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United Kingdom and New Zealand strengthen space research and innovation partnership

02 October 2026

New Zealand and the United Kingdom are deepening cooperation in space research and innovation through a new collaboration connecting researchers, businesses and government organisations in both countries.

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Patch to the Future winners announced as New Zealand Space Agency marks 10 years

25 June 2026

Young imaginations from across New Zealand are being celebrated with the announcement of the Patch to the Future winners, a competition for students in Years 1–8 to design a mission patch for the New Zealand Space Agency’s 10th anniversary.

Space Agency

2026 New Zealand Space Scholarship winners announced

18 June 2026

7 postgraduate students have been awarded the 2026 New Zealand Space Scholarship and will intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California.

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First Kiwi Space Activator projects announced

14 May 2026

Three projects are the first recipients of the Kiwi Space Activator, a pilot programme that provides funding support to help lower barriers for New Zealand space technologies to leave the lab for the skies.

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Mission patch designs wanted: young imaginations set to take off

08 May 2026

The recent Artemis II mission has sparked curiosity and excitement about space around the world. To keep that fascination growing here at home, the New Zealand Space Agency is inviting New Zealand students to get creative with a space-themed challenge.

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Second US-New Zealand Space Dialogue

30 March 2026

A bilateral Space Dialogue between the US and New Zealand governments was held in Washington, DC on 23 and 26 March.

Space Agency

Policy approved for ground-based space infrastructure applications

24 February 2026

Cabinet has approved new policy guiding the development of regulations for anyone applying to operate ground-based space infrastructure (GBSI) in New Zealand.

Space Agency

Kiwi Space Activator: Turning big ideas into big impact

12 December 2025

The government has launched a $1.8 million pilot programme to help Kiwi space innovators develop technologies that could one day form part of a future national space mission.

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MethaneSAT Report: Advancing space capability and climate science

07 November 2025

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released its report about New Zealand’s investment in the MethaneSAT mission.

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