2018 Funding Round
There were two funding rounds in 2018 supported by five organisations: Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, Science Communicators Association of New Zealand, Te Pūnaha Matatini and the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre.
Agricultural Greenhouse Gases And Options To Reduce Emissions
Funded by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre
Funded projects
Veronika Meduna, freelance ($2,000)
Eloise Gibson, Newsroom ($4,292)
Big Data: Privacy, Bias And Fairness
Funded by Te Pūnaha Matatini
Funded projects
Katie Kenny, Fairfax Media ($2,000)
Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald ($3,000) – in process
Science On Ice
Funded by Antarctica New Zealand
Veronika Meduna, freelance ($3,000)
Kaitlin Ruddock, TVNZ ($3,600)
- Answers Under the Ice
- Tiniest of Antarctic life may hold secrets for survival on melting continent
- Researchers working to remove blind spot in understanding of critical Antarctic sea ice algae
- Antarctica: TVNZ reporter Kaitlin Ruddock shares her experience of spending two weeks on the ice
Māori and Predator Control
Funded by New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge
Funded projects
Jacqui Gibson, freelance ($5,000)
- Ngāti Kurī wants a predator-proof fence in Northland – Wilderness Magazine
- Decolonising museum practice: New insights for government – Public Sector Journal
- Ngāti Kuri takes flight – E-Tangata
- Off to a wānanga
- Finding tuatara in Northland – Wilderness Magazine
- New era for Ngāti Kuri and Auckland Museum – Sciblogs
Whose Science?
Funded by the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand
Funded projects
Rebekah White, New Zealand Geographic ($5,000)
Agricultural Greenhouse Gases And Options To Reduce Emissions
Funded by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre
Funded projects
Chris Knox, NZ Herald ($3,000)
Tom McKinlay, Otago Daily Times ($700)