Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
	DSIR logo in the 1980s and 1990s
Agency overview
Formed	1926
Preceding agencies	Geological Survey; Magnetic Survey; Meteorological Office; Hector Observatory; Samoan Scientific Service;
Dissolved	1 April 1992
Superseding agency	10 semi-independent Crown Research Institutes;
Employees	2,000 in 1976
Minister responsible	Minister for Scientific and Industrial Research;

The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) was a government science agency in New Zealand, founded in 1926 and broken into Crown Research Institutes in 1992.

^ Nathan, Simon (6 October 2014). "Research institutions – Developing research organisations". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

[te_ara_research_org-1] Nathan, Simon (6 October 2014). "Research institutions – Developing research organisations". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

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Agency overview
DSIR logo in the 1980s and 1990s
Formed	1926 (1926)
Preceding agencies	Geological Survey Magnetic Survey Meteorological Office Hector Observatory Samoan Scientific Service
Dissolved	1 April 1992 (1992-04-01)
Superseding agency	10 semi-independent Crown Research Institutes
Employees	2,000 in 1976^[1]
Minister responsible	Minister for Scientific and Industrial Research