Abstract:
In 1981 Norman Thom (then NZIC’s Auckland Branch Editor) wrote an article for this Journal entitled Chemistry in Auckland,1 which was published to coincide with the NZIC Golden Jubilee Conference, that was held at the University of Auckland in August that year. This article picks up from that point. The time period discussed covers major changes for science in Auckland, including changes in funding, the restructuring of DSIR, adapting to free market policies, and the evolution of Auckland Institute of Technology to become a University.
