

Hemi Cumming, hailing from Gisborne and holding iwi affiliations with Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga,...

Physicist | Ocean Mercier

Ocean Mercier

February 14, 2020

Ocean Mercier challenges traditional views by proposing a new conceptual model for the relationship between...

NZ Science Review 2019 | Mātauranga Māori

NZ Science Review

December 18, 2019

This special issue of the New Zealand Science Review delves into the integration of Mātauranga...