Te Pūnaha Matatini
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
The Aotearoa New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence for complex systems. From complexity to possibility.
Restructures, departures, and even institutional email address rules lead to further disruption of the social network. A vibrant ecosystem of ideas dies away while well-resourced vested interests are allowed to go over the heads of ministries to fill the now empty evidential niche.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Restructures, departures, and even institutional email address rules lead to further disruption of the social network. A vibrant ecosystem of ideas dies away while well-resourced vested interests are allowed to go over the heads of ministries to fill the now empty evidential niche.
These feedback loops of ideas and research priorities reinforce the relationships between researchers and policymakers.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
These feedback loops of ideas and research priorities reinforce the relationships between researchers and policymakers.
Evidence-based policy is created through an ecosystem of interacting people with various different roles, knowledge bases, skills and priorities. These characteristics lead to an emergent social structure where research and policy meet – a complex system.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Evidence-based policy is created through an ecosystem of interacting people with various different roles, knowledge bases, skills and priorities. These characteristics lead to an emergent social structure where research and policy meet – a complex system.
Thanks Ōtepoti Bluesky 🙏
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thanks Ōtepoti Bluesky 🙏
Most importantly, our new logo looks great engraved on stones.
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Most importantly, our new logo looks great engraved on stones.
And we explored how to co-produce effective outreach programmes for complex systems research.
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
And we explored how to co-produce effective outreach programmes for complex systems research.
We also collaborated with Nicholson Consulting on a workshop on working with Aotearoa’s linked IDI microdata.
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We also collaborated with Nicholson Consulting on a workshop on working with Aotearoa’s linked IDI microdata.
Then we had some workshops, including exploring what good engagement with science looks like for our new project on emergent engagement.
October 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Then we had some workshops, including exploring what good engagement with science looks like for our new project on emergent engagement.
Our researchers who are studying the research system in Aotearoa appreciated the chance to ask him some challenging questions 🔥
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Our researchers who are studying the research system in Aotearoa appreciated the chance to ask him some challenging questions 🔥
On the second day of our annual hui, we started the day with a keynote from University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson on the research system in Aotearoa 🧪🧵
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On the second day of our annual hui, we started the day with a keynote from University of Otago Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson on the research system in Aotearoa 🧪🧵
And our researchers shared their mahi in a poster session.
October 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And our researchers shared their mahi in a poster session.
We connected over delicious kai 🍔
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We connected over delicious kai 🍔
We added a new waiata to our repertoire 🎵
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We added a new waiata to our repertoire 🎵
Our principal investigators and early career researchers shared their mahi in lightning talks ⚡
October 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Our principal investigators and early career researchers shared their mahi in lightning talks ⚡
Our inaugural guest artist Sione Faletau launched his new artwork ‘Ongo mei he fonua – Sounds of soil (contamination)’.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our inaugural guest artist Sione Faletau launched his new artwork ‘Ongo mei he fonua – Sounds of soil (contamination)’.
We heard from our new postdoctoral researchers, who will be leading our ambitious project to model the entire country as a complex system.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We heard from our new postdoctoral researchers, who will be leading our ambitious project to model the entire country as a complex system.
On day one, we pivoted rapidly to a hybrid event with a satellite hub in Pōneke after extensive travel disruptions around Aotearoa.
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
On day one, we pivoted rapidly to a hybrid event with a satellite hub in Pōneke after extensive travel disruptions around Aotearoa.
This week we’re all (mostly) together in Ōtepoti for our annual hui 🧪🧵
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This week we’re all (mostly) together in Ōtepoti for our annual hui 🧪🧵
How can complexity science help us protect Antarctica?
Te Pūnaha Matatini postdoc Kristin Wilson will share her experience modelling Antarctic governance as a social-ecological system at tomorrow's Café Complexité in Wellington ☕
📆 Thu 2 October
⏰ 8-9am
📍The Atom — Te Kahu o Te Ao innovation space
Te Pūnaha Matatini postdoc Kristin Wilson will share her experience modelling Antarctic governance as a social-ecological system at tomorrow's Café Complexité in Wellington ☕
📆 Thu 2 October
⏰ 8-9am
📍The Atom — Te Kahu o Te Ao innovation space
September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How can complexity science help us protect Antarctica?
Te Pūnaha Matatini postdoc Kristin Wilson will share her experience modelling Antarctic governance as a social-ecological system at tomorrow's Café Complexité in Wellington ☕
📆 Thu 2 October
⏰ 8-9am
📍The Atom — Te Kahu o Te Ao innovation space
Te Pūnaha Matatini postdoc Kristin Wilson will share her experience modelling Antarctic governance as a social-ecological system at tomorrow's Café Complexité in Wellington ☕
📆 Thu 2 October
⏰ 8-9am
📍The Atom — Te Kahu o Te Ao innovation space
🚨Deadline extended 🚨 Get your abstracts in for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 by Tuesday 7 October → forms.gle/vdMooRs2srtz...
#cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪
#cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪
September 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🚨Deadline extended 🚨 Get your abstracts in for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 by Tuesday 7 October → forms.gle/vdMooRs2srtz...
#cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪
#cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪
We've booked a venue. We've signed on some keynote speakers. Now we just need you. Submit an abstract for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 → https://forms.gle/g22s2dR85oFqhajX6
September 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We've booked a venue. We've signed on some keynote speakers. Now we just need you. Submit an abstract for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 → https://forms.gle/g22s2dR85oFqhajX6
Sir Bill English is a former New Zealand Prime Minister and co-founder of Impact Lab, which uses data to support better decision making by measuring social impact.
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
September 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Sir Bill English is a former New Zealand Prime Minister and co-founder of Impact Lab, which uses data to support better decision making by measuring social impact.
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
Simon Upton is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand.
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
September 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Simon Upton is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in Aotearoa New Zealand.
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems
He'll be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026.
#cccss26 #complexsystems