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Distinguished Scientist recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

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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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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MSL launches te reo Māori resources on World Metrology Day

News | 24 May 2024

We believe that metrology and education should be for everyone. That's why we teamed up with HUIA's expert translators to create te reo Māori versions of two of our most popular resources

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World Metrology Day officially recognised by UNESCO

News | 1 May 2024

2024 marks the first year that World Metrology Day officially becomes a UNESCO International Day

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Invitation to MSL's World Metrology Day Celebration 2024

Event | 24 May 2024

Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to build connections and hear from an exciting range of speakers

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Underpinning the quantum revolution

News | 9 August 2022

Experts from around the globe underpin the quantum revolution!

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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.

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Elaborate Newsletters

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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!

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December 2023

As we bid farewell to 2023 we reflect on how we have delivered for our customers along with improvements to be made. Looking to the future, we have identified three priority areas for focus and investment consideration, and applications are now open for the MSA Emerging Metrologist 2024 Award.

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October 2023

In this newsletter we describe how we at MSL are passing the vision on to our ecosystem and to the next generation. We also introduce a guest scientist from the National Metrology Institute of Korea who is sharing with us his expertise in quantum electrical standards.

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June 2023

Our teams have been busy enhancing MSL's role as a world class national metrology institute over the past few months. We celebrated World Metrology Day, which this year was about supporting the global food system, and we have been hard at work maintaining our measurement capabilities and contributing in a variety of ways to the international quality infrastructure.