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New Zealand has defined 10 National Science Challenges after a process of consultation and development, culminating in cabinet agreement. The intention is to define large-scale goals, focus investment and foster collaboration. The Challenges are:.../
- Aging well – harnessing science to sustain health and wellbeing into the later years of life
- A better start – improving the potential of young New Zealanders to have a healthy and successful life
- Healthier lives – research to reduce the burden of major New Zealand health problems
- High value nutrition – developing high value foods with validated health benefits
- New Zealand’s biological heritage – protecting and managing our biodiversity, improving our biosecurity, and enhancing our resilience to harmful organisms
- Our land and water – Research to enhance primary sector production and productivity while maintaining and improving our land and water quality for future generations
- Life in a changing ocean – understanding how we can exploit our marine resources within environmental and biological constraints
- The deep south – understanding the role of the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean in determining our climate and our future environment
- Science for technological innovation – enhancing the capacity of New Zealand to use physical and engineering sciences for economic growth
- Resilience to nature’s challenges – research into enhancing our resilience to natural disasters
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