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2023 Annual Report

19 December 2023

2023 Annual Report Cover Esr
2023 Annual Report Cover Esr

Please note: As of 1 July 2025, the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) is the new name for the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). Articles and information published before this date may reference the organisation's former name.

We are pleased to present ESR’s 2022–2023 Annual Report. It outlines the impact ESR has on improving outcomes for communities and the environment, and records our results for the year against the objectives set out in our Statement of Corporate Intent 2022–2027.