Our stories
An egg the size of a fairy sprinkle
Chrissie Painting takes a peek at the sex lives of giraffe weevils.
Two Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators win Prime Minister’s Science Prizes
Dianne Sika-Paotonu and Jonathan Tonkin have been recognised in the 2022 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes.
Do we build the dam?
Claire Grant explores top-down and bottom-up approaches to water scarcity in Central Hawke’s Bay.
Te Pūnaha Matatini supports summer interns
It’s lucky that Jed Thompson-Fawcett’s supervisor didn’t tell him how much the equipment he was working was worth before she let him do an experiment with it.
35 new investigators for Te Pūnaha Matatini
Today we welcome 35 new principal investigators from across Aotearoa New Zealand to Te Pūnaha Matatini.
You would fit in well with this crowd because you use data in creative ways
When the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill passed its third reading in May 2022, Ann Brower was delivering a shared inaugural lecture with Alex James.
Meet our investigators: Will Godsoe
Dr William Godsoe is an ecologist who tries to match observations of biological diversity with rigorous statistical modelling.
Meet our investigators: Rachelle Binny
Dr Rachelle Binny works as a mathematical modeller in wildlife ecology and management, and is a principal investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini.
Meet our investigators: Mubashir Qasim
Dr Mubashir Qasim is an economist and data scientist, and a principal investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini.
Meet our investigators: Anna Brown
Professor Anna Brown is a principal investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini who researches design for public good.
Meet our investigators: Tom Roa
Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) is our Kaumātua and a Principal Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini.
Healthy Families NZ is working well, but it’s a drop in the bucket
Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator Dr Anna Matheson leads the team that has released a new report evaluating the Healthy Families NZ initiative.