1838

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 69

stocks; the harvesting, processing and transportation of aquatic plants, fish, shellfish and crustaceans; customary fisheries; as well as all aspects of the aquaculture industry. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

7. Manufacturing Industries and Industrial Technology

Science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of industry activities on the natural environment and on society.

Included are science and technology related, but not limited to: electronics; computing; agricultural and industrial chemicals; pharmaceuticals and other high value biotechnological products; fabricated metal products; textiles; leathergoods; footwear; and apparel. Research may be aimed at a specific industry sector, or may be aimed at a broad range of manufacturing and processing industries. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

8. Tourism, Commercial and other Services

Science and technology contributing to innovation and growth in the tourism, leisure, financial, business, retail, trade and other service industries, and including science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of industry activities on the natural environment and on society. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

9. Information & Communications Networks and Services

Science and technology contributing to information and communications infrastructures which meet the needs of New Zealanders directly and indirectly, including science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of industry activities on the natural environment and on society. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

Information technology that is an input into other industries should be funded within the appropriate output class for that benefiting industry.

10. Construction

Science and technology contributing to construction industries and services which meet the economic, social and environmental goals of New Zealanders. Also included is science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of industry activities on the natural environment and on society.

Included is science and technology related to materials and products including stone and clay, cement and concrete, and construction using glass, timber, metal products and plastics; construction, planning and design, products and services including earthquake engineering for residential, non-residential, civil and industrial construction including road and bridge engineering and construction. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

11. Energy

Science and technology focused on energy exploration and assessment, extraction, conversion, distribution and management and the development of non-traditional, renewable energy sources, aimed at meeting the economic, social and environmental goals of New Zealanders. Also included is science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of industry activities on the natural environment and on society.

Included is geological research that has as its primary purpose the development of viable energy resources. Other geological research where benefits diffuse more widely should be funded from the Earth Resources Output. Research specific to the social dimensions and information needs of the industry may be included.

12. Transport and Distribution Systems

Science and technology contributing to an infrastructure of transport/storage/distribution systems and services aimed at meeting the economic, social and environmental goals of New Zealanders and New Zealand enterprises. Also included is science and technology oriented towards understanding and ameliorating the impacts of transport and distribution systems on the natural environment and on society.

13. Society and Culture

Science and technology contributing to the social wellbeing, national identity, and security of New Zealanders, and to the development of international understanding.

Included is science related to: New Zealand and Pacific history; population demographics; Te Ao Maori; the Treaty of Waitangi; aspects of New Zealand culture and society. Also included is science related to: government, public administration and political processes, justice, law and human rights; the New Zealand economy and its dynamics; work, working relationships and labour markets; employment and working conditions; wealth generation and distribution; international relations; urban and rural planning; and the social and cultural implications of economic and political change. Science related to education and training processes; research and knowledge production; the management and communication of knowledge; and the social and cultural implications of knowledge change are also included in this output.

14. Earth Resources and Processes

Science and technology focused on the structure, composition, geological history and physical processes relevant to New Zealand’s unique geological setting, and an understanding of the causes, consequences and mitigation of natural and man-made hazards.

Included is the identification and assessment of: mineral and subsurface water resources, and earth resources research that feeds into multiple outputs; geological influences on the environment, human habitation and global change; and deeper sediments in aquatic environments.

15. Land and Fresh Water Eco-systems

Science and technology contributing to the understanding of land, and freshwater eco-systems, and to the analysis and amelioration of the environmental impacts of social development and economic activities.

Included is science and technology related to: the physical, chemical and biological properties and potential uses of New Zealand’s lands and soils, the native and introduced flora and fauna, and the ecosystems of which they are a part; freshwater eco-systems, and their underlying substrate, flora and fauna; and the environmental planning of urban and rural areas. Also included is science and technology focused on reducing the impacts of human and other activity on the natural environment. Science and technology focused on ameliorating the impacts of industry or other human activity specific to a sector aligned output should be funded from that output.

16. Marine Environments, Climate and Atmosphere

Science and technology contributing to the understanding of marine and estuarine eco-systems, the climate and atmosphere, and to analysis and amelioration of the environmental impacts of social development and economic activities.