An iwi trust is helping young people explore the wonders of science and how, as Maori, they are connected.
Matakokiri is a science and technology wananga based on matauranga Maori for ages 7-15. Organised by Te Taumata o Ngati Whakaue Iho Ake Trust, it will be based at Ohinemutu over five days next month.
Trust general manager Roana Bennett said this would be the fourth wananga they'd organised with demand always exceeding the 50 places available.
"We started Matakokiri because we wanted to inspire our tamariki and rangatahi to take science in schools. Maori students studying science is proportionally not that high. Seventy per cent of jobs now are science-based so we wanted to keep all options available to them," Ms Bennett said.
"We didn't want it to just be about science, we wanted to infuse the programme with Ngati Whakaue practices, tikanga and knowledge."