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.
Te Pūnaha Matatini secures future with CoRE funding to 2028
The New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) recently announced the selection of Te Pūnaha Matatini as one of ten New Zealand Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) to be funded over the next eight years.
How differing animal personalities impact on conservation efforts
Te Pūnaha Matatini researcher Giorgia Vattiato and colleagues are looking into why some invasive pests avoid traps, and what might help Kiwi relocate more easily.
Introducing Tom Roa, inaugural kaumatua for Te Pūnaha Matatini
Te Pūnaha Matatini welcomed its first kaumatua Dr Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) at a special hui in Tāmaki Makaurau last year.
Researching impact of Moa extinctions on early Māori
Te Pūnaha Matatini incoming co-directors Cilla Wehi and Murray Cox have collaborated with Hēmi Whaanga and kaumatua Tom Roa, from the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato, analysing Māori ancestral sayings (whakataukī), and their recognition of extinctions.
Young achievers: Our 2019-20 student summer interns
Several New Zealand university students took part in Te Pūnaha Matatini’s 2019-20 summer internship programme, working on various research projects with our partner organisations.
Our Research
Complexity, Risk, and Uncertainty
Complex Economic and Social Systems
Complexity and the Biosphere
