Complexity is at our heart
We build community across disciplines to solve complex problems.
Haere mai ki Te Pūnaha Matatini
Toki nui te toki!
Toki roa te toki!
Toki tā wahie.
Ka whanatu au
Ka hahau i te takapū o Rangi e tū nei
Ka hinga, ka mate …
Ki a Papatūānuku e takoto nei –
Tihei mauri ora!
Welcome to Te Pūnaha Matatini
Together we have a powerful adze,
able to take down the greatest tree.
May your visit to us be welcoming and,
that we might aid you
in the task you face,
however great or small.
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.
Our research
Building a just and equitable society
Our changing climate
Human and environmental health and wellbeing
