The role of New Zealand's 10-year-old National Research Advisory Council has been chiefly to advise the Minister of Science on the research activities of government agencies with particular reference to the total expenditure and priorities for expansion in various fields of application of science. In this article its chairman reviews the functions of the council and its achievements, and outlines future developments. Particular importance is attached to closer integration of the research carried out by government agencies, the universities, research associations and industry.
