University of Otago, Department of Chemistry
New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium (NZHS-1)
The inaugural research-focused New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium was generously hosted by the University of Otago, Dunedin, Ōtākou, 1-3 February 2023, with a great turnout from both around Aotearoa and many international partners. The co-chairs of this, the first of this series of annual conferences, were Professor Sally Brooker (Otago), Dr Paul Jerabek (Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon) and Associate Professor Anna Garden (Otago). Hyundai kindly brought a NEXO hydrogen fuel cell car which many delegates got to experience. Seven student prizes were awarded, thanks to our generous sponsors.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu gift a name, proverb and logo to the German-New Zealand Green Hydrogen Centre
On behalf of Te Rūnangao Ngāi Tahu, Dr Hana O’Regan (Ngāi Tahu – te reo Māori language expert; Tumu Whakarae/CEO CORE Education) with the support of Aimee Kaio (Ngāi Tahu; German-NZ green hydrogen centre team member), deliberated and created a Māori name for the German-NZ Green Hydrogen Alliance and Centre for Research, Networking and Outreach, including a whakataukī (proverb or brandline).
This gift was revealed and celebrated at the opening of the inaugural NZ Hydrogen Symposium (NZHS-1) at the University of Otago on 1 February 2023, in Dunedin, Ōtākou. In this recording Dr O’Regan gives the narrative that underpins the name, He Honoka Hauwai, and proverb:
