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Motu awards its Āheitanga Scholarship
Every year, Motu Research offers the Āheitanga Scholarship — a one-year $10,000 scholarship pool. Mākere Hurst won the scholarship this year. Āheitanga means ability, capability and competence. The scholarship is for university students of Māori descent…
Environmental Protection Spend in 2020
A new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report says we need to know if Aotearoa New Zealand's environment protection is making a difference. The report says we needs more data to find this out and that Motu…
Motu's research estimating the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand, in Stuff
Stuff covered Motu's research that estimates the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand.
How women take a $116m hit every year from lack of access to childcare
Research done by Motu shows New Zealand women wanting to work are missing out on approximately $116m a year because of barriers to accessing childcare. The system doesn’t work for at least half of all women.…
Proportion of men in higher education at all-time low
The percentage of male NZ university students is at an all-time low. Motu's Izi Sin says in the Otago Daily Times the dominance of women in higher education won't necessarily lead to more women getting senior jobs…
Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) becomes entity in its own right
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), until recently part of Motu Research, has become so successful they are now an entity in their own right. We wish HRMI well on this next phase of growth…
How New Zealand’s Climate Fight Is Threatening Its Iconic Farmland, in the New York Times
Niven Winchester was interviewed for a New York Times article on forestry and climate policy.
Motu researchers win NZAE prizes
Our researchers won several prizes this year at the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) Conference 2022. Our senior fellows Arthur Grimes and Dave Maré and affiliate Stuart Donovan won two prizes for their paper Cities…
Shakked Noy wins the Motu Doctoral Scholarship 2022
A big congratulations to Shakked Noy, who has been awarded the 2022 Motu Doctoral Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to Motu Research Analysts who leave Motu to do a highly rated PhD course. The scholarship…
Applications are open for our Āheitanga Thesis Scholarship
Applications are open for our Āheitanga Thesis Scholarship. Every year, Motu Research offers a $10,000 scholarship pool to promising university students of Māori descent who are working on (or are planning to work on) an…
