later by the first issue of the New Zealand Science Review in December of 1942. It was crown quarto size (slightly smaller than B5) and 12 pages long. The journal included editorials, Association matter and also dedicated significant space to the inclusion of abstracts from recent publications. Throughout the journal's history it has had problems with publication costs and the nature of voluntary work from the editorial side. In addition other difficulties included challenges such as a "shortages of paper" in the immediate post-war period. The journal has changed it's look a number of times through its history. As well as the switch from the Quarterly Review in 1942, the journal was renewed in 1970 with a different physical layout and also different article categories. The journal was again revamped in the early 2000s by Dr Ira Beu which gave the journal its look and structure that lasted for two decades. Allen Petrey edited the journal from 2001 through to early 2022. In 2019 and 2020 two special issues of the journal were published on the topic of Mātauranga Māori. This set of four issues was headed with a foreword by Drs Ocean Mercier and Anne-Marie Jackson. In 2022 the decision was made to move to an e-Journal format as well as an editorial board. The revised scope for the Journal states that it "provides a forum for the discussion of issues of relevance to science in Aotearoa New Zealand in the past, present and future". Among the suitable topics identified include science strategy/policy, Aotearoa New Zealand relevance of major advances, Māori science/research, science planning, freedom of information, record of govt science-relevant strategies, history of science, engagement between science and society etc. The initial editorial board comprised Craig Stevens, Troy Baisden, Lucy Stewart, Simon Hills, Ben Dickson, Tara McAllister, and Alexis Marshall. Awards The Association awards four medals annually to celebrate aspects of science that has had significant value for New Zealand: Marsden Medal for a lifetime of outstanding service to the cause or profession of science. Hill Tinsley Medal (renamed in 2016, previously the Research medal) for outstanding fundamental or applied research in the physical, natural or social sciences published by a scientist or scientists within 15 years of their PhD. Shorland Medal for recognition of major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society.