Our stories
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.
Introducing Tom Roa, inaugural kaumātua for Te Pūnaha Matatini
Te Pūnaha Matatini welcomed its first kaumātua Dr Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) at a special hui in Tāmaki Makaurau last year.
Researching impact of Moa extinctions on early Māori
Te Pūnaha Matatini incoming co-directors Cilla Wehi and Murray Cox have collaborated with Hēmi Whaanga and kaumātua Tom Roa, from the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato, analysing Māori ancestral sayings (whakataukī), and their recognition of extinctions.
Young achievers: Our 2019-20 student summer interns
Several New Zealand university students took part in Te Pūnaha Matatini’s 2019-20 summer internship programme, working on various research projects with our partner organisations.
Women remain under represented at top levels of academia
New research by Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators shows there has been little if any improvement in recent years in the proportion of women holding senior academic roles in New Zealand unis.
New interactive app simulates COVID-19 spread
A New Zealand-specific interactive epidemic simulation app developed by Dr Audrey Lustig, Associate Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini, and hosted by the University of Auckland’s Centre for eResearch, has just been released.
Creating an app to enrich the network visualisation experience
Te Pūnaha Matatini intern Shih-Hao (Samuel) Chen discusses his work with Nebula Data over the 2019-20 summer.
Creating 3D models of archaeological sites
University of Auckland student Tamara Craigen on her summer research experience with Te Pūnaha Matatini, 3D modelling archaeological sites on Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island).
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns at Ministry for the Environment
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns report on their recent placement at New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment, as part of our summer internship programme.
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns report on centre’s carbon emissions
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns have analysed the centre’s carbon emissions over the past few years to better understand our past and current performance.
Te Pūnaha Matatini’s link to exciting new start-up
Te Pūnaha Matatini provided much of the impetus for Nebula, an innovative new data visualisation company set up by physicists with the help of the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Maths Craft founders win NZAS Cranwell Medal for Science Communication
Dr Jeanette McLeod and Dr Phil Wilson, Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators and the co-founders of Maths Craft New Zealand, have been awarded the 2019 New Zealand Association of Scientists Cranwell Medal for Science Communication.