Through the 2025 Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund funding round, the Government is investing in 15 projects that will strengthen capability, innovation capacity and networks between Māori and the science, innovation and technology system, for the benefit of New Zealand.
New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited is receiving Smart Ideas funding for the following projects.
Scion receives $23.4 million per year of Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) funding for 2 science platforms – Forest systems and Manufactured products from trees.
Our Science Board is the statutory body responsible for making independent investment decisions for the Endeavour Fund and National Science Challenges.
The extreme weather science response funded time-bound, evidence-based science services and perishable research and data collection to address immediate needs and inform response decisions following the North Island extreme weather events in early 2023.
Researchers from NIWA are developing the first, nationally consistent flood inundation hazard and risk assessment for New Zealand. It’s vital research that’s revealing how changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, and the way land is used could – and likely will – affect flood risk across the country.
How our investment is helping to produce science and innovation success in New Zealand.
New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science is receiving Smart Ideas funding for the following projects.
In 2015, Xerra Earth Observation Institute received $14.7 million (excl GST) to drive innovation and growth in New Zealand by enabling access to, and exploiting, earth observation data over a 6.5 year period from January 2017 to June 2023.
MBIE and the National Research Foundation of Korea have announced the 3 successful proposals to be funded under the 2025 Catalyst: Strategic New Zealand–Republic of Korea Joint Research Partnerships programme.
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