Wellington is home to more science groups than we ever thought possible. Chances are – if you’re interested in it – there’s a group out there for you. At RSNZ Wellington Branch, our mission is to support and connect these groups to ensure they survive into the future and keep making Wellington the vibrant city that it is. So here are the groups we know of:
Events
Education/Outreach
Te Ropu Awhina (VUW)
School Associated Programmes
NZ Young Physicists tournament
NIWA Wellington Science and Technology Fair
NZ Physics Teachers Resource Bank
Non-profits
NZAS – New Zealand Association of Scientists
MESA – MacDiarmid Emerging Scientists Association
Ecological and Earth Science Enthusiasts
Wellington Astronomical Society
Wellington Rocket Club
Makers
Tech Education Initiatives
Networks
Commercial Entities
Summer of Tech MacDiarmid Institute Zealandia Royal Society of New Zealand Head Office Science Media Centre IPENZ Carter Observatory Wellington Zoo Island Bay Marine Education Centre Te Papa Museum Victoria University Science Faculty Callaghan Innovation (previously IRL) Geological and Nuclear Science (GNS) National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Environmental Science & Research (ESR) New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute (AgResearch) New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research (Plant & Food Research) Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited) Malaghan Institute of Medical Research (at VUW) Landcare Research Viclink Rotary Wellington REANNZ New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) Victoria University of Wellington. Wellington Campus- Massey UniversityUniversity of Otago, Wellington (Health Sciences Campus) Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment NIWA Wellington Regional Science & Technology Fair Wellington Branch New Zealand Antarctic Society Wellington Botanical Society. Royal Forest and Bird Society, Wellington Branches The New Zealand Institute of Chemistry. MOTU Economic and Public Policy Research Science Communicators Association of New Zealand
If you know of a group that should be on this group, but isn’t, PLEASE let us know about them. Send us an email at secretary.RSNZ.wellington@outlook.com and we will include them and get in touch ASAP.