Current Sections: About the HRCAbout the Health Research Council of New Zealand
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is the Crown agency responsible for the management of the Government's investment in public good health research. Ownership of the HRC resides with the Minister of Health, with funding being primarily provided from Vote Research, Science and Technology. A Memorandum of Understanding between the two Ministers sets out this relationship.
Read more about the Minister for Research, Science and Technology, the Hon Dr Wayne Mapp
Read more about the Minister of Health, the Hon Tony Ryall
Ministers' speeches and media releases are available on the Government's official website.
Established under the Health Research Council Act 1990, our statutory functions include:
- advising the Minister and administering funds in relation to national health research policy
- fostering the recruitment, education, training, and retention of those engaged in health research in New Zealand
- initiating and supporting health research
- undertaking consultation to establish priorities in health research
- promoting and disseminating the results of health research to encourage their contribution to health science, policy and delivery
- ensuring the development and application of appropriate assessment standards by committees or subcommittees that assess health research proposals.
HRC Secretariat Organisational Chart
Health Research Council Act 1990
Mission and Goals
About the Council
Committees of the Council
Bequests and Donations
Situations Vacant at the HRC
Last Updated : 06 May 2009 13:16:03.
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