The New Zealand Nationally Significant Collections and Databases (NSCDs) are government-funded biological and physical collections or databases that are considered important and significant to New Zealand. They consist of living organisms (

ICMP culture collection The International Collection of Microorganisms from Plants (ICMP) is a major international culture collection of live bacteria, fungi, and chromists based in Auckland, New Zealand. The ICMP had its origin in 1952 as the personal collection of ...

), preserved samples (the Marine Benthic Biology Collection), or data (the New Zealand Geomagnetic Database). Many of the physical collections also have associated databases. The NSCDs were established in 1992 during the breakup of the

DSIR Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated DSIR was the name of several British Empire organisations founded after the 1923 Imperial Conference to foster intra-Empire trade and development. * Department of Scientific and Industri ...

and establishment of the

Crown Research Institutes In New Zealand, Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are corporatised Crown entities charged with conducting scientific research. Crown Research Institutes date from 1992, with most formed out of parts of the former Department of Scientific and I ...

. They are currently funded at 19 million NZD per annum though the Strategic Science Investment Fund of MBIE.

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External links

MBIE: New Zealand Nationally Significant Collections and DatabasesNationally Significant Databases & Collections Providers' Group
Research in New Zealand Collections Biological databases Environmental science databases