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Motu Research awarded two 2024 Marsden Fund grants
We’re thrilled to announce two of our talented researchers have been awarded prestigious Marsden Fund grants, paving the way for groundbreaking research to shape Aotearoa New Zealand’s future. Building new data and knowledge on inter-firm alliances Tadhg…
Motu Research awards 2024 Sir Frank Holmes Prize - to Amelia Farrar
Motu Research is thrilled to announce Amelia Farrar has been awarded the prestigious Sir Frank Holmes Prize for 2024. Named after one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading economists, this award is dedicated to encouraging and supporting…
Motu Research announces winners of the Āheitanga Scholarship 2024
Motu Research is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Āheitanga Scholarship, an award designed to bolster research capacity within Aotearoa New Zealand’s Māori community. This year, two exceptional university students of Māori descent…
Media release - Cross-border cooperation key to bridge climate action gaps - globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand
A new paper by Motu Research shows how Aotearoa New Zealand could work with other countries to accelerate global climate progress, by funding offshore mitigation to help meet its 2030 target under the Paris Agreement. The…
Āheitanga Thesis scholarship - applications CLOSED for 2024
Every year, Motu Research offers a one-year $10,000 scholarship pool to enhance research capacity in Aotearoa’s Māori community. It is offered to university students of Māori descent who are working on (or are planning to…
Livvy Mitchell collects three prizes at 2024 NZAE conference
Several of our researchers presented at the 2024 New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) conference. We are very proud of Motu Affiliate and former Research Analyst Livvy Mitchell, who walked away with THREE prizes at the…
Stuart Donovan appointed to the Housing Expert Advisory Group
Stuart Donovan has recently been appointed to the Housing Expert Advisory Group (HEAG), which will report to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The role of HEAG is to support policy design of the…
Jaimie Monk discusses the impact of long covid on NewstalkZB
Motu Fellow Jaimie Monk has suffered from long covid. She spoke with Kerre Woodham on NewstalkZB about the symptons and balancing work in the context of changes to Jobseeker benefit, announced by the Government worrying…
Troy Baisden comments on the Resource Management Act fast-track legislation
Dr Troy Baisden, among other experts, was asked to comment on the Government's plan to introduce a fast-track consenting regime and repeal of the the Resource Management Act (RMA). Read his statement on the Science…
Congratulations to the winners of the 32nd ANZESG Young Econometrician Award
On 9 February 2024, Motu Research hosted the 32nd Australia New Zealand Econometric Study Group meeting (ANZESG) in Wellington. This annual event provides a supportive environment for econometricians to present and discuss their work, and attendees…
