Great teaching hinges not just on proficiency but also an ability to connect with learners. That was the consensus of kaimahi who attended the annual Unitec & MIT Learning and Teaching Symposium in July. Held at Mt Albert Campus, the symposium saw kaimahi from both providers explore ideas that will help build a shared framework of… Read more »
Kia orana! This week Unitec joins the rest of Aotearoa in celebrating Cook Islands Language Week (Te Reo Māori Kūki ʻĀirani) from 3-9 August 2025. This year’s theme is ‘Ātui’tui’ia au ki te raurau a tōku matakeinanga, which means ‘Connect me to the offerings of my people’. On Wednesday, 6 August from 12pm-1:30pm at the… Read more »
While many of our Unitec whānau were taking a break or marking over the recent Semester break, the Mataaho workshop was buzzing with activity. Behind the closed roller doors, things got unexpectedly explosive… quite literally! The workshop’s trusty Volkswagen Golf finally packed it in and detonated its pistons. Enter Garth Van Ster, our new automotive… Read more »
Unitec hosted the Tāmaki Makaurau Finals of Ngā Pū Kōrero o Āpōpō at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Thursday. It was the third time this annual te reo Māori speech competition has been hosted at Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka. Sixteen rangatahi from Kura kaupapa Māori across Tāmaki Makaurau took part in this year’s competition… Read more »
(ABOVE) Unitec acting alumna Sophie Henderson (left) on set with Sam Snedden. Unitec’s Head of Acting, Sam Snedden, has co-produced Workmates, a new comedy feature written by and starring alumna Sophie Henderson and directed by her husband Curtis Vowell. The two met while Sophie was studying with us from 2004 to 2006. The film is… Read more »
Vanuatu Bislama Language Week (Vanuatu Bislama Lanwis Wik) is being observed across Aotearoa from 27 July – 2 August. It is the first time Bislama, the national language of Vanuatu, is being included in the Ministry of Pacific People’s annual Pacific Language Weeks Celebration programme, alongside Rotuma, Samoa, Kiribati, Cook Islands Māori, Tonga, Papua New… Read more »
Making our new cohort of learners feel supported, welcome and comfortable in their culture, were the key messages at Semester Two Orientation events held on Wednesday. Māori and Pacific ākonga commencing study at Unitec this week gathered at Mt Albert campus to connect with the key services and people supporting them on their journey. The… Read more »
Unitec is supporting an initiative to encourage more rangatahi into careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), by hosting this year’s WeSTEM conference. Close to a hundred intermediate school learners, teachers and representatives from various community organisations gathered at the Red Lecture Theatre in Te Puna on Thursday to watch the presentation of… Read more »
A delegation from Brigham Young University are here on a cultural exchange to share knowledge and learn more about our career pathways and support for Māori and Pacific learners. They were welcomed on to Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Monday, joining a pōwhiri for our School of Trades and Services Semester Two cohort. Whaikōrero and… Read more »
Providing a more personalised experience during orientation has led to positive feedback from our new cohort of international learners starting Semester Two on Monday. Two hundred and seventy ākonga from twenty-eight countries were welcomed to Unitec at the International Orientation Day at Te Puna on Wednesday. The majority of Semester Two’s cohort come from India… Read more »
