Scion (organisation)
Scion headquarters, in Rotorua, in 2026 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1947 |
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| Dissolved | 30 June 2025 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Headquarters | 49 Sala Street, Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Employees | 330 |
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| Website | www |
Scion, officially registered as New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited, was a New Zealand Crown Research Institute with its primary areas of research, science and technology development being in the areas of forestry, wood products, wood-derived materials and other biomaterials sectors. The New Zealand Government merged the institute into the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science on 1 July 2025.