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Solar Tsunamis showcase goes on the road
At the end of 2023, Tūhura Otago Museum took the Solar Tsunamis showcase on the road, with its first visit at the Dark Sky Project in Takapō. It has now moved to Hokitika for February. Find out about future locations and dates on the Tūhura Otago Museum website, and if you want to get in…
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Solar Tsunamis Roadshow launch
On 27 October, Tūhura Otago Museum held a launch event for the Solar Tsunamis public education roadshow. It is currently on display in Dunedin at Tūhura Otago Museum, but will soon “hit the road” and travel the country for the next 2 years. After a mihi whakatau by Science Engagement Coordinator Te Wharau Walker, there…
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Tsunamis: Parawhenua Kōmaru “Sneak Peek”
A sneak peek of the Solar Tsunamis: Parawhenua Kōmaru showcase was installed in a central shop space in the Meridian Mall from 1-9 July during the NZ International Science Festival. This was an excellent opportunity to see the banners and some of the interactives come together, and will be helpful in informing future set-ups and…
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Speaking tour – Aurora: The Science and the Splendour
It’s that time of year when aurora are becoming clearer in our skies and fantastic photo opportunities await. From 26 June to 2 July 2023, Tūhura Otago Museum Director Dr Ian Griffin, Craig Rodger and Toni Hoeta travelled around the South Island to deliver a series of talks about where to find aurora and techniques…
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Cook Islands Science Expo
The Tūhura Otago Museum engagement programme accompanied the team to Rarotonga for the Cook Islands Science Expo, where students from area schools particularly enjoyed using the solar telescope and exploring the magnetism demonstrations. The Tūhura Otago Museum team engaged around 2000 rangatahi from all across Rarotonga. Read about the Cook Islands Science Expo here
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Chatham Islands Festival of Science
The Chatham Islands Festival of Science brought project members from Dunedin, along with scientists from around New Zealand to the islands in mid August. The outreach team from Tūhura Otago Museum visited schools with help from the scientists as part of a jam-packed week’s worth of science focused activites. The Solar Tsunamis team were busy…
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Toni Hoeta talks science communication
To watch Toni discuss science outreach and the solar tsunamis project with the Department of Science Communication at Otago University, follow the link below. Toni Hoeta – Science communication talk
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Fiery experiments demostrate solar tsunamis
Toni Hoeta and Jessa Barder of Tūhura Otago Museum visited Te Wharekura O Arowhenua pupils in Invercargill in mid-November to debut demonstrations to explain the science of solar tsunamis and how solar storms could affect Earth and the electricity grid. Kyra Batchelor-Tata, pictured above, assisted Toni in simulating hydrogen fusion generates energy in a star. …
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Toni Hoeta introduces the Solar Tsunami logo
On the 162 year anniversary of the Carrington Event Toni Hoeta introduces the brand new Solar Tsunamis logo. Follow the link below to watch the video. Toni Hoeta – Solar Tsunami logo launch
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Logo design competition winner
Māikel Terekia is the winner of the logo design competition run by Tūhura Otago Museum with kura kaupapa and wharekura around Aotearoa earlier this year. 13 year old Māikel, a student from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga in Gisbourne submitting his winning design. As part of his design being chosen, he was flown…
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Light Cycles show at the New Zealand International Science Festival
Tūhura Otago Museum’s new science show all about space and light was on show to the public last week at the New Zealand International Science Festival. Light Cycles explores the stories light can tell us about the universe, from the seasons changing, to Aurora Australis, Light Cycles takes viewers on an astronomical adventure through the…
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Craig Rodger interviewed by Radio New Zealand
Craig joined Jesse Mulligan on Monday to discuss the possibility of extra terrestrial life, UFOs and the new report released by the Pentagon. Follow the link below to listen to the interview. Expert on UFOs Photo courtesy of AFP / KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
