The Prime Minister's Science Prizes are awarded yearly by the Prime Minister of New Zealand. They were first awarded in 2009 in order to raise the profile and prestige of science among New Zealanders.
Dr Richard Levy and Dr Nancy Bertler, members of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prize winning team, holding an ice core
Dr Miro Erkintalo in his lab at the University of Auckland
Dr Michelle Dalrymple from Cashmere High School, Christchurch, won the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize
Thomas James, winner of the 2019 Prime Minister's Future Scientist Award with his winning robotic device
Shaun Hendy
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Shaun Cameron Hendy is a New Zealand physicist. He is the chief scientist at climate innovation company Toha. He was previously a professor at the University of Auckland and was the first director of
Prime Minister's Science Prizes
…2013: Siouxsie Wiles, University of Auckland. 2012: Shaun Hendy, Victoria University of Wellington and Industrial Research Ltd. 2011: Mark Quigley, University of Canterbury…
Hendy in 2021