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This project involved building whanaungatanga and capacity amongst members of the research team to establish a group with the skills to conduct future large-scale, Kaupapa Māori autism research using the Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure [IDI], and conducting exploratory analysis using the IDI to identify autistic tamariki and rangatahi Māori.
Funded by: The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)
Grant number: HRC 23/642
Hosted by: Victoria University of Wellington
Using data from Statistics New Zealand’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), this research examines life outcomes for autistic Māori across key areas, and seeks to identify associated patterns of government service use and costs.
Hosted by: The University of Otago
Te Rourou Tātaritanga: Informatics for Social Services and Wellbeing aims to address New Zealand's critical need for better linking of data and access to datasets, leveraging administrative and other data resources to advance excellence in the use of social data.
Andrew Sporle is a co-leader on the project, alongside researchers from the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington.
Funded by: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Fund
Grant number: 62506 ENDRP
Te Rourou Tātaritanga aims to improve data standards, support secure and ethical access to data, and promote Māori data sovereignty, while addressing privacy, legal, and security considerations surrounding the use of social data. By strengthening how social data is linked, accessed, and analysed, the programme will support more informed decision-making in the development of social policy.
It’s a common aspiration for our children to do better in life than we do. This upward social mobility between one generation and the next benefits not only the families but also the country as a whole. Increasing levels of education, skills and income contribute to a more prosperous economy and a wealthier society. Being able to identify the things that support increased education, skills and income is the first step towards investing in actions that will increase the country’s wealth within a single lifetime.
Funded by: Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Contract number: ZANAL2501
This research uses New Zealand’s high-quality data resources to look at what things support upward social mobility and what things restrict that mobility. The quality of New Zealand’s data allows this research to look at the national picture as well as focus on specific populations such as Māori and rural communities. The results of this work will help guide investments in policies and programs that create pathways to better economic circumstances for New Zealanders and a more prosperous economy. This work will also support the development of an internationally important research industry based on New Zealand’s world leading data resources.
This project is funded from 2025 - 2028 by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment Smart Ideas grant. It is led by iNZight Managing Director Andrew Sporle and Senior Researcher Nicole Satherley, in collaboration with Barry Milne and Natalia Boven of the COMPASS Research Centre.
