Mātātaki | The Challenge

Ideas, insight and stories. An ongoing series that explains how researchers are taking on the big challenges facing New Zealand and the world.

The planet is under stress. We need effective responses to climate change, fresh water degradation, pollution and species loss.

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Our researchers are answering the big questions about how to give children the best start to living and ageing well and reducing the toll of chronic disease and disorder.

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Big Tech, social change and Artificial Intelligences are disrupting jobs and the global economy. Can we work in a way that is sustainable and good for the planet?

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The Covid pandemic has transformed our lives. Our researchers respond to the big question: what next?

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Stories and video about research with impact in Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.

Mātātaki|The Challenge