Our stories
Disrupting the currents causing health inequality
Health inequality is an ongoing process constantly shaping people’s lives.
The view beyond your valley
It’s 2025, and in Aotearoa New Zealand there are a growing number of people who believe that the Earth is flat.
The forest of discovery: Government research organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand
In 1926 the New Zealand government recognised that a more coordinated approach to research was essential for national development.
Yes, data can produce better policy – but it’s no substitute for real-world experience
Data offers a tool for communities, not a substitute for their leadership and voice.
Your friends probably have more friends than you do
One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving in letterboxes in Omaha, Nebraska.
PhD scholarship on measuring the impact of lake health interventions
Join us on a PhD scholarship to build modelling and monitoring tools to measure the impact of small and large scale lake health interventions.
Balancing with Antarctica
Antarctica is governed in the “interests of mankind.” Yes, that includes you.
The geography of health inequities
“Dad, when are you going to die?” Jesse Whitehead slowly opens his groggy eyes. He’s not ready for this.
Biking through the future in Ōtautahi
At an undisclosed location, I enter a neglected bike shed whose interior can be charitably described as… punk.
Changes to the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund
The New Zealand government’s decision to restructure the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund is more than a simple budgetary adjustment — it is a pivotal moment.
He takitākinga ki te whakarauora taiao ki te tāonenui
Understanding the challenges for Indigenous peoples to express stewardship in urban spaces may benefit restoration efforts and encourage Indigenous populations to have better connection and care of nature in cities.
Introducing our first guest artist: Sione Faletau
We are very excited to introduce the first guest artist at Te Pūnaha Matatini: Sione Faletau.