Haere mai ki Te Pūnaha Matatini
Toki nui te toki!
Toki roa te toki!
Toki tā wahie.
Ka whanatu au
Ka hahau i te takapū o Rangi e tū nei
Ka hinga, ka mate …
Ki a Papatūānuku e takoto nei –
Tihei mauri ora!
Welcome to Te Pūnaha Matatini
Together we have a powerful adze,
able to take down the greatest tree.
May your visit to us be welcoming and,
that we might aid you
in the task you face,
however great or small.
Prime Minister recognises transformative science
The 2020 Prime Minister’s Science Prize has been awarded to Te Pūnaha Matatini for our contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response.
Vaccination and testing of the border workforce for COVID-19 and risk of community outbreaks: a modelling study
We use a stochastic model of COVID-19 transmission and testing to investigate the effect that vaccination of border workers has on the risk of an outbreak in an unvaccinated community.
Estimated inequities in Covid-19 infection fatality rates by ethnicity for Aotearoa New Zealand
We aim to estimate inequities in infection fatality rates (IFR) in New Zealand by ethnicity.
Mathematical modelling to inform New Zealand’s Covid-19 response
We describe the development of a stochastic mathematical model for the transmission and control of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Updated call – Masters scholarship: Communicating climate change through tree planting projects
Masters scholarships aim to develop an interdisciplinary response, covering science, science communication, design and community engagement.
Modelling support for the continued elimination strategy
Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers model the effects of various different border policies and testing regimes for frontline border workers on COVID-19 reincursion risk.
Our Research
Complexity, Risk, and Uncertainty
Complex Economic and Social Systems
Complexity and the Biosphere
