Data represents what people are and do, and in this country that can mean considering Te Ao Māori ways of approaching data, and automation.

University of Waikato, supported by Nicholson Consulting staff and other indigenous researchers, have successfully secured $6m funding over four years from October 2020 in the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour Fund round.

Tourism in Aotearoa was significantly impacted in 2020 due to the ever-lasting effects of Covid-19. NZ Māori tourism approached us to better understand how Māori-owned businesses in the tourism industry were affected.

Our former team member, Pip Bennett, presented "What will it take?" at the International Indigenous Research Conference, "Gathering of Indigenous Minds" in 2020.

Our data scientists have been investigating disability data provided by Manawanui and used it in conjunction with data from Stats NZ's IDI (Integrated Data Infrastructure) to conduct this research.

We built several operational algorithms for ACC that automated much of the claim decision making process. Around 90% of claims are now automated, which is great for clients and ACC staff.