GNS Science (Māori: Te Pū Ao), officially registered as the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited,[1] is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute.
As well as undertaking basic research, and operating the national geological hazards monitoring network (GeoNet)[2] and the National Isotope Centre (NIC),[3] GNS Science contracts its services to various private groups (notably energy companies) both in New Zealand and overseas, as well as to central and local government agencies, to provide scientific advice and information.
[4] GNS Science has its head office in Avalon, Lower Hutt, with other facilities in Gracefield, Dunedin, Wairakei, Auckland and Tokyo.
[6] In late September 2024, GNS Science confirmed that 59 roles would be cut, amounting to ten percent of its workforce.
This was part of the Sixth National Government's public sector job cuts.