The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology ( mi, Tūāpapa Rangahau Pūtaiao) was a Crown entity of

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, established by the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990. It had the stated mission of "investing for results from research, science and technology to deliver greater prosperity, security and opportunities to all New Zealanders". In 2011 the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology merged with the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) to form 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. In March 2012,

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announced that the Ministry of Science and Innovation would be integrated into a new

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; mi, Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic p ...

, comprising the Ministry of Economic Development, the

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, Ministry of Science and Innovation and the

Department of Building and Housing The Department of Building and Housing ( Māori: ''Te Tari Kaupapa Whare'') was a government agency within the New Zealand government. Established in 2004 out of the former Ministry of Housing, it was disestablished in 2012. The department's for ...

. The new Ministry began operating on 1 July 2012.

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