Health Research Council of New Zealand

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Health Research Council of New Zealand
Formation1990
Headquarters Wellington
Chief Executive
Sunny Collings

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is a Crown agency of the New Zealand Government. It is responsible for managing the government's investment in health research for the public good. The HRC was established under the Health Research Council Act 1990. [1]

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Leadership

Since January 2016, HRC's board has been chaired by Dr Lester Levy. [2] The Council's Chief Executive since February 2020 is Professor Sunny Collings. [3] In July 2025 the council announced that they would be seeking a new CEO after Collings was appointed to lead the Health Quality and Safety Commission. [4]

Activities

The statutory functions of the HRC include: [5]

The Council awards the Liley Medal annually for recent research which has made an outstanding contribution to the health and medical sciences. [6] The Council also awards the Beaven Medal annually for excellence in translational health research. [6] The HRC also awards the Te Tohu Rapuora Medal for demonstrated leadership, excellence, and contribution to advancing Māori health and/or knowledge. [7]

Before the establishment of the HRC, medical research in New Zealand was mostly overseen by the Medical Research Council of New Zealand (MRCNZ; 1937–1990). [8] Jim Hodge was the director of the MRCNZ from 1972 to 1991. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Health Research Council Act 1990
  2. ↑ Coleman, Jonathan (18 December 2015). "New Health Research Council chair appointed" (Press release). Wellington: Government of New Zealand . Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our executive leadership team | Health Research Council of New Zealand". www.hrc.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Professor Sunny Collings appointed CE of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission". Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "About the HRC - official website". Archived from the original on 25 August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Medals | Health Research Council". hrc.govt.nz. 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Te Tohu Rapuora Medal". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Medical Research Council, 1937 to 1990". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 291. ISBN   9780790001302.


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