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Logo ESR | Keeping people safe and healthy through science
  • Pūkenga / Expertise
    • Tātari ā-Whare Whakawā / Forensic science
    • Ngā ratonga wai me te taiao / Water and environment services
      • Groundwater science
        • Groundwater management
        • Groundwater research bid
        • Pesticides in groundwater
        • Groundwater modelling
        • Enhanced mitigation of nitrate in groundwater
      • Biowaste science
        • Building a circular economy for biowaste
        • Using native ecosystems for biowaste management
    • Urupare ki te KOWHEORI-19 / COVID-19 Response
      • COVID-19 research and services
        • Wastewater (FAQs)
      • COVID-19 insights
        • Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard
        • Wastewater Surveillance Report
        • Genomics Insights Report
      • Enhancing national surveillance
      • COVID-19 team
      • Privacy COVID
      • COVID-19 Biobank / Kohikohinga Taonga Kowheori
    • Hauora tūmatanui / Public health
      • Health intelligence and disease surveillance
      • EpiSurv and notifiable diseases
      • ESR Eclair Clinical Data Repository (CDR) Support
    • Ngā ratonga kai me ngā hua / Food & product services
    • Ao Whānui / International
    • Mātauranga pāpori / Social science
    • Ngā huingaira / Genomics
      • Genomics Aotearoa Consortia
    • Tātari ā-Whare Whakawā / Forensic science

      Read about our forensic expertise and how we help keep communities safe.

    • Ngā ratonga wai me te taiao / Water and environment services

      Learn about our water quality and environmental science work.

    • Urupare ki te KOWHEORI-19 / COVID-19 Response

      Read out ESR's COVID-19 response across the public health spectrum

    • Hauora tūmatanui / Public health

      Find out about our work in preventing and reducing disease.

    • Ngā ratonga kai me ngā hua / Food & product services

      Read about ESR’s expertise in food, pharmaceuticals and other product testing.

    • Ao Whānui / International

      Read about how our science expertise is utilised around the world.

    • Mātauranga pāpori / Social science

    • Ngā huingaira / Genomics

      ESR’s genomic science encompasses microbial, human, meta and forensic genomics, transcriptomics and epigen omics.

    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.

    ESR provides science services and research capability across a number of science disciplines.

  • Ratonga / Services
    • Whakamātautau / 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
        • Hemp Test Submission
        • Collecting and Sending cultivars
        • Hemp Payments and Prices
        • Terms and Conditions
      • Legionella sampling and testing
      • Natural health product testing
      • Pharmaceutical testing
      • Product screening
      • Environmental radioactivity
      • Water quality testing
        • Specialist Testing
      • Workplace drug testing
      • Methamphetamine contamination - testing of products and screening technologies
    • Te kōrerorero tahi / Consultancy
      • ESR SmartSite
      • Bloodstain pattern analysis training
        • Basic level BPA training
        • Advanced level BPA training
        • The fluid dynamics of bloodstain pattern formation
      • Climate change, sustainability and environmental health
      • Influenza and Other Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance and Research
        • Influenza (flu) and other respiratory virus surveillance
        • Previous Intelligence and Dashboards
      • Food investigations
      • Forensic R&D
      • Forensic training and consultancy
        • Forensic Assist website
      • Genomics and next generation sequencing
      • Epidemiological skills development programme
      • Pacific consultancy
      • Pharmaceutical, natural health product and cosmetic regulatory services
      • Public health surveillance
        • Notifiable Diseases Intelligence Dashboard
        • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) surveillance (Dashboard)
          • Syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea surveillance in New Zealand
      • Radiation safety training and consultancy
      • Water quality and sanitation
        • Identifying the source of faecal contamination
        • Register of Recognised Laboratories for New Zealand
        • Ministry of Health Reports
        • Selection, operation and maintenance of individual household water supplies
        • Drinking water and lead
          • Frequently asked questions about lead in drinking water
      • Primary Prevention in Public and Environmental Health (P3EH)
      • Social Systems
        • The Lab
        • Featured stories
        • Current projects
        • Past projects
    • Ngā hua me ngā utauta / Products and tools
      • Meth Calculator
        • About clandestine laboratories and the manufacture of meth
      • NZRM Culture Collection
        • Conditions of sale and supply of NZRM micro-organisms
        • About the NZRM Culture Collection
      • STRmix™
        • FaSTR™ DNA
      • Lumi™ Drug Scan
    • Whakamātautau / 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
    • Te kōrerorero tahi / Consultancy
      • ESR SmartSite
      • Bloodstain pattern analysis training
      • Climate change, sustainability and environmental health
      • Influenza and Other Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance and Research
      • 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
    • Ngā hua me ngā utauta / Products and tools
      • Meth Calculator
      • NZRM Culture Collection
      • STRmix™
      • Lumi™ Drug Scan
  • Rangahau / Research
    • Ngā rangahau kua whakaputaina / Published research
    • Ngā Kete
    • Ngā rangahau mātai take / Research case studies
      • Health risk assessment reports
      • Environmental health reports
      • 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
      • ESR's FoodHQ partnership
      • Evolution of an epidemic
      • Genomics Aotearoa
      • ESR’s Virus Hunters
      • ESR's response to the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis outbreak
      • 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
      • Unravelling the Mysteries of Yersiniosis
    • Ngā Kaupapa Rangahau / Research Projects and Initiatives
      • Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of Microplastics (AIM²)
      • SHIVERS influenza (flu) and respiratory virus research
        • SHIVERS 2012-2017 study findings
        • Science New Zealand National Awards - 2018 ESR SHIVERS team award
        • Shorland Medal 2019- SHIVERS team award
      • SHIVERS-II (WellKiwis Adult) study
        • SHIVERS-II study newletter and media release
        • SHIVERS-II study update on COVID-19
        • SHIVERS-II study reports
        • SHIVERS-II study documents
        • Meet the SHIVERS-II team
        • Locations of Wellington SCL laboratories for blood collection
        • SHIVERS-II contacts for study-related matters
      • SHIVERS-III & IV (WellKiwis Infant & Household) study
        • Meet the team
          • Sue Huang
          • Karen Daniells
          • Hannah Schrader
          • Rebekah Gray
        • WellKiwis in the media
      • SHIVERS-V study
        • SHIVERS-V reports
          • Laboratory-based Virology Weekly Report
          • Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance Among Returnees
          • Sentinel General Practice-based Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance
      • Groundwater Science and Research Alliance Aotearoa
      • Listeriosis in New Zealand
      • NECD
    • Ngā rangahau kua whakaputaina / Published research

      Find references to the published work of ESR scientists across our science disciplines.

    • Ngā Kete

      Access data and gain insights from ESR's science in Ngā Kete. Ngā Kete includes a collection of powerful dashboards and tools demonstrating the value of our science in a range of areas important to Aotearoa New Zealand.

    • Ngā rangahau mātai take / Research case studies

      Find out more about the work we do and the real-world impact it's having on New Zealand.

    • Ngā Kaupapa Rangahau / Research Projects and Initiatives

      Some of our current research projects

    Access data and gain insights from ESR's science in Ngā Kete. The Hub includes a collection of powerful dashboards and tools demonstrating the value of our science in a range of areas important to New Zealand.

  • Tāngata / People
    • Ō mātau kaihautū matua / Our senior leaders
      • Dr Brett Cowan
      • Dr Jill Vintiner
      • John Bone
      • Jymal Morgan
      • Mark Ottaway
      • Peter Lennox
      • Trish Bolger
    • Tō mātau rōpū pūtaiao / Our science team
      • Angela Cornelius
      • Ahmed Al-Salim
      • Allanah Kenny
      • Amy Bradshaw
      • Andrew Pearson
      • Angus Newton
      • Annette Bolton
      • Audrey Tiong
      • Brent Gilpin
      • Callum Thirkell
      • Craig Billington
      • Cris Ardouin
      • Donia Macartney-Coxson
      • Helen Morris
      • Helena Rattray-Te Mana
      • Hugo Strydom
      • Jackie Wright
      • Joanne Hewitt
      • Joanne Kingsbury
      • Katrina Betty
      • Kelly Broerse
      • Kristin Dyet
      • Liping Pang
      • Louise Weaver
      • Lucia Rivas
      • Mat Walton
      • Maria Hepi
      • Maria Jesus Gutierrez Gines
      • Marilen Espinoza
      • Megan Devane
      • Murray Close
      • Naveena Karki
      • Olga Pantos
      • Peter Cressey
      • Phil Abraham
      • Ross Tompkins
      • Samantha Coward
      • Sarah Nelson
      • Sudesh Sharma
      • Suzanne Manning
      • Theo Sarris
      • Tineke Jennings
      • Virginia Hope
      • Virginia Baker
    • Women in science
      • Catherine McGovern
      • Charlotte Gilkison
      • Chrissy Stansfield
      • Georgia Bell
      • Heidi Baker
      • Jacqui Ralston
      • Janet Stacey
      • Jo Chapman
      • Kristin Bohm
      • Lauren Jelley
      • Mary Jane McCarthy
      • SallyAnn Harbison
      • Sarah Bakker
      • Steph Opperman
      • Wendy Popplewell
    • Te Poari Tumuaki / Our Board of Directors
      • Dr Andy Shenk
      • Professor Cristin Print
      • Denise Church QSO, CFInstD
      • Justine Gilliland
      • Kate Thomson
      • Dr Matt Glenn
      • Marion Cowden
      • Dr Melissa McLeod
    • Ō mātau kaihautū matua / Our senior leaders

      Find out more about ESR's senior leaders.

    • Tō mātau rōpū pūtaiao / Our science team

      Meet ESR's expert scientists and researchers.

    • Women in science

      Meet some of our leading women scientists and discover more about their careers.

    • Te Poari Tumuaki / Our Board of Directors

      An introduction to ESR's Board of Directors.

    Our people are the backbone of our organisation. Read about our leaders, scientists and our Board.

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