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About Science New Zealand

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e nga karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Greetings to all people, all voices, all nations, greetings to everyone.

Welcome to New Zealand's world class science enterprises. The Crown Research Institutes are creating economic, environmental and social wealth through science and its application in New Zealand and around the world.

This site gives an overview of who we are collectively.

Join us in the adventure, challenge and success of science and innovation!

Engines of discovery. Solution finders. Transformers. Innovators. Partners.

Crown Research Institutes

  • AgResearch logo.
  • Plant and Food Research logo.
  • ESR logo. GNS Science logo.
  • Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua logo.
  • NIWA logo.
  • SCION logo.

Subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures

  • CEMARS
  • Manaaki Whenua Press
  • grasslanz
  • EBEX21
  • farmax
  • National Land Resource Centre (NLRC)
  • Enviromark NZ
  • carboNZero
  • Grasslands Innovation
  • Invasive Species International
  • Veritec
  • Atlastech
  • EnCoate
  • Clone International
  • VARNZ Ltd
  • Prevar
  • PhytaGro, Inc
  • EcoGene
  • SLURI
  • Virtual Institute of Statistical Genetics
  • Biopolymer Network
  • BioPacific Ventures

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Science or sheep?

People misheard Lord Robert Winston, says Anthony Scott. New Zealand needs more, not just reallocation, if we are to increase national productivity.

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