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Japan and New Zealand meet on science collaboration 31 March 2023

New Zealand and Japan have held their first Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Science and innovation
Offshore petroleum permit granted and Block Offer 2020 tender opens 28 March 2023

New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals has granted an offshore petroleum exploration permit after a court-ordered reconsideration and released the Block Offer 2020 Invitation for Bids for onshore petroleum exploration in Taranaki.

Petroleum and minerals
In-year payments to boost Kiwi innovation 28 March 2023

Applications are now open for a new government initiative to provide businesses with faster and more frequent access to the Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI).

Science and innovation
Electric Vehicle charging strategy: Charging our future 22 March 2023

The Ministry of Transport and MBIE are running a consultation on a draft Electric Vehicle charging strategy: Charging Our Future. The strategy sets out the Government’s long-term strategic vision for Aotearoa New Zealand’s national Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure system.

Energy Energy and natural resources
Local research and innovation in RNA technology set to ramp up 22 March 2023

Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland have been tasked to develop a plan for a government-funded RNA Development Platform.

Science and innovation Science funding
Migrant Community Reference Group established 21 March 2023

10 people representing perspectives from migrant communities across Aotearoa New Zealand have been announced for the newly established Migrant Community Reference Group.

Immigration
Topics announced for NZ-NASA collaborative research 17 March 2023

Key focus areas for collaborative research between New Zealand and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were announced today.

Science funding Science and innovation Space Agency
NZ Battery Project moves to next phase 16 March 2023

The Government has announced it will progress to the next stage of the NZ Battery Project, looking in more detail at the viability of pumped hydro as well as an alternative, multi-technology approach.

Energy Energy and natural resources
New Zealand Space Scholarship recipients announced 15 March 2023

Recipients of the 2023 New Zealand Space Scholarship and Alexander J. Willoughby Fellowship, which support internships at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), were announced in a ceremony at Parliament today.

Space Agency
New plan to transform Aotearoa New Zealand’s advanced manufacturing sector 13 March 2023

A plan to accelerate the growth and transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s advanced manufacturing was launched in Auckland on 13 March 2023.

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