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The Crown Research Institutes will be merged as part of sweeping changes to the science sector.
In an email to staff seen by RNZ, the seven CRIs will become three mega science organisations – “Public Research Organisations” (PROs) – with a fourth established to focus on “advanced technology”.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is due to announce the changes in his State of the Nation speech at 1pm.
The changes come after consideration of the long-awaited Science System Advisory Group’s (SSAG) first report by Sir Peter Gluckman.
The Public Research Organisations will be grouped by area of focus.
Earth Science will see the NIWA and GNS Science merged, and NIWA’s acquisition of Metservice will continue as planned.
AgResearch, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research and Scion will also be pooled under Bioeconomy.
Health and Forensic Science will be formed by re-purposing ESR.
The changes are due to see the establishment of a fourth Public Research Organisation to focus on advanced technology.
More to come ….
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