On Saturday 1 October 2022 Unitec formally became Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. However, day to day we will trade as and be known as Unitec Detail on our new name Day to day we will still be ‘Unitec’, or ‘Unitec, part of Te Pūkenga’. This is what most of… Read more »
Vivian Xian can now think, draw and model in 3D, thanks to a recent two-week internship at multi-disciplinary architecture and design practice, Jasmax. Vivian, who’s in her 30s, came to New Zealand six years ago as an international student after having studied Mechanical Design in her native China. After completing a Graduate Diploma in Business… Read more »
Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre is working with Aliaxis New Zealand companies, Marley and RX Plastics, and Waste Management New Zealand (WMNZ) to amplify the message of recycling throughout the construction industry, as well as working together on practical solutions to minimise plastic waste going to landfill in the Construction and Demolition industry. Supported by… Read more »
Join the Pacific Library Talanoa – Tuvalu Language Week with guest speaker Molia Alama Tulafono Wednesday 28 September, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Zoom Link: https://unitec-ac-nz.zoom.us/j/96560816657?pwd=MVNSZ25nVEhqR0daeWtwMFlKNnpMZz09 This year’s theme for Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu – Tuvalu Language Week is Fakamautu ke mautakitaki te Gagana Tuvalu mo te atafai, fakaaloalo mo te amanaiagina, which… Read more »
Mental Health Awareness Week (26 September – 2 October) is happening across Aotearoa. After two years of change, isolation and disconnection, the theme is “Reconnect – with the people and places that lift you up.” Whether it be reaching out to someone you have lost contact with, or doing something that used to bring you… Read more »
“Everyone’s on a learning journey,” says Hawkins’ HR manager Tracey Standring. “This is about how we can support jobseekers at different stages of that journey, and not just at entry level.” Leading New Zealand construction company Hawkins was one of nearly 30 businesses which exhibited at the recent construction careers fair for Construction Management, Architectural… Read more »
Earlier this month, eight Pasifika students from the School of Architecture received a laptop and accessories, from Pacific Centre partners, the Solomon Group. It is part of an I-See-Me initiative that began in 2020, when the School of Architecture, through Pacific Champ Tuputau Lelaulu, established a support framework for Maori and Pacific students called… Read more »
Make sure to get your papers included for the Unitec/MIT 2022 Research Symposium. Last year’s event was an outstanding success and this year’s is sure to be as good if not better. More information here: Rangahau: Te Mana o te Mahi Kotahitanga Key dates Abstract submission deadline: October 10 Final submission: November 21 Registrations open:… Read more »
Free vaccinations will be available to staff, students and the public ( so friends and family can also attend) this Wednesday from 10pm to 2pm for Covid-19, influenza and measles. Vaccinations will take place on the courtyard behind the Te Puna Waiora Health Centre – down the stairs from Te Puna. Please allow for 20… Read more »
Twenty-nine-year-old shooting Para sport athlete and celebrated medalist Neelam ONeill came up for air at the end of the first lockdown in 2020, and decided she wanted to do something different with her life. After losing her cherished grandmother in September of that year, Neelam narrowly missed out on selection for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic… Read more »
