Description

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research is New Zealand's foremost environmental research organisation specialising in sustainable management of land resources optimising primary production enhancing biodiversity increasing the resource efficiency of businesses and conserving and restoring the natural assets of our communities.

Landcare Research is one of nine independent Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) founded in 1992 from a reorganisation of Government funded research in New Zealand.
We have about 390 staff approximately 320 of whom are involved in research.
We have strong collaborative links with other CRIs and universities so we can use the most effective combination of skills on each project.
Our researchers are supported by sophisticated technology analytical laboratories and specialised support such as legal and graphics services communications and business development and an extensive specialised library.

The largest of our research sites is at Lincoln which is also home to our corporate office.
We also have regional offices in Palmerston North and Hamilton plus offices at Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, Dunedin and Alexandra.
Sirtrack Ltd (our subsidiary company that produces radio telemetry equipment for wildlife) is based at Havelock North.

Landcare Research is a leading proponent of triple bottom line reporting (economic social and environmental performance) by companies and businesses.
We have an ISO 14001 certified environmental management system and we are a founding member of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development.