Aotearoa New Zealand’s first ever Aerospace Strategy was launched today, to drive continued development of New Zealand’s diverse and innovative aerospace sector by 2030.

High-flying graduate students are encouraged to reach for the stars and apply for the New Zealand Space Scholarship programme to support an internship at NASA’s Ames Research Center or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 2024.

The Auckland Policy Office (APO) is a collaborative central government office, located in central Auckland.

The government has announced four trans-Tasman space research projects and is calling for proposals for 4 more collaborative studies, focused on Earth observation.

The scheduled 3 year review of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 (OSHAA) is now complete. This technical and operational review assessed the performance of the Act against its objectives, and considered how it might be improved operationally.

Keeping you informed, MBIE publish newsletters on the progress of NZRIS.

The New Zealand Research Information System (NZRIS) will be a freely available national, online database containing information about the research, science and innovation sector.

Orchards in Hawke’s Bay are among 6 key sites for an international project testing the use of digital technologies — including artificial intelligence (AI) — to combat plant pests and diseases. Known as STELLA, the Horizon Europe project is a collaboration between 14 partners across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Greece and New Zealand.

How our investment is helping to produce science and innovation success in New Zealand.

72 science projects have been awarded a total of $236 million through the latest round of the Endeavour Fund.