ESR - Specialist Science Solutions ESR - Specialist Science Solutions
Skip Navigation LinksHome > About us

ESR - Institute of Environmental Science and Research

 

ESR is a government owned crown research institute.  We provide operational science and research services which underpin New Zealand's health, justice and biosecurity systems. Our mission is to protect people and their environment through science - Manaaki tangata taiao hoki.

 

We operate core programmes in:


Forensic Science
  • DNA
  • Physical Evidence examamination
  • Crime Scence Investigation
  • Illicit Drug Analysis
  • Criminal and Coronial Toxicology

 

Health
  • Food Safety
  • Water Management
  • Communicable Disease
  • Population and Environmental Health
  • Public Health Surveillance

 

We also operate work programmes for


  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Workplace Drug Testing
  • Social Science
 

Links to ESR's major clients
Detailed information about ESR's work programmes can be accessed here