New Zealand's High Research Overheads: An International Anomaly

Aotearoa New Zealand’s high research overheads are internationally anomalous, and are over 100% of directly accounted for research costs such as salary, consumables and operating expenses. This means that the majority of taxpayer-derived funding provided by the Government to public institutions is difficult or impossible to properly account for. They also serve as a constant source of tension and confusion for all international migration and collaboration in the research sector.