Unitec Dance 2018 graduate and choreographer Lyncia Müller talks about her queerness inspiring her art, and the inspiration and influence of Queen Sālote Tupou III. Her new show Kuini will be performed at the Māngere Arts Centre on 10-11 June, as part of the 2025 Pacific Dance Festival. Find out more
Unitec 2018 Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts acting graduate Mo Nasir is Shortland Street’s first core cast member of Pakistani descent in the show’s 33-year history. He shares his story of migrating to New Zealand and how he became an actor. Read more in Stuff
Unitec Master of Creative Practice graduate Shona Dey is a photographer based in Auckland who focuses on visualising relationships between people and their environment to reveal hidden connections. She is profiled in The Spinoff where she talks about her role in the community as an arts broker for Albert-Eden Neighbourhood Arts. Read more about Shona
Unitec dance ākonga, Petranilla Su’a and Juelz Silulu (pictured) are featured on the promotional poster for this year’s Pacific Dance New Zealand Festival which runs from 6-22 June 2025. On 17 June, Unitec students Leilani Grace Tonu’u, Lily-Mae Baird, Komai Waqalevu and Nate Gacusan present contemporary solos at the Moana Showcase in Māngere. Read more..
A giant floating artwork by acclaimed artist and Unitec alumni, Lisa Reihana, is capturing the attention of onlookers at the Viaduct Harbour Marina. Find out more about Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, currently on at the Aotearoa Art Fair Sculpture Trail until 14 May 2025. Read more ..
Unitec Associate Professor, Lefaoalii Dion Enari holds a PhD in Samoan culture from Bond University, and his research encompasses Indigenous Sport, Sport Management, Pacific Studies, and Diaspora Studies. He tells Radio Waatea he is dismayed to see Māori and Pacific knowledge questioned and defunded in education. Listen to the full interview.
58-year-old mother-of-eight, Juanita Parata (Ngapuhi) overcame cancer for a second time to graduate from Unitec with a Bachelor of Health Science (Medical Imaging) last week. While completing the four-year degree, she would often log in to study while having chemotherapy at Auckland hospital. Read Juanita’s inspiring story in the NZ Herald
When Jimmynett Penea Kaufisi left school at 13, it was beyond his wildest dreams to think he’d one day achieve a Bachelor of Architectural Studies. But he did just that on Tuesday at Unitec’s Autumn Graduation. Read more in his inspiring story.
After graduating from Unitec with a degree in civil engineering in 2017, Nicole Ahotaha joined Watercare Services as an operations engineer in their water networks team – a job she loves, and never fully turns her back on. Read more..
Creative New Zealand have announced actress and Unitec Performing & Screen Arts graduate, Stacey Leilua as the recipient of the Playmarket Moana Pacific Trainee Script Advisor Residency 2025. The initiative, supports the development of Pasifika stories for the stage and performing arts. Read more ..
