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The School of Creative Industries celebrated its mid-year graduating class in the Bachelor of Design and Contemporary Art at Te Pūtahi, B108 on Thursday. The evening was filled with pride and aroha as ākonga, kaimahi, whānau and friends gathered to honour this milestone. The Toi Whakatipu Exhibition is a powerful showcase of work from the… Read more »
Light installations created by sixty Landscape Architecture and Architectural Studies ākonga shone brightly at the Takapuna Matariki Market at Waiwharariki Anzac Square on 20-21 June 2025. Nearly 4,000 people attended the two-day event with many captivated by the eight structures which took the students six weeks to create – from concept to critical feedback to… Read more »
Mānawatia a Matariki! Unitec celebrated the arrival of Matariki at both campuses this week. At the Waitakere campus on Wednesday, kaimahi and ākonga gathered at the Te Rangimarie student hub for a lunchtime Matariki celebration. A karakia opened the celebrations. Social Practice Senior Lecturer, Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao then shared the Mātauranga Māori worldview and tikanga… Read more »
Two long serving kaimahi from the Library Team have celebrated significant milestones with colleagues gathering in Te Puna to reflect on their service and achievements. Resources Specialist Metadata, David Church is celebrating thirty years at Unitec this month while Subject Librarian, Norasieh Md Amin is celebrating her tenth year. “I’ve worked alongside David for a… Read more »
Past and present Unitec kaimahi, close friends, and a large contingent of Andy Pivac’s family from the Far North (Ngāti Kahu) came to Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae to reflect on his remarkable career and immense contributions. The trades lecturer is retiring after twenty-five year’s service to Unitec. Andy was instrumental in the construction of our… Read more »
Unitec and MIT are moving away from the regional leadership structure that was put in place as part of Te Pūkenga. Peseta Sam will continue as Executive Director of Unitec and MIT. While this is a natural part of our organisations transitioning from the national network and towards a future which includes the potential for… Read more »
Providing high quality printing and copying services on campus is important to ākonga and kaimahi alike, particularly those studying and teaching architecture and design. From this week, Carl Salas (pictured right) will manage our centre alongside his lecturing responsibilities in School of Architecture. It is expected this interim arrangement will be in place for the… Read more »
Twenty-one-year-old carpentry student Zinnia Gurden was one of 19 apprentices from throughout the motu who took part in this year’s NZCB Apprentice Challenge national final in Hamilton last weekend. As part of the competition, Zinnia, who’s currently studying for a NZ Certificate in Carpentry at Unitec, had to give a presentation on her building career… Read more »
Martha Guina is returning to Papua New Guinea with a Master’s in Applied Technologies and new skills to help her home country. A formal ceremony to mark Ms Guina’s success as a Manaaki Scholar was held at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Wednesday and attended by Unitec kaimahi, Education New Zealand officials, close friends, and… Read more »
The rise of Matariki (the cluster of stars also known as Pleiades) in the winter skies above Aotearoa is an important time in the Māori calendar, as it signifies the start of the Māori New Year. It’s a time to reflect on the year gone by, plan for the year ahead and celebrate with community. Unitec… Read more »
