Funding agencies

We work closely with a number of agencies to promote science and innovation in New Zealand. Together, we seek strong links between the science and innovation sector and overseas research interests, as well as with New Zealand businesses and the wider public.

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Callaghan Innovation

To better support and incentivise innovation for future economic growth, Callaghan Innovation will be disestablished, and its most important functions will be redistributed to other parts of the science, innovation and technology system.

Health Research Council

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is responsible for managing the New Zealand Government’s investment in health research.

Royal Society of New Zealand

The Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi is an independent, national academy of sciences, and a federation of scientific and technological societies.