Wairakei Research Centre. Taupo. New Zealand.
S 38° 38.015 E 176° 05.625
60H E 421122 N 5723494
GNS Science at Wairakei Research Centre is a New Zealand government-owned research organisation studying earth sciences, the leading supplier of earth and nuclear scientific research and consultancy services in New Zealand.
Waymark Code: WM8AC0
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/27/2010
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Quoted from the GNS (Geological and Nuclear Sciences) website:
* the government’s principal earth systems and isotope science researcher and advisor
* the national expert on off-shore and on-shore energy and mineral resources
* the national expert on geological hazards and risk, and their economic, social, and environmental impacts
* the national expert on isotope and nuclear science and technologies
* the national innovation centre for ion beam and non-invasive scanning technologies
* the pioneer in researching the geosphere-biosphere interface uniquely accessible in New Zealand
* a preferred research partner with public and private organisations throughout the world
* a southern-hemisphere geoscience and isotope-science employer of choice.
They enable New Zealand to:
* identify and manage renewable and non-renewable geological resources
* understand, manage, and mitigate the social and economic effects of geohazards
* facilitate, plan, and manage sustainable environments
* create innovative technologies
Wairakei Research Centre
GNS Science
114 Karetoto Rd, State Highway 1, Wairakei,
Taupo 3377
Private Bag 2000, Taupo, 3352
New Zealand
Tel:+64 7 374 8211
Fax:+64 7 374 8199
Address:
114 Karetoto Rd, State Highway 1, Wairakei,
Taupo , North Is. New Zealand.
3377
Website: [Web Link]
Main Field of Science: Natural sciences
Sector: Government
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