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Building capability through Antarctic collaboration

09 February 2026

The Government has announced a new partnership between New Zealand researchers and a leading United Arab Emirates university that will strengthen New Zealand’s advanced engineering and modelling capability in Antarctica.

Science and technology

New Board to streamline research funding

28 January 2026

The Government has appointed the inaugural Research Funding New Zealand Board, set up to streamline research funding and enable greater impact for New Zealand.

Science and innovation

Concepts selected for AI Research Platform

18 December 2025

Five concepts have secured seed funding to develop more detailed proposals for phase 2 of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology’s work to establish a national platform for AI research.

Science and innovation Science funding Science and technology

Kiwi Space Activator: Turning big ideas into big impact

12 December 2025

The government has launched a $1.8 million pilot programme to help Kiwi space innovators develop technologies that could one day form part of a future national space mission.

Space Agency

New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology discovery phase for quantum technologies

10 December 2025

The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology has launched a discovery phase to explore the development of a national quantum technologies research platform.

Science and innovation Science funding Science and technology

NZ partners with Korea to advance quantum communication technology

08 December 2025

New Zealand and the Republic of Korea are partnering on 3 exciting projects aiming to make quantum communication more practical and secure over long distances.

Science funding Science and technology

Māori research to drive economic growth

05 December 2025

The Government is investing in 19 ambitious projects that turn Māori knowledge and science into economic opportunities for New Zealand.

Science and innovation Science funding

New IP management policy to boost research commercialisation

13 November 2025

A new Intellectual Property (IP) management policy will give more rights to researchers to commercialise their own inventions.

Intellectual property and copyright Science and innovation Science funding Science and technology

MethaneSAT Report: Advancing space capability and climate science

07 November 2025

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released its report about New Zealand’s investment in the MethaneSAT mission.

Space Agency Science and technology

Government invests in Infectious Diseases Research Platform

06 November 2025

The Government is investing $75 million in a national Infectious Diseases Research Platform that strengthens New Zealand’s resilience through pandemic preparedness, disease research, and science leadership.

Science and innovation Science funding Science and technology

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