Kōtātā Insight harness economic and social psychology expertise, working with people and data, to better understand complex issues…

• Behavioural

• Economic

• Social.

Kōtātā

The Kōtātā is a small secretive indigenous bird that inhabits the wetlands across Aotearoa New Zealand.  Most New Zealanders have never seen one and it has the reputation of being heard but seldom seen.  Described by Buller (A History of the birds of New Zealand) as “a matter of extreme difficulty to study”, the presence of the Kōtātā and its habits must often be inferred from the environment and other cues.  

Our adoption of the name Kōtātā seems fitting to us.  It locates us and our focus on issues of importance to Aotearoa New Zealand and also reflects our particular interest in the measurement and understanding of behavioural, economic, and social outcomes that are also elusive and difficult to study.

The Kōtātā is also known as the New Zealand Fernbird, Mātātā, and Bowdleria punctata.