The Kiwi-Indian Shaping Student Success At Unitec

Sanjeev Vellore Ranganathan, the man from Hyderabad has built quite a reputation for himself at Unitec, where he works as a senior lecturer in management. … Sanjeev teaches applied operations, a Level 7 course and Supply chain design @ the Masters for applied business, at Unitec’s Mount Albert campus. Read More»

Chloe Watson is a 20-year-old passionate advocate for greyhound racing and rehoming

Twenty-year-old Chloe Watson is passionate about rehabilitating and rehoming greyhounds, and is currently studying for a Certificate in Animal Management – Canine Behaviour and Training at Unitec. She loves her study, and is excited about the additional training opportunities it’ll help generate. Read More»

National hui hopes to improve student nurse numbers

The Māori Nurses Council Te Kaunihera o Nga Nēhi Māori o Aotearoa hopes a national hui for student nurses will help address the high attrition rate of young nurses and build strength through unity. Listen here

From teenage mum to top nursing graduate

Bachelor of Nursing graduate Corren Awheto (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Tainui, Ngāti Mākino) was featured in the NZHerald, profiling her determination to pursue nursing and work with other young mothers. Read more here

International student numbers increasing

Don Sirimanne, Head of product marketing & international market development, spoke to the NZ Herald about the growth of international student numbers at Unitec | Te Pūkenga. Read more here

Unitec Senior Lecturer offers plumbing advice on Radio New Zealand

Trades and Services Senior lecturer John Pepere joined Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand Afternoons to share his plumbing knowledge. Listen here

Your Point Of Difference Is Your Superpower

The Big Idea talks to Unitec Masters of Creative Practice graduate Alex de Vries on how he has launched his career in many directions. Read more here

Managed retreat in Italy

Assoc. Prof Matthew Bradbury recently returned from Italy, where he studied how communities are being shifted to adapt to climate change. He joins Radio NZ’s Kathryn Ryan to discuss what New Zealand could learn from Italy’s managed retreat. Listen here  

Demolished Shot Tower research paper published

The historic Shot Tower in Mt Eden demolished after Cyclone Gabrielle was recently featured in Stuff, and a paper by the School of Architecture team about the tower was published in DISEGNARECON Journal Read Stuff article here Read journal article here

Unitec student Highly Commended in 2023 Resene Design awards

Victoria Carran from the School of Architecture was awarded Highly Commended for her design in the 2023 Resene Student Design Awards ‘Of This Place: Reimagining Architectural Education in Aotearoa ‘. Read about Victoria’s design here Read more here