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Āheitanga Thesis scholarship - applications open 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…
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…
Welcome to our newest Fellow, Tadhg Ryan-Charleton
Motu is happy to announce our newest Fellow, Tadhg Ryan-Charleton who has joined us this February. Tadhg's expertise in Strategic Management complements Motu’s existing capabilities and strengthens our commitment to Productivity and Innovation in New Zealand. Tadhg…
Motu welcomes new Senior Fellow Stuart Donovan
Motu is proud to welcome our new Senior Fellow, Stuart Donovan. Stuart has two decades of experience working in Australia and New Zealand. With expertise in spatial, urban, and transport economics; multi-modal transport planning; and land…
New guide released to help communities in Aotearoa New Zealand tackle major challenges
Motu Research has just released a new guide to help communities and organisations run their own just transition processes in response to challenges like climate change, rapid technological change, employment changes in regions and the…
Research shows free speech benefits the poor the most
Recently published research (by Motu and VUW) analyses the types of people who benefit most from freedom of speech. The research found people with more resources place greater priority on freedom of speech. However, people…
Āheitanga Thesis scholarship - applications open for 2023
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…
