Government and public bodies in New Zealand
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 53 government and public bodies in New Zealand.
Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.
The largest concentrations are in Wellington (34), Auckland (6) and Lower Hutt (3).
New Zealand scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 33 of 117 economies.
53 government and public bodies
- Accident Compensation Corporation
Government or public body · Wellington · acc.co.nz - AgResearch
Government or public body · Lincoln · agresearch.co.nz - Auckland Council
Government or public body · Auckland · aucklandcouncil.govt.nz - Bioeconomy Science Institute
Government or public body · Lincoln · bioeconomyscience.co.nz - Callaghan Innovation
Government or public body · Dormant · Wellington · callaghaninnovation.govt.nz - Christchurch City Council
Government or public body · Christchurch · ccc.govt.nz - Creative New Zealand
Government or public body · Wellington · creativenz.govt.nz - Crown Research Institutes
Government or public body · Dormant · Wellington · sciencenewzealand.org - Defence Science and Technology
Government or public body · Auckland · dst.mil.nz - Department of Conservation
Government or public body · Wellington · doc.govt.nz - Department of Corrections
Government or public body · Wellington · corrections.govt.nz - Department of Internal Affairs
Government or public body · Wellington · dia.govt.nz - Earth Sciences New Zealand
Government or public body · Lower Hutt · earthsciences.nz - Earthquake Commission
Government or public body · Wellington · eqc.govt.nz - Education New Zealand
Government or public body · Wellington · enz.govt.nz - Environment Canterbury
Government or public body · Timaru · ecan.govt.nz - Environmental Protection Authority
Government or public body · Wellington · epa.govt.nz - Government of New Zealand
Government or public body · Wellington · govt.nz - Greater Wellington Regional Council
Government or public body · Wellington · gw.govt.nz - Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Government or public body · Napier City · hbrc.govt.nz - Health Research Council of New Zealand
Government or public body · Auckland · hrc.govt.nz - Industrial Research Limited
Government or public body · Dormant · Lower Hutt · irl.cri.nz - Lotto New Zealand
Government or public body · Auckland · mylotto.co.nz - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Government or public body · Lincoln · landcareresearch.co.nz - Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand
Government or public body · Lower Hutt · measurement.govt.nz - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Government or public body · Wellington · mch.govt.nz - Ministry for Primary Industries
Government or public body · Wellington · mpi.govt.nz - Ministry for the Environment
Government or public body · Wellington · mfe.govt.nz - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Government or public body · Wellington · mbie.govt.nz - Ministry of Education
Government or public body · Wellington · education.govt.nz - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Government or public body · Wellington · mfat.govt.nz - Ministry of Health
Government or public body · Wellington · health.govt.nz - Ministry of Māori Development
Government or public body · Wellington Region · tpk.govt.nz - Ministry of Social Development
Government or public body · Wellington · msd.govt.nz - Ministry of Youth Development
Government or public body · Wellington Region · myd.govt.nz - New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Government or public body · Wellington · nzcer.org.nz - New Zealand Defence Force
Government or public body · Wellington · nzdf.mil.nz - New Zealand Police
Government or public body · Wellington · police.govt.nz - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Government or public body · Auckland · nzte.govt.nz - Northland Regional Council
Government or public body · Whangarei · nrc.govt.nz - NZ on Air
Government or public body · Wellington · nzonair.govt.nz - Palmerston North City Council
Government or public body · Palmerston North · pncc.govt.nz - Pharmac
Government or public body · Wellington · pharmac.govt.nz - Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Government or public body · Wellington · rbnz.govt.nz - Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit
Government or public body · Wellington · superu.govt.nz - Southern District Health Board
Government or public body · Dormant · Dunedin · southernhealth.nz - Statistics New Zealand
Government or public body · Wellington · stats.govt.nz - Tertiary Education Commission
Government or public body · Wellington · tec.govt.nz - Treasury
Government or public body · Wellington · treasury.govt.nz - Waikato Regional Council
Government or public body · Hamilton · waikatoregion.govt.nz - Watercare Services Limited
Government or public body · Auckland · watercare.co.nz - Wellington City Council
Government or public body · Wellington · wellington.govt.nz - Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
Government or public body · Dormant · Wellington