Astronomy

A portable planetarium that comes to your school, supplemented by a range of fun and educational activity programmes.

starlab-astronomy.co.nz Site Profile

Owned and operated by the Auckland Astronomical Society, ASTRONZ imports a wide range of precision-engineered telescopes direct from the manufacturer to astronomers and night sky enthusiasts.

astronomy.co.nz Site Profile

Mark Rocket, Virgin Galactic Astronaut (www.markrocket.com)  

Rocket is scheduled to fly into sub-orbital space with Virgin Galactic in 2009 and is the first New Zealander to book a spaceflight.

markrocket.com Site Profile

A unique tour designed to introduce you to the spectacular Southern Hemisphere night sky over New Zealand. Using practical knowledge, science, Maori knowledge and stories, your guide will take you on a journey from horizon to horizon.

kaikouranightsky.co.nz Site Profile

A restored observatory in Wellington, hosting monthly meetings and short talks by informed speakers, along with observing if weather permits.

wellington.net.nz Site Profile

This Web site exists to promote and encourage occultation observing in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.

wellington.net.nz Site Profile

A group of New Zealanders with an interest in hobby rocketry. Being an experimental group, they fly rockets on both commerical and homemade rocket motors. The group aims to have fun in rocketry, while pushing the boundaries of technology to the limits for extreme performance.

www.nzex.tk Site Profile

Northland Astronomical Society (www.astronomynorth.orcon.net.nz)  

Promote aspects of astronomy to the people of Northland. Membership is available to anybody, regardless of age or level of interest.

orcon.net.nz Site Profile

A New Zealand designed and built orbiting satellite.

kiwisat.org.nz Site Profile

We are a non-profit making organisation which provides a focus in the Waikato for people with an astronomical interest, and an educational resource for academic organisations and the general public.

has.org.nz Site Profile

Matariki is a small but distinctive star cluster whose appearance in the north eastern pre-dawn sky in late May, early June marks the start of a new phase of life and a time of celebration for Maori people.

matariki.net.nz Site Profile

A Web site containing many links and discussions pertaining to the sciences.

clear.net.nz Site Profile

A Christchurch team of space enthusiasts aiming to design, build and launch a rocket capable of reaching space.

kiwi2space.co.nz Site Profile

A not-for-profit amateur astronomical observatory atop the Benmore Range in the Waitaki, North Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

observatory.org.nz Site Profile

Night Visionz Cosmodome   (www.nightvisionz.co.nz)   Business Info

Provided by Night Visionz, the Cosmodome is a portable planetarium that travels to schools throughout New Zealand teaching astronomy.

nightvisionz.co.nz Site Profile