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Dr Peter McDowall named as new Director of MSL

MSL pressure scientist to lead lab through a time of change

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MSL is hiring!

News | 12 May 2025

Two new roles on offer at New Zealand's national metrology institute

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Dr Annette Koo set to become BIPM Director

News | 8 May 2025

MSL’s Director and Chief Metrologist to take on the top job in global metrology

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150 years of international collaboration – Measurements for all times, for all people

Event | 20 May 2025

Metrologists across the world unite to celebrate a special anniversary

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Invitation to MSL's World Metrology Day Celebration 2025

Event | 20 May 2025

Please join us for the day and/or evening event. This is a wonderful opportunity to build connections and hear from an exciting range of speakers

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New Zealand and Australia confirm cooperative metrology relationship

News | 23 September 2024

New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory (MSL) and Australia's National Measurement Institute (NMI) continue their commitment to working together.

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Distinguished Scientist recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

News | 3 June 2024

Callaghan Innovation Distinguished Scientist Keith Jones today became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to metrology in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.

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Elaborate Newsletters

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June 2025

We’re excited to announce that our Director and Chief Metrologist, Dr Annette Koo, will become the Director of the BIPM this September. As part of our World Metrology Day celebration, we marked 150 years of the Metre Convention and embraced the 2025 theme: Measurements for all times, for all people. We’re pleased to share some highlights and images from the event.

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March/April 2025

In this edition, we are excited to mark World Metrology Day on 20 May 2025 and would like you to join us! MSL joins the reformation of the science, innovation, and technology system in New Zealand and MSL Senior Research Scientist, Dr Johan Grand, contributes to a collaboration to detect earthquakes and tsunamis earlier.

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December 2024

Our Director is thinking about metrology and digitalisation. The Science, Innovation and Technology sector now has access to Kitmap, an online platform to help drive R&D and innovative projects, and we are pleased to introduce Dr Rebecca Hawke, MSL's latest Key Technical Person.

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September 2024

In this newsletter, we share how MSL continues to form international relationships with other metrology institutes by identifying opportunities and technical expertise to build metrology capabilities in areas of mutual interest. Greg Reid returns from the Paris Paralympic Games 2024 and Keith Jones receives his insignia as a MNZM for services to metrology.

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June 2024

Let's celebrate! Keith Jones is made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, we gathered for another fantastic World Metrology Day where we launched te reo Māori versions of two of our most popular resources, and Ellie Molloy received the MSA Emerging Metrologist award for 2024.

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March 2024

In this edition, we invite you to register and join us for MSL's World Metrology Day Celebration 2024. We also celebrated NZ-UK partnerships in science and innovation and take the opportunity to spotlight three of our amazing staff members doing good for measurement science!