Government scientific related agencies

MSI   Ministry of Science and Innovation

HRC  Health Research Council

DOC  Department of Conservation

EPA   Environmental Protection Authority 
         - regulates new organisms (plants, animals, GM organisms) and hazardous
             substances and chemicals HASNO. Incorporates ERMA and ETS


Crown Research Institutes

AgResearch  Agricultural / Pastoral sector R&D

ESR  Institute of Environmental Science and Research

GNS  Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences

IRL  Industrial Research Ltd

Landcare Research Land/Environmental Research organisation

NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research

Plant & Food Research HortResearch and Crop & Food Research

SCION  Forestry/Plant biomaterials technology R&D


Science New Zealand - represents the CRI organisations, their subsidiries and commercial joint ventures