The New Zealand university system is a small but highly connected and agile system. This presentation will walk conference delegates through New Zealand's universities key areas of research expertise and our Centres of Research Excellence. New Zealanders have reputation for being entrepreneurial and highly innovative. There are many other features of our system that makes us highly attractive and highly trusted research partners. We're also well-connected internationally but would like to grow our research collaborations in areas of shared interest such as indigenous research, agriculture, health, and climate change.