Our stories
What’s in our soil, and what it means for us
Te Pūnaha Matatini supports the work of Soilsafe Aotearoa to explore community soil values and map lead and other metals in home garden soils.
How we can make science education more equitable
Te Pūnaha Matatini was a natural home for Steven Turnbull to complete his doctoral project on tertiary science participation in Aotearoa New Zealand.
He took foundational physics and is now teaching the course
Dr Kannan Ridings teaches Tertiary Foundation Certificate and Tuākana students that the best work that they can do will come from collaborative efforts.
Hīkoi, kōrero and community-led restoration of ngahere in Ōtaki
Two masters projects funded by Te Pūnaha Matatini are currently flowing together like a braided river towards creating communications to support community-led environmental restoration in Ōtaki.
Modelling for transport policy interventions
Julie Mugford is applying the skills that she learned through her doctoral project with Te Pūnaha Matatini to a career across the public service.
Making a global impact in predicting and preventing pandemics
Professor David Hayman made a global impact in 2020 with his contributions to the report on biodiversity and pandemics by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
A biosecurity risk framework for forestry in Aotearoa New Zealand
In her role with Scion, Dr Rebecca Turner is working with stakeholders in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally using data to predict biosecurity risk.
Complexity is at the heart of Te Pūnaha Matatini
The next phase of Te Pūnaha Matatini begins today, as Associate Professor Priscilla Wehi takes over as our next Director.
Dr Andrea Byrom honoured to accept new role as kairangi
Ecologist and science leader Dr Andrea Byrom has accepted a role as kairangi in Te Pūnaha Matatini.
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.