Editing GNS Science (section)

{{short description|New Zealand research institute}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox government agency
| name            = GNS Science
| native_name     = {{lang|mi|Te Pū Ao}} ([[Māori language|Māori]])
| logo            = File:GNS Science logo.svg
| formed          = 1865
| preceding1      = New Zealand Geological Survey (1865–1990)
| preceding2      = DSIR Geophysics Division (1951–1990)
| preceding3      = Institute of Nuclear Sciences (1959–1992)
| preceding4      = DSIR Geology and Geophysics (1990–1992)
| preceding5      = Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (IGNS; 1992–2005)
| headquarters    = 1 Fairway Drive, [[Avalon, New Zealand|Avalon]], New Zealand
| employees       = 390
| website         = https://www.gns.cri.nz/
}}

'''GNS Science''' ({{langx|mi|'''Te Pū Ao'''}}), officially registered as the '''Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (547568) Registered |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/547568 |access-date=2021-10-12 |website=[[New Zealand Companies Office]]}}</ref> is a New Zealand [[Crown Research Institutes|Crown Research Institute]]. It focuses on [[geology]], [[geophysics]] (including [[seismology]] and [[volcanology]]), and [[atomic nucleus|nuclear science]] (particularly [[ion beam|ion-beam technologies]], [[isotope|isotope science]] and [[radiocarbon dating|carbon dating]]). From 1 July 2025 GNS Science will become part of the new [[Public Research Organisation]] [[New Zealand Institute for Earth Science]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Russell Palmer |date=2025-05-14 |title=Chairs, board members named for new science mergers |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/560964/chairs-board-members-named-for-new-science-mergers |access-date=2025-05-14 |work=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref>