New Zealand innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 389 innovation ecosystem organizations in New Zealand, including 121 research organizations, 80 universities and research institutes and 72 corporate R&D centers.

The largest concentrations are in Auckland (113), Wellington (107) and Christchurch (26).

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

See New Zealand on the IEPA ↗

389 organizations

• New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
  Government or public body · Auckland · nzte.govt.nz
• New Zealand Wound Care Society
  Research organization · Feilding · nzwcs.org.nz
• New Zealand’s Biological Heritage
  Research organization · Lincoln · bioheritage.nz
• Ngātiwai Trust Board
  Research organization · Whangarei · ngatiwai.iwi.nz
• North Shore Hospital
  Health research · Auckland · waitematadhb.govt.nz
• Northland District Health Board
  Health research · Dormant · Whangarei · northlanddhb.org.nz
• Northland Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Northland · northtec.ac.nz
• Northland Regional Council
  Government or public body · Whangarei · nrc.govt.nz
• Nurse Maude Association
  Research organization · Christchurch · nursemaude.org.nz
• Nurture Foundation for Reproductive Research
  Research organization · Auckland · nurture.org.nz
• NZ on Air
  Government or public body · Wellington · nzonair.govt.nz
• NZ Respiratory & Sleep Institute
  Health research · Auckland · nzrsi.co.nz
• NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council
  Research organization · Wellington · nzrocklobster.co.nz
• Oakley Mental Health Research Foundation
  Research organization · Auckland · oakleymentalhealth.co.nz
• Oceanum Ltd (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · New Plymouth · oceanum.science
• oDocs Eye Care Research Institute (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Dunedin · odocs-tech.com
• Open Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Lower Hutt · openpolytechnic.ac.nz
• Oritain (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Dunedin · oritain.com
• Otago Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Dunedin · omrf.org.nz
• Otago Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Dunedin · op.ac.nz
• Oticon Foundation in New Zealand
  Research organization · Wellington · oticon.org.nz
• Pacific Edge Limited (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Dunedin · pacificedgedx.com
• Pacific Radiology (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · pacificradiology.com
• Palmerston North City Council
  Government or public body · Palmerston North · pncc.govt.nz
• Palmerston North Hospital
  Health research · Palmerston North · midcentraldhb.govt.nz
• Palmerston North Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Palmerston North · pnmrf.org.nz
• Parker Conservation
  Research organization · Dunedin · parkerconservation.co.nz
• Pathlab (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Hamilton · pathlab.co.nz
• PGG Wrightson Seeds (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Lincoln · pggwrightsonseeds.com
• Pharmac
  Government or public body · Wellington · pharmac.govt.nz
• Physiotherapy New Zealand
  Research organization · Wellington · physiotherapy.org.nz
• Plant & Food Research
  University or research institute · Auckland · plantandfood.co.nz
• Possum Observatory
  University or research institute · Gisborne · possumobservatory.co.nz
• Precision Hydration (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Christchurch · precisionhydration.com
• Princess Margaret Hospital
  Health research · Christchurch · cdhb.health.nz
• Project Crimson Trust
  Research organization · Wellington · treesthatcount.co.nz
• Proteus (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Dunedin · proteus.co.nz
• Pulse Energy (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · pulseenergy.co.nz
• Pūrangakura
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · purangakura.co.nz
• Q Theatre
  Science or technology park · qtheatre.co.nz
• QuakeCoRE
  University or research institute · Christchurch · quakecore.nz
• Quest Integrity (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · questintegrity.com
• Quigley and Watts (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · quigleyandwatts.co.nz
• Rakon (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · rakon.com
• Rata Foundation
  Research organization · Christchurch · ratafoundation.org.nz
• Raye Freedman Arts Centre
  Science or technology park · Auckland Region · rayefreedmanarts.co.nz
• Regent on Broadway
  Science or technology park · Palmerston North City · regent.co.nz
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  Government or public body · Wellington · rbnz.govt.nz
• Riddet Institute
  University or research institute · Palmerston North · riddet.ac.nz
• Rotorua Hospital
  Health research · Rotorua · lakesdhb.govt.nz
• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
  University or research institute · Wellington · rnzcgp.org.nz
• Royal Society Te Apārangi
  Research organization · Wellington · royalsociety.org.nz
• Rural Women New Zealand
  Research organization · Wellington · ruralwomen.org.nz
• Safety Management Systems Aotearoa (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Lower Hutt · smsa.nz
• Samen NZ Ltd (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Morrinsville · samen.co.nz
• Scion
  University or research institute · Rotorua · scionresearch.com
• Seafood Innovations Ltd (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · seafoodinnovations.co.nz
• Sepsis Trust NZ
  Research organization · Hamilton · sepsis.org.nz
• Settlement Centre Waikato
  Research organization · Hamilton · scw.org.nz
• Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unit
  Government or public body · Wellington · superu.govt.nz
• Solid Wood Innovation
  Research organization · Rotorua · wqi.co.nz
• Southern Community Laboratories (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Dunedin · sclabs.co.nz
• Southern District Health Board
  Government or public body · Dormant · Dunedin · southernhealth.nz
• Southern Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Invercargill · sit.ac.nz
• Southland Hospital
  Health research · Invercargill · southerndhb.govt.nz
• Springer Nature (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · springernature.com
• St John New Zealand
  Research organization · Auckland · stjohn.org.nz
• Stardome Observatory
  University or research institute · Auckland · stardome.org.nz
• Starship Children's Health
  Health research · Auckland · starship.org.nz
• Starship Foundation
  Research organization · Auckland · starship.org.nz
• Statistics New Zealand
  Government or public body · Wellington · stats.govt.nz
• Structural Timber Innovation Company (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Christchurch · stic.co.nz
• Summerfruit New Zealand
  Research organization · Wellington · summerfruitnz.co.nz
• Tai Poutini Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Greymouth · tpp.ac.nz
• Taranaki Base Hospital
  Health research · New Plymouth · tdhb.org.nz
• Tauranga Hospital
  Health research · Tauranga · bopdhb.govt.nz
• Tawata Productions (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · tawataproductions.com
• Te Niwha
  Research organization · Dunedin · teniwha.com
• 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 Wānanga o Raukawa
  Research organization · Otaki · wananga.com
• Te Whaea
  Science or technology park · Wellington City · tewhaea.org.nz
• Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
  University or research institute · Whakatane · wananga.ac.nz
• Teaching Learning & Research Initiative
  Research organization · Wellington · tlri.org.nz
• Tertiary Education Commission
  Government or public body · Wellington · tec.govt.nz
• The Centre for Health (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Tauranga · thecentreforhealth.co.nz
• The cGP Lab Ltd. (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · thecgplab.com
• The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies
  University or research institute · Dunedin · doddwalls.ac.nz
• The Family Centre
  Research organization · Lower Hutt · familycentre.org.nz
• The Kauri Museum
  Organization · Whangarei · kau.nz
• The Polynesian Society
  Research organization · Manukau · thepolynesiansociety.org
• The Tindall Foundation
  Research organization · Takapuna · tindall.org.nz
• Theranostics (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Auckland · theranostics.co.nz
• TiDA (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Tauranga · tida.co.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
• Transpower (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Wellington · transpower.co.nz
• Treasury
  Government or public body · Wellington · treasury.govt.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
• Urology Bay of Plenty
  Health research · Tauranga · urobop.co.nz
• Vegetables New Zealand
  Research organization · Wellington · freshvegetables.co.nz
• Victoria Theatre
  Science or technology park · Auckland Region · thevic.co.nz
• Victoria University of Wellington
  University or research institute · Wellington · wgtn.ac.nz
• Virbac New Zealand (New Zealand)
  Corporate R&D · Hamilton · nz.virbac.com
• Waiariki Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Dormant · Rotorua · waiariki.ac.nz
• Waikato District Health Board
  Health research · Dormant · Hamilton · waikatodhb.health.nz
• Waikato Graduate Women Educational Trust
  Research organization · Hamilton · wgweducationaltrust.nz
• Waikato Hospital
  Health research · Hamilton · waikatodhb.health.nz
• Waikato Innovation Park
  Science or technology park · wipltd.co.nz
• Waikato Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Hamilton · wintec.ac.nz
• Waikato Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Hamilton · wmrf.org.nz
• Waikato Regional Council
  Government or public body · Hamilton · waikatoregion.govt.nz
• Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development
  University or research institute · Ngaruawahia · waikatotainui.ac.nz

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Categories

• Research organizations in New Zealand 121
• Universities and research institutes in New Zealand 80
• Corporate R&D centers in New Zealand 72
• Government and public bodies in New Zealand 53
• Health research organizations in New Zealand 37
• Science and technology parks in New Zealand 15
• Fab labs and makerspaces in New Zealand 6
• Other organizations in New Zealand 5

Cities

• Auckland 113
• Wellington 107
• Christchurch 26
• Hamilton 21
• Dunedin 20
• Palmerston North 15
• Lower Hutt 11
• Lincoln 7
• Rotorua 7
• Tauranga 6
• Whangarei 4
• Hastings 3
• Invercargill 3
• New Plymouth 3
• Porirua 3