Te Pūnaha Matatini – Data – Knowledge

Improving the tools we use to analyse citizen science data

by TPM | Jul 15, 2019 | News & Notices, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Julie Mugford, PhD student at the University of Canterbury and Chair of Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau, is developing statistical tools to improve the accuracy of classification-based crowdsourcing, aka citizen science.

NZ health research attracting global attention

by TPM | Jul 10, 2019 | News & Notices

Novel public health research being conducted by Te Pūnaha Matatini investigator Dr Anna Matheson from Victoria University of Wellington has spurred much interest worldwide.

Researching impact of Moa extinctions on early Māori

by TPM | Jul 8, 2019 | News & Notices

Te Pūnaha Matatini incoming co-directors Cilla Wehi and Murray Cox have collaborated on an analysis of Māori ancestral sayings (whakataukī), and their recognition of extinctions and their impact.

Te Pūnaha Matatini interns showcase their talents

by TPM | Jul 3, 2019 | News & Notices

Te Pūnaha Matatini was able to offer New Zealand university students paid 10-week internship positions over the 2018-19 summer, which involved working on projects with various partner organisations.

Inclusive learning environments for both Māori and Pākehā

by TPM | May 30, 2019 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Brianne Halbert and Megan Leijh co-author a report on their 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini Summer Internship project ‘He waka eke noa’, in partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Designing a data management system for archaeological records

by TPM | May 27, 2019 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Kate Stewart, a Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) student at the University of Canterbury, talks about her 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini summer internship project.

Machine learning for te reo Māori

by TPM | May 13, 2019 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Cherie Vasta, a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics student at the University of Canterbury, talks about her 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini Summer Internship working on a project with Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science.

Streamlining the process of social network analysis

by TPM | May 5, 2019 | Guest Blog, Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Romalee Amolic talks about her 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini Summer Internship for AgResearch where she worked on a project to streamline social network analyses of biosecurity information in New Zealand’s tourism sector.

Viel Glück Dr Demi!

by TPM | Feb 25, 2019 | Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau

Congratulations to Demival Vasques Filho (Demi), our latest student to successfully defend his PhD thesis. Demi undertook his PhD on ‘Structure and dynamics of social bipartite and projected networks’ at the University of Auckland, under the supervision of Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator Dion O’Neale.

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Complexity, Risk, and Uncertainty

Today, both society and the economy generate a complex torrent of data. If this unprecedented flow of information is to be made useful, we require new tools and methods for its analysis.

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Complex Economic and Social Systems

Understanding the complexity of economic networks and network effects is increasingly important in our interconnected, data-rich, global economic system, with significant importance to New Zealand – a small, distant country, with a highly specialised economy.

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Complexity and the Biosphere

We’re applying network analysis, complexity theory, and dynamical systems methodologies to understand the inter-relationships between species, and how biodiversity depends on the environment; developing models that couple the interactions between biodiversity, the economy, and human decision-making.

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