The key to New Zealand's future prosperity lies in the promotion of science and technology. Two major issues are identified: (1) the need to close the scientific and technological manpower gap that is increasingly being experienced; and (2) the need for a re-organized system of vocational education. The implications for teaching and learning in New Zealand's secondary schools, Institutes of Technology and Universities in producing students who will be scientifically and technologically literate are far-reaching and call for a re-organization of the relationships between classrooms, industry and government. This document examines each of these aspects of education in New Zealand. (Author/TW)