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Machine learning for te reo Māori
Cherie Vasta, a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics student at the University of Canterbury, talks about her 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini Summer Internship working on a project with Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science.
Streamlining the process of social network analysis
Romalee Amolic talks about her 2018-19 Te Pūnaha Matatini Summer Internship for AgResearch where she worked on a project to streamline social network analyses of biosecurity information in New Zealand’s tourism sector.
Viel Glück Dr Demi!
Congratulations to Demival Vasques Filho (Demi), our latest student to successfully defend his PhD thesis. Demi undertook his PhD on ‘Structure and dynamics of social bipartite and projected networks’ at the University of Auckland, under the supervision of Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator Dion O’Neale.
Bon voyage Kyle Higham, our latest PhD graduate
Congratulations to Te Pūnaha Matatin PhD student Kyle Higham, our much admired and highly active TPM Whānau past-chair and member, who successfully defended his PhD thesis recently.
Audrey Lustig presents at major global ecology conference
Dr Audrey Lustig, Associate Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini and postdoctoral researcher with the Geospatial Research Institute Toi Hangarau, University of Canterbury, presented her work at the 2018 British Ecological Society conference held in the UK recently.
Shaun Hendy appointed to Callaghan Innovation Board
Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland and Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Callaghan Innovation.
Te Pūnaha Matatini farewells Samin Aref
A proud moment as the first Te Pūnaha Matatini intern to graduate with a PhD heads offshore to take up a fantastic post-doc opportunity in Europe.
Shaun Hendy #nofly2018 update
As many of you will be aware, our director Shaun Hendy has been travelling a lot differently this year.
Interns work to enhance use of te reo Māori
In the summer of 2016-2017, Te Hiku Media and Te Pūnaha Matatini co-funded a number of student internships – work from which led to the development of Kōrero Māori – a project to teach machines how to speak te reo Māori.
Students thrilled with summer internship experiences
Students who’ve taken part in previous summer internship programmes run by Te Pūnaha Matatini have expressed a high level of satisfaction with their experiences.
Project to boost scientist mātauranga capability
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has awarded $100,000 in funding for a Te Pūnaha Matatini research project that aims to improve the way in which scientists connect with Māori.
Testing large-scale predator control in Hawke’s Bay
Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators Audrey Lustig, Mike Plank and Alex James, from the University of Canterbury, are involved in a large-scale predator control initiative in Hawke’s Bay – part of a wide range of research activities referred to as the Cape to City research project.