Complexity is at our heart
We build community across disciplines to solve complex problems.
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.
Emergence: How interactions create complexity from simplicity
Emergence is about how complex patterns, structures, and behaviours arise from interactions – giving rise to new system properties.
We’re looking for a guest artist
Te Punāha Matatini is looking for a guest artist to work with our researchers and community to create a piece of art in any medium.
Caring for our earthly kin
Soil is complex. Beautiful. Wondrous. It gives us food, foundations and filters the air we breathe and water we drink.