The Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (Māori: Te Manatū Pūtaiao) was a government agency within the New Zealand government. Its main responsibilities were to: The role of Chief Scientist for the Ministry was held by Don McGregor between 1992 and 1997. Initiatives through his tenure included a landmark assessment of the value of science in supporting land management in Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2011 the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) was merged with the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology to create the new Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), which took over the policy and investment functions of both agencies. MSI became fully operational on 1 February 2011, at which point MoRST and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology were disestablished. MSI was then subsequently merged with other ministries into the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). More information...
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