Our stories
The invisible glue holding families together during the pandemic
Young women played important roles in supporting their families and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
New co-director for Te Pūnaha Matatini
Te Pūnaha Matatini is thrilled to announce that Associate Professor Markus Luczak-Roesch will join our leadership team as co-director from 1 January 2024.
Three new partners for Te Pūnaha Matatini
Te Pūnaha Matatini is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with three new institutions: NIWA, Toha and Cawthron Institute.
‘You know Granity is falling into the sea, yeah?’
An excerpt from Rebecca Priestley’s forthcoming book ‘End Times’.
Come on Barbie, let’s diversify
One of the amazing things about nature is the sheer diversity of living things. Does this diversity matter? 🍿
A raindrop hits the ground
Céline Cattoën-Gilbert researches how to develop, improve and communicate flood forecasting models. She tells the story of the day the models made her pause.
Halcombe, we have a digital twin
The digital twins approach pioneered by NASA is now making an autonomous shuttle between Marton and Feilding possible for Ngā Iwi o Te Reureu.
Environmental engineering in early taro and kūmara cultivation
Field work is archaeologist Alex Queenin’s happy place.
Everything is information
Amongst all the random occurrences in the world, do certain ones have a lasting impact?
Building a just research system, together
We need systematic, collaborative and whole-of-community action to build a more just research system.
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.