Join us in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Hawke’s Bay Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand. We are excited to commemorate this milestone with a series of special events:
Friday, September 13, 2024:
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Casual “Meet and Mingle”
- Venue: East Pier, 50 Nelson Quay, Ahuriri, Napier
- Cash bar and food available for order
Saturday, September 14, 2024:
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: House of Science Expo (free to the public)
- Venue: Small Exhibition Hall, Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, Marine Parade
- For primary and intermediate students, their teachers and whanau. Meet the staff involved in the local Branch; activities from several kits (including rocket science) for the students; meet our guest scientist from Rocket Lab.
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Short Science Talks and Panel Discussion (free to the public)
- Venue: Education Room, MTG Hawke’s Bay (1 Tennyson Street, Napier)
- Featuring local scientists discussing their work, a presentation on the history of the Society, and an exhibition of some of the Society’s artefacts held at MTG.
- Guest Speakers:
- Rachel Haydon, General Manager, National Aquarium of New Zealand
- Bruce Ngataierua, Director, Hawke’s Bay Holt Planetarium
- James Simmonds, Co-Founder, Webfox
- Moon Chen, Phd Student Researcher, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited
- Dr Elizabeth Pishief, Heritage Consultant
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: 150th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner
- Venue: Magdalinos Room, Havelock North Function Centre, 30 Te Mata Road, Havelock North
- Guest Speaker: Julia Rotham, Director of Mahia Launch Site, Rocket Lab
- Please reserve your place for the Hawke’s Bay Royal Society’s 150th Anniversary Dinner using this Link.
This event is proudly supported by the Napier City Council and the Royal Society Te Apārangi national office.
