DIY work on flood-damaged houses could expose asbestos, putting residents, volunteer helpers and tradies at risk

Dr Terri-Ann Berry spoke to Stuff about the risk of asbestos exposure as people clean up after the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle Read more here

Should Auckland let its hidden waterways see daylight?

Landscape architect and associate professor Matthew Bradbury talked to Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon about daylight the city’s streams. Listen here:

AWS partners with Te Pūkenga to reap $7.3B skills bonus

Te Pūkenga will deliver AWS’ re/Start Associate, a new track under the AWS re/Start programme

Listen to Prof Terri-Ann Berry speak on podcast about construction waste

Building a new house in New Zealand can produce up to 15 skips of waste. Ross Inglis spoke with two people with a solution: property developer Nigel Benton and Doctor Terri-Ann Berry from Unitec Institute of Technology. Listen here  

Dr Bradbury shares flood insights.

After the devastating floods in Auckland, Dr. Matthew Bradbury, Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Unitec shared his expertise with the NZ Herald Read more here

Creating Art, Creating Artists

Unitec Senior Lecturers Dr. Bobby Hung and Gina Ferguson were profiled in The Big Idea on their works as academics and artists. Read more here

Dr Bobby Hung at the South Sea Spray Festival.

Unitec’s Creative Industries APM Dr Bobby Hung shows how it’s done at the The South Sea Spray Festival, held in Invercargill. Read more about the festival here

From air warfare specialist to cybersecurity analyst

Stuff interviewed Unitec Diploma of Information Systems graduate Rueben Chiswell on his career change from air warfare specialist to cybersecurity analyst. Read his story here

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2023 call for entries

Acclaimed New Zealand artist and Unitec Master’s of Design graduate Lisa Reihana (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāi Tūteauru, Ngāi Tupoto) will be one of the judges in this year’s Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. Read more  

Check before you chop – Unitec researchers promote asbestos safety awareness

Shannon Wallis from Unitec’s Environmental Science Research Centre spoke to Seven Sharp about the importance of home-owners checking for asbestos before staring home renovations. Watch interview here