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.
MBIE is investing up to $150,000 over 3 years to support a PhD project, developing space enabled maritime search and rescue capability, using synthetic aperture radar, with support from US partners.
Ko tā Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao he haumi ake ki te Māori me ngā Iwi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, otirā ngā kairangahau aramahi-wawaenga, ki te whakarite me te whakakore i ō rātou aramahi rangahau i roto i te mahi pūtaiao, hangarau, pūhanga me te pāngarau (STEM). He kaupapa wā-poto tēnei, otirā ka whakarato i te $19.3 miriona (hāunga te GST) hei tautoko i te 20 Pūkenga pea, puta noa i te whā tau.
In 2009 the then Ministry of Economic Development engaged IT Power to conduct an assessment of the future costs and performance of solar PV in New Zealand.
The Māori-determined extreme weather fund supports projects that connect hapū, marae and haptoral Māori with research, science and innovation system resources in their ongoing recovery to the 2023 North Island extreme weather events and in aid of their preparation for future extreme weather events.
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.