The New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd (Scion) is a Crown Research Institute concentrated on enhancing the universal intensity of the New Zealand ranger service industry and building a more grounded bio-based economy. Scion has advanced from an organization with an emphasis on the conveyance of examination, innovation and administration answers for the backwoods and woodland items area to an organization concentrating on the whole field of plant biomaterials. The point of Scion is to enhance the aggressiveness of New Zealand's ranger service industry and development the utilization of biomaterials.

The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment is the essential checking office for CRIs, with the Treasury moved to a second-feeling part in connection to the CRI's monetary execution.

Scion is the foremost CRI in the following areas:

Sustainable forest management and tree improvement.
Forestry biosecurity, risk management and mitigation.
Wood processing, wood-related bioenergy, waste streams and other biomaterials.
Forestry and forestry-based ecosystem services to inform land-use decision making.

Scion collaborates with other research providers as well as end-users to develop:

Land-based biosecurity, soil and freshwater management.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Indigenous forestry.
Industrial biotechnology and high-value manufacturing.

Key Company Information
Entity Form Crown Research Institute
Established 1992
Head Office Rotorua
Primary Legislation Crown Research Institutes Act 1992;
Companies Act 1993
Companies Office No 550377 (Companies Office website)

Board of Directors
Chairperson: Mr Anthony (Tony) Nowell (Jul 2010 - Jun 2018)
Deputy Chairperson: Mrs Judith Stanway (Jul 2010 - Jun 2017)
Directors:
Mr Sheldon Drummond (Jul 2008 - Jun 2017)
Ms Colleen Neville (Jul 2014 - Jun 2017)
Dr Barry O'Neil (Dec 2012 - Jun 2018)
Dr David (Jon) Ryder (Jan 2016 - Jul 2018)
Mr Steve Wilson (Jul 2016 - Jun 2019)

Contact:

New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited
Registered Office: 49 Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand