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The Royal Society of New Zealand is an independent government body in New Zealand providing funding and policy advice in the fields of sciences and the humanities.
The Society was founded in 1867 by Sir Auckland Institute, the Wellington Philosophical Society, the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, and the Otago Institute as constituents. Publishing transactions and proceedings was its main early function.[2] The name as changed to Royal Society of New Zealand in 1933, a reference to the London-based Royal Society,[1][3] a move requiring royal assent and subsequent act of parliament.[4] In 2010, the remit was expanded to include the social sciences and the humanities.[5]
Currently constituted under the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997 (as amended in 2012), the RSNZ exists:
It is a federation of 49 constituent scientific and technological organisations, and also several affiliate organisations, and it has individual members.
The RSNZ's activities encompass:
The New Zealand Association of Scientists also works in similar fields, but is constituted as an independent non-profit incorporated society and registered charity,[7][8] rather than being constituted by an Act of Parliament.
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology also works in similar fields, but as a crown entity is not independent from politics.
On 10 July 2008, the Society released a statement on climate change that said in summary:
Past presidents include:
The Academy Council of the society from time to time elects as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand any person who in its opinion "has achieved distinction in research or the advancement of science or technology". The number of Fellows is limited to such number as is agreed from time to time between the Academy Council and the Council of the society. A Fellow is entitled to use, in connection with his or her name, either the letters FRSNZ, which stand for Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, or such other letters or title as is agreed from time to time between the Academy Council and the Council.[10]
The society has relatively few direct members, with most membership being via constituent organisations. The constituent organisations of RSNZ are:
Regional Constituent Organisations ('branches') are geographical constituents and include:[11]
New Zealand Association of Scientists
United Kingdom, Australia, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Canada
Medicine, Statistics, Logic, Mathematics, Physics
Science, Computer science, Transhumanism, Engineering, Internet
Logic, Set theory, Statistics, Number theory, Mathematical logic
New Zealand, Australia, Auckland, Cook Strait, United Kingdom
Global warming, ACT New Zealand, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand, Climate change
New Zealand Order of Merit, Order of the British Empire, Royal Society of New Zealand, New Zealand, Vice-Chancellor
Authority control, New Zealand, Royal Society of New Zealand, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, London School of Economics
University of Otago, Hamilton, New Zealand, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Order of the British Empire
Geology, Imperial College London, Google, Volcanology, Victoria University of Wellington