It is with great sadness that we write that our friend and colleague John Koolaard passed away on 11 January 2018, after a battle with cancer. John was the Team Leader of the Statistics Team at the Grasslands campus of AgResearch in Palmerston North, and as many… Read More
Tuesday 27th November – Friday 30th November 2018 Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand The New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA) and the Operations Research Society of New Zealand (ORSNZ) are holding a joint conference hosted by Massey University at their Manawatu campus in 2018. This conference incorporates both… Read More
Tuesday, 12 June 2018 Michael Fowler Centre 111 Wakefield Street Wellington 6011 The theme of the 38th annual SUNZ conference is Bright Future. Come prepared for an action-packed day of learning and networking, with a SUNZ community and SAS architecture that’s never been more open. https://www.sas.com/en_au/events/2018/sunz-2018.html… Read More
MINZ's week-long intensive period of collaborative brain-storming is a great way of solving problems arising in industry and the environment. Get involved at AUT Auckland CBD Campus to solve interesting and vital industry challenges to help New Zealand businesses innovate and grow. Read More
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write entertaining data-driven stories? If so, check out the following link for details on how to enter the 2018 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. Read More
Newsletter number 80 February 2018 … Read More
A picture is worth a thousand words – or perhaps that should be a million numbers. The distillation of data into an honest and compelling graphic is essential component of modern (data) science. This year’s Ihaka Lecture Series displays the contributions of three experts across different facets of data visualisation. Read More
Topic: Acceptance Sampling for Industrial Auto-Samplers. A tax-free PhD scholarship of NZ$25,000 per annum, plus fees, is offered for 3 years. Read More
Statistician/Modeller - Environmental Science, Risk and Response, Full time - Permanent, Christchurch Read More
The Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize is worth $150,000. The recipient will receive $50,000 with no expectations and the recipient’s school will receive $100,000 to use for the development of science. Read More
