Te Pūnaha Matatini – Data – Knowledge

Project to boost scientist mātauranga capability

by TPM | Jun 19, 2018 | News & Notices

New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has awarded $100,000 in funding for a Te Pūnaha Matatini research project that aims to improve the way in which scientists connect with Māori.

Testing large-scale predator control in Hawke’s Bay

by TPM | Jun 11, 2018 | Investigators' Blog

Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators Audrey Lustig, Mike Plank and Alex James, from the University of Canterbury, are involved in a large-scale predator control initiative in Hawke’s Bay – part of a wide range of research activities referred to as the Cape to City research project.

New report shows mothers take pay cut to have a baby

by TPM | May 29, 2018 | Media, News & Notices

A new study co-authored by Dr Isabelle Sin, Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (pictured), has shown that mothers take an average 4.4% wage cut after having a baby.

How do scientific articles and patents gather in importance?

by TPM | May 29, 2018 | Investigators' Blog

Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers Kyle Higham, Uli Zuelicke, Michele Governale and Adam Jaffe are collaborating to develop tools to better understand how scientific articles and patents gain in impact or importance once published.

Social network analytics to aid vulnerable kids

by TPM | May 24, 2018 | Investigators' Blog

Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators Mike Plank, Alex James, Jeanette McLeod, and postdoc research fellow Daniel Lond, are using social network analysis to assess risk in vulnerable children in New Zealand.

Te Reo Māori in New Zealand Parliament

by TPM | Mar 1, 2018 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

William Asiata talks about his experience working on the Kōrero Māori project, and analysing data that shows strong growth in the use of te reo in New Zealand Parliament over recent decades.

Māori and Pacific Island women in science

by TPM | Feb 12, 2018 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Beth Rust outlines the extensive contributions of Māori and Pacific women in science and the importance of their representation in the field.

How machine learning can perpetuate racism

by TPM | Feb 2, 2018 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Emma Vitz wrote an algorithm to classify people by gender, but one of the biggest things she learned was how machine learning can reinforce racism and perform poorly on ethnic minorities.

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