The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) receives $42.7 million per year for 3 science platforms - Marine environment, Freshwater environment, and Climate and weather hazards.
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) receives $12.2 million per year of Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) funding for 2 science platforms – Human and environmental health and Forensic science.
The Government is investing $49 million in an Antarctic Science Platform to help us understand Antarctica’s impact on the global climate, and how this might change in a warming world.
The Cawthron Institute Trust Board is receiving Research Programmes funding for the following projects.
26 Nationally Significant Collections and Databases are directly funded by MBIE for $22 million (excluding GST) to June 2027.
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