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CRIs

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• ACRI
  Association of Crown Research Institutes is the national organisation for Crown Research Institutes. ACRI works on behalf of science research and innovation with government, business and the wider community. Site provides information about the association, a list of members, publications and media statements.
  
  
• AgResearch : a new way of thinking about life sciences
  AgResearch is the largest of New Zealand's Crown Research Institutes with five main research campuses and a number of research stations. AgResearch does scientific research into ways of improving the safety, quality and range of products of pastoral agriculture. Major research programmes include: Breeding pasture plants and farm animals, using advanced genetic techniques, improving on-farm animal performance and meat, milk and wool quality by new management systems and reducing the environmental impact of agricultural production.
  
  
• Crop & Food Research = Mana Kai Rangahu
  New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research is a Government owned institute which provides research, technologies and services to support the development of high quality products in the following areas: arable foods, vegetable foods, seafood, ornamentals, animal feed, plant products and forestry. Includes articles on agriculture.
  
  
• ESR
  About Environmental Science & Research, a company owned by the New Zealand Government. Provides a range of commercial and analytical scientific services from applied science and research consultancy services, through the provision of advanced scientific information systems. Site has reports; newsletters, fact sheets, surveillance reports and scientific publications.
  
  
• HortResearch : Rangahau ahumāra
  HortResearch is New Zealand's largest horticulture and food research organisation with more than 500 staff and 10 research centres. The site profiles its research successes, capacities and capabilities across the spectrum of foods and plants. They also host HortNET, an Internet-based information centre aiming to pass on the benefits of research.
  
  
• Industrial Research Limited : advanced technology solutions based on scientific research
  The main research and development themes of IRL are manufacturing, energy and natural products processing. There are links to these major divisions.
  
  
• Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited
  The Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences supplies earth and nuclear scientific research and consultancy services in New Zealand.
  
  
• Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
  A crown research institute that focuses on management of land resources for conservation and for primary production. Includes access to databases about animals, fungi, plants and soils and the land; educational resources; publications and information on the main areas of current research.
  
  
• National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research : NIWA = Taihoro Nukurangi
  New Zealand Crown Research Institute site. Online publications are available; also online services: cam-corder coverage of selected New Zealand beaches, cloud cover imagery, the New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database, uv and ozone maps and graphs, and resources for students and teachers. Commercial online services include satellite data services, Climate Now and the National Climate Database.
  
  
• Scion
  A Crown Research Institute, formerly Forest Research. Information about products and services, software and experimental facilities for advanced research. Online publications are available; also details for purchasing publications for sale.