Budget 2025: Shuffling the deckchairs for science

Budget 2025: Shuffling the deckchairs for science
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Shane Reti. (Image: Supplied)
Greg Hurrell
The Government is shuffling existing science funds around to fund its shakeup of public science.Overall, science funding has fallen by around $45 million, according to the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS).It is part of a push towards a more commercially focused science system, including advanced technology and liberalised rules around genetic engineering. However, much of the science vote will go towards advice, restructuring, and a new gene technology regulator.New initiativesIn January, the Government announced that the seven...

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