Partnerships funded prior to 2017
Current and recently completed Partnerships and their research objectives.
Current and recently completed Partnerships and their research objectives.
The Auckland Policy Office (APO) is a collaborative central government office, located in central Auckland.
MBIE's 2017 Partnerships Scheme Investment Round will see five new sector-led research partnerships receive funding of up to $25.7 million over the next seven years.
The Government is investing in a Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) platform for Space Engineering to strengthen New Zealand’s applied research capability.
This platform will grow New Zealand’s hi-tech exports by leveraging world-class expertise in cryogenics, superconductors, magnets, and processed materials. It will support innovation-led growth by applying advanced materials and engineering capabilities to sectoral challenges, creating proof-of-concept products and enabling commercialisation pathways.
This page describes the research, science and innovation system, its objectives and the role of regulation in the system. It lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.
Through the 2026 Ara Whaihua funding round of the He Ara Whakahihiko Capability Fund, we received 57 proposals. The Government is investing in 19 work programmes that focus primarily on the pathway to commercialisation and/or economic growth from excellent science.
The Deep South National Science Challenge is working to understand the role of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean in determining New Zealand’s future climate and how the impact this role has on key economic sectors, infrastructure and natural resources.
The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge work is focused on enhancing the use of New Zealand marine resources within environmental and biological constraints.
The Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge aims to tackle New Zealand’s big high-tech challenges to grow the economy.
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