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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.

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

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

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

Minister of Research Science and Technology Pete Hodgson announced today the signing of an agreement between New Zealand and the European Union that will broaden New Zealand’s collaboration w

An open and strong relationship between the media and science is important for New Zealand to benefit from both public and private investment in the science system, Minister of Research, Science an

The appointments (list appended), made up of 14 new appointments, 15 reappointments and 2 appointments of current Directors to Deputy Board Chairs, include a new Chair for AgResearch Ltd – Sa

Economic Development Minister Pete Hodgson welcomed the success of New Zealand food and beverage companies who attended the National Restaurant Association Show (NRA), held in Chicago this week.

The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Pete Hodgson, has announced two new appointments to the Board of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology – the main government fu

Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson is welcoming a $1.75 million grant to the innovative Auckland electric motor company

New Zealand’s use of world class digital technology and high speed productivity tools was supported by grants totalling about $1.6 million, Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research Science and Tech

Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson, tonight announced a contribution of $1 million per year to the newly established Rutherford Foundation.

Increasing the level of private research and development will become that much easier because of a Labour-led government tax credit initiative which comes into effect on 1 April, Research, Science

An evaluation of the Envirolink scheme was released today by Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.

Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed the announcement of government grants for research that will address important issues for children and young people.

The proportion of government research funding available through negotiation will increase from July this year, Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

New Zealand and Australian scientists will jointly investigate ways of reducing the impact of livestock methane emissions by finding out more about the digestive processes in the rumen of livestock

The University of Auckland’s Institute of Earth Sciences and Engineering (IESE) will be the first recipient of a new research fund, Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson anno

The estimated 448,000 students returning to tertiary education over the next couple of weeks can trust a Labour-led government to keep making improvements in the quality, accessibility and affordab

A new organisation – Science New Zealand – will promote the increasing important place science has in New Zealanders' lives, Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson annou

Scientists are creating new economic opportunities in our dairy industry, Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research Science and Technology said during a visit to AgResearch campus near Hamilton today.