Editing GNS Science (section)

==Functions and responsibilities==
As well as undertaking basic research, and operating the national geological hazards monitoring network ([[GeoNet (New Zealand)|GeoNet]])<ref name="geonet">[http://www.geonet.org.nz/ GeoNet Hazards Monitoring Network]</ref> and the National Isotope Centre (NIC),<ref>
{{cite web
 | url = https://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Services/Laboratories-Facilities/National-Isotope-Centre
 | title = National Isotope Centre
 | publisher = GNS Science
 | access-date = 2016-11-01
 | quote = The National Isotope Centre at GNS Science is New Zealand's premier provider of isotope science expertise and associated commercial applications.
}}
</ref> GNS Science contracts its services to various private groups (notably energy companies) both in New Zealand and overseas, as well as to central and local government agencies, to provide scientific advice and information.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Annual Report |url=http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/About-Us/Corporate-Documents/Annual-Reports/2012-Annual-Report |publisher=GNS Science |access-date=27 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208052942/http://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/About-Us/Corporate-Documents/Annual-Reports/2012-Annual-Report |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

GNS Science has its head office in [[Avalon, New Zealand|Avalon, Lower Hutt]], with other facilities in [[Gracefield, New Zealand|Gracefield]], [[Dunedin]], [[Wairakei]], [[Auckland]] and [[Tokyo, Japan|Tokyo]].<ref>https://www.gns.cri.nz/contact-us/</ref>