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.
Scaling: Relationships across size, space and time
In complex systems, the concept of scale refers to the different levels at which a system can be observed or analysed.
Helping the lungs of an ancestor to breathe freely once again
Applying modelling approaches usually used for bodily organs to a lake is pushing the boundaries of complex systems theory and its real-world application.
Wider than freshwater
A good detective doesn’t only look through the magnifying glass, they also put that down and look around them to understand the wider context.
Our research
Building a just and equitable society
Our changing climate
Human and environmental health and wellbeing
