Cluster #3 – Te Tūkohu Ngāwhā Mātauranga Māori and Science Fair PLD

On Wednesday 10 September 2025, Bay of Plenty's the third cluster of 2025 will take place at Mount Maunganui College—a professional learning and development hui designed to get kaiako thinking, inspired and ready for the Te Tūkohu Ngāwhā Mātauranga Māori and Science Fair in 2026.

Our third cluster of 2025 will take place at Mount Maunganui College.

See the flyer here:

Te Tukohu Ngawha PLD.pdf

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This special session brings together two key voices from the heart of this year's fair:

• Keeley Grantham – one of the event organisers, sharing key details to help teachers and students get started on their journey. Keeley is also an Environmental Officer of Biosecurity and Biodiversity at Te Arawa Lakes Trust. Her role also includes community education.

• Janie Stevenson – from Bay Conservation Alliance and a 2025 fair judge, offering her perspective on what makes a project stand out and how the judging process celebrates both mātauranga Māori and science. Janie is also the Education and Engagement Manager at Bay Conservation Alliance.

Whether you’re a science fair regular or completely new to the kaupapa, this hui will give you the tools, connections, and inspiration to take part. It is also a great opportunity to find out about school projects that are at the interface of mātauranga Māori and science.

📅 Wednesday 10 September 2025

🕒 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Feel free to stay a little longer for chats and networking.

📍 Mount Maunganui College Staffroom

🍽 Afternoon tea provided.

This event is open to primary, intermediate, and secondary teachers. Educators from learning areas beyond science are also warmly welcome.

Register here. This event is free.

Please complete one form per attendee. Your responses will be shared with our key speakers to help tailor their sessions. Registration also allows us to keep you updated with any changes, as well as arrange catering and provide some freebies on the day.

Should you wish to catchup for a quick korero, attendance of the following BOP educator association representatives has also been confirmed:

✅ Jim Critchley (Earth and Space Science Educators Association NZ)

✅ Tania Jackson (Tauranga Moana Māori Teachers Association) ✅ Mat Synge (New Zealand Institutes of Physics)

✅ Vicki Wallace (Biology Educators Aotearoa NZ)

✅ Lian Soh (New Zealand Association of Science Educators, Secondary Chemistry Educators NZ)