Changes to the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund

5 Dec 2024 | Our stories

5 December 2024 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. This decision comes in the context of international pressure on research funding, and...

He takitākinga ki te whakarauora taiao ki te tāonenui

2 Dec 2024 | Our stories

Image: Erana Walker with Te Pūnaha Matatini Co-Director Cilla Wehi. 2 December 2024 Kua takahia kua tākina e Erana Walker te ara ki te whakarauora taiao ki te tāonenui. Ki tōna wā kāinga ake, ki roto o tōna whānau ake, he āhua māmā te whai o te kaitiakitanga ki...

Introducing our first guest artist: Sione Faletau

28 Nov 2024 | Our stories

28 November 2024 At Te Pūnaha Matatini we value the opportunity to work with artists to explore how art and research come together to tell stories about our world. Eager to bring new perspectives to our research, and to create opportunities to engage new audiences...

Making change in complex systems

25 Oct 2024 | Foundations of complex systems, Our stories

25 October 2024 This is the final post in our series on complexity. We’ve explored some of the ways that studying complex systems gives us a more nuanced way of understanding the world, how this is relevant to all our lives, and the unique contributions we can...

Spreading: How something travels across a network

2 Oct 2024 | Foundations of complex systems, Our stories

2 October 2024 This is the fifth of a series of posts on complexity. We’ll be exploring some of the ways that studying complex systems gives us a more nuanced way of understanding the world, how this is relevant to all our lives, and the unique contributions we can...

Saved from extinction? New modelling suggests a hopeful future for te reo Māori

18 Sep 2024 | Our stories

18 September 2024 Written by Te Pūnaha Matatini PhD candidate Michael Miller. Just four years ago, experts warned te reo Māori was on a “pathway towards extinction” unless resources were put into teaching young Māori. But a new mathematical model combined with recent...