Universities and research institutes in New Zealand

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 80 universities and research institutes in New Zealand.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Auckland (24), Christchurch (10) and Wellington (9).

New Zealand scores 64.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 33 of 117 economies.

See New Zealand on the IEPA ↗

80 universities and research institutes

• academyEX
  University or research institute · Auckland · academyex.com
• Allan Wilson Centre
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · allanwilsoncentre.ac.nz
• Antarctica New Zealand
  University or research institute · Christchurch · antarcticanz.govt.nz
• Applied Research Associates
  University or research institute · Christchurch · aranz.com
• Ara Institute of Canterbury
  University or research institute · Christchurch · ara.ac.nz
• Auckland Institute of Studies
  University or research institute · Auckland · ais.ac.nz
• Auckland University of Technology
  University or research institute · Auckland · aut.ac.nz
• Bio-Protection Research Centre
  University or research institute · Dormant · Lincoln · bioprotection.org.nz
• Brain Research New Zealand
  University or research institute · Auckland · brnz.ac.nz
• Canterbury Health Laboratories
  University or research institute · Christchurch · chl.co.nz
• Carey Baptist College
  University or research institute · Auckland · carey.ac.nz
• Carter Observatory
  University or research institute · Wellington · museumswellington.org.nz
• Chelsea Primary School
  University or research institute · Auckland · chelsea.school.nz
• Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust
  University or research institute · Dormant · Christchurch · ccst.co.nz
• Clinical Trials New Zealand
  University or research institute · Hamilton · clinicaltrialsnz.com
• Eastern Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Napier City · eit.ac.nz
• Farm Cove Observatory
  University or research institute · Auckland · farmcoveobs.co.nz
• Ferrier Research Institute
  University or research institute · Wellington · wgtn.ac.nz
• Foundation for Arable Research
  University or research institute · Christchurch · far.org.nz
• Future Forests Research
  University or research institute · Rotorua · ffr.co.nz
• Geyserland Observatory
  University or research institute · Rotorua · geyserlandobs.org
• Gillies McIndoe Research Institute
  University or research institute · Wellington · gmri.org.nz
• GNS Science
  University or research institute · Dormant · Lower Hutt · gns.cri.nz
• Good Shepherd College
  University or research institute · Auckland · gsc.ac.nz
• Institute of the Pacific United
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · ipu.ac.nz
• Kumeu Observatory
  University or research institute · Auckland · kumeu.blogspot.com
• Laidlaw College
  University or research institute · Auckland · laidlaw.ac.nz
• Lincoln University
  University or research institute · Lincoln · lincoln.ac.nz
• MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
  University or research institute · Wellington · macdiarmid.ac.nz
• Manukau Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Auckland · manukau.ac.nz
• Massey University
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · massey.ac.nz
• Maurice Wilkins Centre
  University or research institute · Auckland · mauricewilkinscentre.org
• Media Design School
  University or research institute · Auckland · mediadesignschool.com
• Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
  University or research institute · Wellington · mrinz.ac.nz
• MedTech CoRE
  University or research institute · Auckland · medtechcore.org.nz
• Mt Albert Primary School
  University or research institute · Auckland · mtalbertprimary.school.nz
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
  University or research institute · Dormant · Auckland · niwa.co.nz
• Natural Hazards Research Platform
  University or research institute · Lower Hutt · naturalhazards.org.nz
• Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Nelson · nmit.ac.nz
• New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · nzagrc.org.nz
• New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute
  University or research institute · Christchurch · antarcticanz.govt.nz
• New Zealand Brain Research Institute
  University or research institute · Christchurch · nzbri.org
• New Zealand College of Chiropractic
  University or research institute · Auckland · chiropractic.ac.nz
• New Zealand eScience Infrastructure
  University or research institute · Auckland · nesi.org.nz
• New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · nzfssrc.org.nz
• New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science
  University or research institute · Porirua · phfscience.nz
• Northland Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Northland · northtec.ac.nz
• Open Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Lower Hutt · openpolytechnic.ac.nz
• Otago Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Dunedin · op.ac.nz
• Plant & Food Research
  University or research institute · Auckland · plantandfood.co.nz
• Possum Observatory
  University or research institute · Gisborne · possumobservatory.co.nz
• QuakeCoRE
  University or research institute · Christchurch · quakecore.nz
• Riddet Institute
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · riddet.ac.nz
• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
  University or research institute · Wellington · rnzcgp.org.nz
• Scion
  University or research institute · Rotorua · scionresearch.com
• Southern Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Invercargill · sit.ac.nz
• Stardome Observatory
  University or research institute · Auckland · stardome.org.nz
• Tai Poutini Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Greymouth · tpp.ac.nz
• Te Pūkenga
  University or research institute · Hamilton · xn--tepkenga-szb.ac.nz
• Te Pūnaha Matatini
  University or research institute · Auckland · tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
• Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand
  University or research institute · Wellington · ecnz.ac.nz
• Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
  University or research institute · Te Awamutu · twoa.ac.nz
• Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
  University or research institute · Whakatane · wananga.ac.nz
• The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies
  University or research institute · Dunedin · doddwalls.ac.nz
• Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Tauranga · toiohomai.ac.nz
• Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School
  University or research institute · Wellington · toiwhakaari.ac.nz
• Unitec Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Auckland · unitec.ac.nz
• Universal College of Learning
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · ucol.ac.nz
• University of Auckland
  University or research institute · Auckland · auckland.ac.nz
• University of Canterbury
  University or research institute · Christchurch · canterbury.ac.nz
• University of Otago
  University or research institute · Dunedin · otago.ac.nz
• University of Waikato
  University or research institute · Hamilton · waikato.ac.nz
• Victoria University of Wellington
  University or research institute · Wellington · wgtn.ac.nz
• Waiariki Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Dormant · Rotorua · waiariki.ac.nz
• Waikato Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Hamilton · wintec.ac.nz
• Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development
  University or research institute · Ngaruawahia · waikatotainui.ac.nz
• Wellington Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Petone · weltec.ac.nz
• Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
  University or research institute · New Plymouth · witt.ac.nz
• Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design
  University or research institute · Auckland · whitecliffe.ac.nz
• Whitireia New Zealand
  University or research institute · Porirua · whitireia.ac.nz

Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Auckland 24
• Universities and research institutes in Christchurch 10
• Universities and research institutes in Wellington 9
• Universities and research institutes in Palmerston North 7
• Universities and research institutes in Hamilton 4
• Universities and research institutes in Rotorua 4
• Universities and research institutes in Dunedin 3
• Universities and research institutes in Lower Hutt 3