Mathateca

10/04/2026

We had a fantastic time at Nerd Nite last week learning about the maths of juggling, radio survey data, and fractals! A huge thank you to our speakers and to everyone who came along to think and drink with us.

31/03/2026

It's today, no joke! For the Love of Maths, last chance to grab some tickets for our mathsy Nerd Nite Christchurch collaboration, 6:30pm tonight at A Rolling Stone.

Don't miss this evening of entertaining talks in a pub, featuring the maths of juggling, the stats behind radio ratings and the crafty world of fractals. Be there AND be square!

Tickets at link: https://events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-chch-39

31/03/2026

Turns out, the closer you look, the weirder it gets 🔍🌀

For our maths-packed Nerd Nite this Wednesday, Phil Wilson is taking us into the strange world of fractals, where simple rules create wild, repeating patterns that go on forever ♾️

📅 Wed 1 April
📍 A Rolling Stone
🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-chch-39?c=nn

29/03/2026

This is your sign to give maths another shot 💘

This April we’re collaborating with Mathateca - a group dedicated to making maths fun and accessible for everyone. Even if you hate maths, you’ll enjoy these talks! They might just increase your appreciation for it… and maybe even spark a little love for maths 🤓💕

First up, Ross is here to juggle things up.

📅 Wed 1 April
📍 A Rolling Stone
🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-chch-39?c=nn

28/03/2026

12/03/2026

Calling one-and-all to help us in our attempt to calculate as many digits of pi as we can, using nothing but paper and pencil!

Come along to rooms 222 and 223 of the Rātā / Engineering building at the University of Canterbury anytime from noon-5pm on Saturday 14th March and we'll show you how to get involved - all welcome!

See details at mathateca.nz

24/02/2026

Awesome work to everyone who joined us at the Women and Girls in STEM whānau day expo last Saturday! We hope you had as much fun solving puzzles and putting together a pop up four-dimensional cube as we did.

Special thanks to Christchurch City Libraries Auahatanga | Creative Spaces for another amazing collaboration featuring the Cameo craft cutter (and some great library books to add to your list... "There's Math in My Origami!" or "Flatland" anyone?)

If you're not already, make sure you sign up to the Mathateca mailing list to be the first to hear about our upcoming events: eepurl.com/ihtWSL

19/02/2026

Bring your budding scientists along to make a pop-up 4D hypercube with us at the Festival of Women and Girls in STEM whānau day expo at Tūranga this Saturday! You'll also be able to check out exhibits from other local STEM organisations including the University of Canterbury and Canterbury Museum.

More details at: https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/events/696983a30c4aad14d374c9ea