New Zealand relies on scientific research for good policy. It’s a pity the budget didn’t reflect this
- Written by Nicola Gaston, Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland
Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty ImagesNew Zealand’s government has been praised for listening to scientists as it continues to pursue its COVID-19 elimination strategy. But it’s difficult to find any signs of significant investment in science in the recent budget — or in fact previous budgets.
It was with a sense of...





