The government has agreed in-principle to a Massey University request for more control over two Crown assets it uses, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

A new process for capital investment in tertiary institutions will be overseen by a panel that includes sector experts, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.

Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson today announced that the Incubator Support Programme run by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) will be enhanced and will get a $1.8 million funding b

Two of New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) have been granted shareholder approval to merge, Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson said today.

Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson and Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe announced today government funding of up to $2 million over two years to the Aucklan

This year’s allocation of $54 million to Marsden Fund projects is the largest amount ever awarded under the scheme to New Zealand researchers, Minister of Research Science and Technology, Pet

The Labour-led government gave New Zealand’s genomics infrastructure a shot in the arm today when Research Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson announced funding of $40million to a co

Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson has appointed Deirdre Dale as a Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).

This year’s MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards winners again show New Zealand has some incredibly talented science leaders in the making, says Research, Science and Technology Min

The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Pete Hodgson, has announced the appointment of Professor Richard Bedford to the Marsden Fund Council, the body that advises on and makes decisions

Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson today described institutes of technology and polytechnics as key agents of innovative change.

Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson today announced that the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) Council would be re-established in October and its Crown debt written off over a

Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson today welcomed United States-based glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois Inc (O-I) announcement today to invest NZ$80 million to expand its Penrose, Auckland,

Organics industry umbrella body Organics Aotearoa New Zealand is to receive $1.04 million in government funding over the next three years to help it become self-funding, Economic Development Minist

A new free tool that helps business people assess their business’s capabilities in areas such as leadership and planning will be launched by Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson tonight

Twelve new members representing some of New Zealand’s leading businesses and research organisations have been appointed to the government’s Growth and Innovation Advisory Board, Economi

High-technology businesses, renewable energy, future foods, health delivery, environmental sustainability, and great cities and towns are key opportunities for new science for the foreseeable futur

This year’s Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award recipients form an extraordinarily high calibre and motivated group of teachers, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said tonight.