Reforms newsletters and webinars

The Government is making changes to New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system. These changes will clarify priorities, lift economic outcomes and harness advanced technology for a more prosperous future.

Science, Innovation & Technology Reforms newsletters

To keep you informed on the system reforms, we’re publishing monthly programme-level newsletters that provide updates on progress across the workstreams, outline the changes implemented so far, and highlight upcoming activities and key priorities for the reform. These newsletters will also feature contributions from sector partners and celebrate achievements across the science, innovation, and technology system.

Latest newsletters:

27 June newsletter(external link)

27 May newsletter(external link)

7 May newsletter(external link)

Science, Innovation & Technology Reforms webinars

We will be holding webinars to provide programme-level updates on the reforms. These sessions will offer an opportunity to share key developments, discuss progress across the workstreams, and outline upcoming priorities. They will also offer a chance to ask questions and hear directly from those leading the reform efforts.

May 2025 webinar recording available

Our first programme-level webinar took place on 14 May 2025. In this session, we expanded on the announced changes, provided an overview of the science reforms, and discussed recent government announcements.

Speakers included:

  • Iain Cossar – Programme Director, Science System Reforms, MBIE
  • Sue Bidrose – Chief Executive, AgResearch
  • Chelydra Percy – Chief Executive, GNS Science 

Watch the recording on YouTube:

Science Innovation and Technology Reform webinar meeting recording(external link) — YouTube

Last updated: 09 July 2025