Observation is the most fundamental scientific activity and all human beings are observers – it’s how we make sense of our ...

A collaboration between researchers Richard Arnold, April Boland, Zoë Brown and Rebecca Priestley and illustrator Hanna Breurkes. Edited by Jonathan Burgess. It’s 2025, and in Aotearoa New Zealand ...

In 2024, the National Science Challenges came to an end, and the forest became restless. Now, in 2025, things have shifted again. The pine trees are being cleared, ready for a new kind of forest to ...

As a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence comprised of members from diverse backgrounds, organisations, and lived experiences, we are committed to the open exchange of ideas, freedom of thought ...

We build community across disciplines to solve complex problems. Te Pūnaha Matatini – the meeting place of many faces – is the Aotearoa New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence for complex systems.

Our core research projects for 2021–24 are organised into four interrelated impact areas, which relate to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects ranging from evaluating the ...

Covid-19 poses an enduring threat to public health. Te Pūnaha Matatini has a simple policy in place at our events to keep participants safe from Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases: In combination ...

Despite its claims to universality, science has a hostile culture that has marginalised many groups, including Indigenous Peoples. While this problem has been acknowledged by many scientific ...

Developing knowledge and understanding of the process of co-producing research with communities in order to improve use of this method in an Aotearoa New Zealand setting. Co-production is an approach ...

Communities of Inquiry (COI) are the central threads that weave through all the work we do at Te Pūnaha Matatini. Our three COIs provide leadership and community around key practices that are ...