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New national facility for coordinate measurement
News | 8 April 2022
MSL will open a new national facility for coordinate measurement at the end of this year. Read about MSL's new CMM that’s the first-of-its-kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
World Metrology Day 2022 Event
Event | 20 May 2022
Join us to celebrate World Metrology on Friday 20 May 2022
Remote Sensing in NZ – Workshop
Event | 4 March 2022
MSL invites you to a virtual workshop to be held on 4 March 2022
Official Opening and World Metrology Day 2021
Event | 20 May 2021
Join us on Thursday 20th May as we officially open our new building and celebrate World Metrology Day.
Kiwi kilogram flies to Paris
News | 19 October 2020
While 2020 has seen many Kiwis’ travel plans disrupted or altogether halted, one important and regular trip from our shores to Paris has still managed to take place. But it may be for the last time.
December 2022
We welcomed over 200 participants to CPEM – finishing the year renewing connections with colleagues and developing many new relationships. The MSA conference is next up in Wellington in February 2023, and we spotlight STEM activities.
September 2022
The Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM) is coming to New Zealand in December and Dr Murray Early shares his journey in metrology and what he is looking forward to at CPEM. We also spotlight the New Zealand clocks and officially welcome Dr Annette Koo to the MSL and Protoshop Director role.
July 2022
It was wonderful to celebrate World Metrology Day 2022 in-person and virtually. We also celebrated the end of the McKay Building and former residence, Electrical and Time Standards, completing the move into their new laboratories.
March 2022
For the first time, we gear-up to celebrate World Metrology Day 2022 hybrid style. We also acknowledge the great work done by our Length Standards team in setting up a national centre for coordinate metrology, and we introduce the MSL Moon Buggy!
December 2021
In our Christmas edition, we welcome new staff and students and also acknowledge that it has been a challenging year for many. We are excited to co-host and continue planning for the Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM) to be held in Wellington in December 2022.
September 2021
In this edition, we introduce our first online training module, bid farewell to long-standing Manager, Kevin Gudmundsson, update you on our training courses and promote on how we proudly support House of Science.