Sci-Comm Student Films
The three films chosen for daily screening in the Barclay Theatre tell stories on our rare and endangered birds and their human champions. Dancing with Grebes Crowned NZ’s Bird of the Century, pūteketeke ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 11:00am on Tuesday 23rd April 2024
To: 2:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
Weather Day
Howling hurricanes, towering tornadoes, mighty monsoons and fierce fire! Join the Science team at Tūhura and explore the wild side of weather! With talks, hands-on science demonstrations, interactives and a film ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 10:00am on Friday 26th April 2024
To: 5:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
Mermaid Weaving - Port Chalmers and Dunedin Public Library
Weaving a small sea being, a mermaid from a ti kōuka leaf is a reminder of our connection to the environment and the weather. This workshop enables participants to make a mermaid woven from a ti kōuka leaf. Ti ...
Where: Dunedin City Library, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 230 Moray Pl, Dunedin, Otago
From: 10:00am on Saturday 20th April 2024
To: 3:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
See Space Up Close!
The Beverly-Begg Observatory is a Dunedin landmark located at 1A City Road, Belleknowes. Come along to see and learn about our night sky. The team at the Dunedin Astronomical Society will provide a laser guided tour ...
Where: Beverly-Begg Observatory, Dunedin, Otago
Address: Robin Hood Park, Ross Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 7:00pm on Friday 19th April 2024
To: 9:00pm on Sunday 28th April 2024
No Rain, No Rainforest
Have you noticed it's humid in our forest? Ever wondered how much rain falls in a rainforest? Experience rainy season in Tūhura's Tropical Forest! Get set to get wet, and experience how a rainforest and its ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 12:00pm on Friday 19th April 2024
To: 12:30pm on Sunday 28th April 2024
Keeper Time
Did you know our tropical forest is home to more than just our beautiful butterflies? Join our science communicators to find out all about our other species! From terrapins to tarantulas there's something exciting to ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 3:00pm on Friday 19th April 2024
To: 3:30pm on Sunday 28th April 2024
Froggy Facts and Feeding
Did you know that green and golden bell frogs are the only frogs in Australia that likes to bask in the sun? Although they are coloured mostly green and bronze, they have some bright blue patches on their legs. The ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 1:00pm on Saturday 20th April 2024
To: 2:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
Fire, Clouds and Local Weather
Wild Fire Our first speaker is James Knapp who works as Community Risk Manager for FENZ Otago (Fire and Emergency NZ). His talk will focus on nature - where the rural and urban/built environment and nature collide. ...
Where: Otago Museum, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, Otago
From: 4:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
To: 5:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
Peninsula People, Plants & Pets
A bus tour for garden lovers to four very different Otago Peninsula gardens from small to large. Meet the gardeners and their pets, and hear about their gardens’ histories and their future plans. Home gardening ...
Where: Monarch Wildlife Cruises and Tours, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 20 Fryatt St, Dunedin, Otago
From: 1:00pm on Thursday 25th April 2024
To: 5:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024
Elfi Spiewack: Un/familiarities
They are mysterious, these works. Incongruous conflations of familiarity and strangeness, depth-less image and three-dimensional object, art and jewellery. The settings are the timeworn, colour-skewed reproductions of ...
Where: Moray Gallery, Dunedin, Otago
Address: 55 Princes St, Dunedin, Otago
From: 12:00pm on Saturday 6th April 2024
To: 4:00pm on Friday 26th April 2024