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Expertise
Pūkenga- Forensic science
Tātari ā-Whare Whakawā - Water and environment services
Ngā ratonga wai me te taiao - COVID-19 Response
Urupare ki te KOWHEORI-19 - Public health
Hauora tūmatanui - Food & product services
Ngā ratonga kai me ngā hua - International
Ao Whānui - Social science
Mātauranga pāpori - Genomics
Ngā huingaira
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Forensic science
Read about our forensic expertise and how we help keep communities safe.
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Water and environment services
Learn about our water quality and environmental science work.
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COVID-19 Response
Read out ESR's COVID-19 response across the public health spectrum
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Public health
Find out about our work in preventing and reducing disease.
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Food & product services
Read about ESR’s expertise in food, pharmaceuticals and other product testing.
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International
Read about how our science expertise is utilised around the world.
- Social science
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Genomics
ESR’s genomic science encompasses microbial, human, meta and forensic genomics, transcriptomics and epigen omics.
ESR provides science services and research capability across a number of science disciplines.
He Whakanōhanga Rangahau a Karauna te ESR e whakarato ana i ngā ratonga rangahau me ngā kaha pūtaiao puta noa i ngā peka pūtaiao maha. - Forensic science
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Services
Ratonga- Testing
Whakamātautau- Test request forms
- COVID-19 diagnostic testing
- Campylobacter typing
- DNA profiling
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Environmental and food virology
- Food testing
- Forensic scene investigations
- Health testing
- Hemp Testing
- Legionella sampling and testing
- Natural health product testing
- Pharmaceutical testing
- Product screening
- Environmental radioactivity
- Water quality testing
- Workplace drug testing
- Methamphetamine contamination - testing of products and screening technologies
- Consultancy
Te kōrerorero tahi- ESR SmartSite
- Bloodstain pattern analysis training
- Climate change, sustainability and environmental health
- Food investigations
- Forensic R&D
- Forensic training and consultancy
- Genomics and next generation sequencing
- Epidemiological skills development programme
- Pacific consultancy
- Pharmaceutical, natural health product and cosmetic regulatory services
- Public health surveillance
- Radiation safety training and consultancy
- Water quality and sanitation
- Primary Prevention in Public and Environmental Health (P3EH)
- Social Systems
- Products and tools
Ngā hua me ngā utauta
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Testing
- Test request forms
- COVID-19 diagnostic testing
- Campylobacter typing
- DNA profiling
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Environmental and food virology
- Food testing
- Forensic scene investigations
- Health testing
- Hemp Testing
- Legionella sampling and testing
- Natural health product testing
- Pharmaceutical testing
- Product screening
- Environmental radioactivity
- Water quality testing
- Workplace drug testing
- Methamphetamine contamination - testing of products and screening technologies
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Consultancy
- ESR SmartSite
- Bloodstain pattern analysis training
- Climate change, sustainability and environmental health
- Food investigations
- Forensic R&D
- Forensic training and consultancy
- Genomics and next generation sequencing
- Epidemiological skills development programme
- Pacific consultancy
- Pharmaceutical, natural health product and cosmetic regulatory services
- Public health surveillance
- Radiation safety training and consultancy
- Water quality and sanitation
- Primary Prevention in Public and Environmental Health (P3EH)
- Social Systems
- Products and tools
- Testing
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Research and Intelligence
Rangahau- Ngā Kete Intelligence Hub
- Infectious disease intelligence
- About public health surveillance
- Overview of notifiable diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) surveillance
- Influenza and other viral respiratory surveillance
- Measles
- Meningococcal disease
- Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD)
- Pertussis
- Invasive Group A Streptococcal infection
- Tuberculosis
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- Enteric Reference Testing
- Product health risk assessment reports
- Environmental health reports
- Related health and environment websites
- Archive
- Ngā Kete login
- Infectious disease intelligence
- Research case studies
Ngā rangahau mātai take- On-site wastewater management systems and groundwater quality
- Protecting our freshwaters from waterborne diseases
- Microbial Risk Assessment of land use on drinking water supplies
- Tracking pollution sources in groundwater tracers
- Managing the risk of emerging organic contaminants
- Optimising the process for microplastic analysis
- Providing public and environmental health support to the tourism industry in Tonga
- Virus removal in wastewater
- Water science learning resources
- Facilitating service redesign
- Measuring the effectiveness of whole-of-system response to prevent family violence
- Combating antimicrobial resistance
- About the DNA databank
- Becoming a forensic scientist
- Forensic NZ documentary series
- Forensic awareness training
- Preserving Māori cultural assets
- Te Mate Huka - Diabetes study
- Safe New Zealand Seafood programme
- Investigating the causes of diarrhoeal illness
- Improving understanding of food safety risks associated with mahinga kai
- New Zealand Total Diet Study
- Evolution of an epidemic
- Genomics Aotearoa
- ESR’s Virus Hunters
- Drugs in wastewater
- WASH in schools
- Making services reachable
- New Zealand Customs ESR Screening Laboratory
- Next generation DNA
- Border to Grave
- Evidence based policing
- Swimming and drinking water resources created by ESR Māori scientist and Mahia tamariki
- Raising Pasifika student achievement in science
- The role of natural coral sand in water quality
- The evolution of synthetic cannabinoids
- Heating up what lies beneath
- Understanding the Groundwater Ecosystem
- Up in steam: ESR scientists reveal what's really in vape liquid
- Uncovering hidden water systems
- Innovative techniques for removing nitrate from groundwater
- The Source Attribution of Campylobacteriosis in New Zealand Study (SACNZS)
- Health risk assessment reports
- Research Projects and Initiatives
Ngā Kaupapa Rangahau- Te Niwha: Infectious Diseases Research Platform
- Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of Microplastics (AIM²)
- SHIVERS influenza (flu) and respiratory virus research
- SHIVERS-II (WellKiwis Adult) study
- SHIVERS-III & IV (WellKiwis Infant & Household) study
- SHIVERS-V study
- Groundwater Science and Research Alliance Aotearoa
- Listeriosis in New Zealand
- NECD
- Published research
Ngā rangahau kua whakaputaina
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Ngā Kete Intelligence Hub
Ngā Kete is a collection of public and secured data and analytic resources, from ESR's various science disciplines.
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Research case studies
Find out more about the work we do and the real-world impact it's having on New Zealand.
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Research Projects and Initiatives
Some of our current research projects
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Published research
Find references to the published work of ESR scientists across our science disciplines.
- Ngā Kete Intelligence Hub
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People
Tāngata- Our Board of Directors
Te Poari Tumuaki - Our senior leaders
Ō mātau kaihautū matua - Our science team
- Ahmed Al-Salim
- Allanah Kenny
- Amy Bradshaw
- Andrea McNeill
- Andrew Pearson
- Angela Brounts
- Angela Cornelius
- Angus Newton
- Annette Bolton
- Audrey Tiong
- Brent Gilpin
- Callum Thirkell
- Charlotte Gilkison
- Chrissy Black
- Craig Billington
- Cris Ardouin
- Donia Macartney-Coxson
- Ernest Williams
- Georgia Bell
- Heidi Baker
- Helen Morris
- Helena Rattray-Te Mana
- Hugo Strydom
- Isabelle Pattis
- Jackie Wright
- Jo Bright
- Joanne Hewitt
- Joanne Kingsbury
- Katrina Betty
- Kelly Broerse
- Kristin Bohm
- Kristin Dyet
- Liping Pang
- Louise Weaver
- Lucia Rivas
- Maria Hepi
- Maria Jesus Gutierrez Gines
- Marilen Espinoza
- Megan Devane
- Murray Close
- Naveena Karki
- Olga Pantos
- Peter Cressey
- Phil Abraham
- Ross Tompkins
- Rhys White
- Samantha Coward
- Sarah Nelson
- Sudesh Sharma
- Suzanne Manning
- Theo Sarris
- Tineke Jennings
- Virginia Baker
- Virginia Hope
- Wendy Popplewell
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Our Board of Directors
An introduction to ESR's Board of Directors.
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Our senior leaders
Find out more about ESR's senior leaders.
- Our science team
Our people are the backbone of our organisation. Read about our leaders, scientists and our Board.
- Our Board of Directors
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