3 July, 2009
A new post-graduate internship programme to be set up by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology will create 150 new intern positions, Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp announced today.
Read full release >>24 June, 2009
New Zealand and Spanish science researchers will benefit from a new travel grant programme between the two countries, Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp has announced.
Read full release >>28 May, 2009
Budget 2009 recognises the critical role science and technology will play in the economic recovery through substantial extra funding, Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp says.
Read full release >>13 May, 2009
Minister of Research, Science and Technology Wayne Mapp has congratulated Landcare Research on achieving a world first in climate change measurement.
Read full release >>14 April, 2009
I am particularly pleased to officially open the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre.
Read full speech >>10 March, 2009
Excellence is something we all aspire to. What does it actually mean, what does it lead to and how do we benefit?
Read full speech >>9 March, 2009
A new programme between New Zealand and China will open the door to exchanges for promising researchers.
Read full release >>11 February, 2009
Professor Peter Hunter of the University of Auckland has been appointed Chair of the Marsden Fund Council.
Read full release >>22 December, 2008
World-first super conductor technology created by New Zealand scientists today won praise from Research, Science & Technology Minister, Dr Wayne Mapp.
Read full release >>12 December, 2008
Four briefing papers from the research, science and technology sector were released publicly at 1pm today.
Read full release >>1 December, 2008
Two Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) - Crop & Food Research and HortResearch - come together today to form a single research institute known as The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd (Plant and Food Research).
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