Hon Heather Roy speech to GiftEDnz Mini-conference; Campus of Massey University;

Saturday, March 20 2010.

Victoria University's 2010 JD Stout Fellow will explore the contribution of Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany, among other war-time immigrants, to New Zealand's national identity and culture.

A group of New Zealand entrepreneurs has launched a $900 million bid to build a new, high-capacity undersea cable linking Australia, New Zealand and the US.

First-time competitor Wendy-Lee Renner has won this year's The Great Ellerslie Photo Competition with Magnolia Mist (pictured above).

If a group in Brasilia vote for world heritage starlight reserves in July, former Cabinet minister Margaret Austin will have played a key part in fighting to get world night sky reserves established.

The Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive for Sport Canterbury. He is Geoff Barry, an accomplished educator, sportsman and coach, who comes to the position after nine years as Chief Executive of Surf Life Saving New Zealand.

Research, Science and Technology Minister Dr Wayne Mapp has called it the "migration of science into the market" and he has highlighted the need to "better connect New Zealand's research organisations with companies that want to innovate".

The University of Canterbury has officially launched its new Research & Innovation (R&I) unit which supports all stages of research and innovation development, from initial funding through to commercialisation.

Professor Jenny Webster-Brown, a scientist recognised internationally for her research into water chemistry and quality, has been appointed Chair of the new Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management established jointly by the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University.

Thirteen universities in Australia and New Zealand have selected Century of Social Sciences(TM), a superior and unique set of archival data (backfiles) covering groundbreaking research in the social sciences back to 1900, from Thomson Reuters for their education and research needs.