Dragonfly Data Science

What we do

We specialise in data science, statistical analysis, and artificial intelligence, supported by robust software engineering, clear communication, and a sprinkle of creative flair.

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People

We’re a team of physicists, biologists, maths geeks, programmers and communicators who care about doing good with data.

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Projects

Our clients are diverse and global, with ambitions to change the world. We help them shine.

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More than 11,000 slips across East Cape

A satellite map reveals the scale of devastation across the East Cape following the January 2026 storm, identifying more than 11,000 landslips, and silt damage covering an area of 900 hectares, as communities remain isolated due to road blockages.

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Responding to change: why we support fisheries management reform

The New Zealand Government is proposing significant amendments to the Fisheries Act 1996 to modernise how we manage our fisheries. As fisheries science providers, we weighed in with our thoughts through a public submission.

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Vote for your favourite birds!

Voting has opened for Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau. Head over to Bird of the Year to pick your favourite birds.

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NASA and Dragonfly map the forests of Aotearoa

Dragonfly Data Science and NASA are joining forces to map every single tree across Aotearoa, offering a view unlike before—from space.

They were knowledgeable in their domain, and understood what we were trying to do before trying to do their bit.
- Elias Wyber
Product owner, Ministry for the Environment .

The map Dragonfly produced was very powerful as it enabled people to understand what we were trying to do.
- Aphra Green
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy, Data and Insights, Social Wellbeing Agency .

It's a very readable report. Being able to interrogate the graphs with a mouse adds huge value.
- Professor Shaun Hendy
Chief scientist and co-founder, Toha .

We’re deeply grateful for our partnership and the incredible contribution of the Dragonfly team.
- Allison Wolff
CEO, Vibrant Planet .

What Yvan ended up producing is absolutely state of the art, it’s really really cool.
- Dr Johannes Fischer
Technical Advisor Marine, Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai .

The team at Dragonfly have been great to work with. They quickly understood what we were trying to achieve and came up with a very innovative solution.
- Thomas Hood
Manager Corporate Services, Te Māngai Pāho .

Dragonfly's timeliness of delivery was critical, and one of the reasons the project was such a success.
- Neville Smith
Principal Fisheries Scientist, Pacific Community (SPC) .

I believe Dragonfly’s interactive is one of the best visualisations of public data in New Zealand.
- Harkanwal Singh
Data Editor, New Zealand Herald .

We worked out the cost saving from this project ... it was significant.
- Steve Cantlon
Principal Business Adviser, Immigration New Zealand .

We sat down together and discussed a concept. Then Dragonfly came up with some absolutely key ideas that have really made our system what it is.
- David Middleton
Chief Executive, Trident Systems .

It was very smooth sailing, and what we expected was what we got.
- Kate King
Team Leader, Economic Data and Analysis, Ministry for Primary Industries | Manatū Ahu Matua .

Dragonfly has been absolutely awesome – we're rapt.
- Jeremy Cooper
CEO, Pāua Industry Council .

Dragonfly is such a great organisation to work with. They work very efficiently and we always get a fantastic product out of it.
- Dr Olaf Jensen
Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences .