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Tuesday, 4th June, 10am- 12pm or Thursday, 6th June, 12pm – 2pm Register here. Binary, non-binary, gender fluid, heteronormativity, gender normativity, polyamorous…. the vocabulary associated with sexuality and gender is growing throughout society and can be challenging to understand! During this free two-hour workshop, we will explore how to increase awareness of the diverse sexualities and… Read more »
Badminton is our longest standing, always growing, wellness initiative. We spoke to Saman Bandara, School of Applied Business Lecturer, to celebrate his success of making it into Auckland Masters Badminton team, and he wants to encourage YOU to come along to Badminton Mondays at YMCA. If you can walk, he says, you can play this… Read more »
The 2024 theme for Samoa Language Week is ‘Tautua i le alofa, manuia le lumana’i – Serve in love for a blessed future’. This theme derives from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, ‘Sustainability’. What does the phrase ‘Tautua i le alofa’ mean? The concept of tautua focuses on the phrase – “Serve… Read more »
This year, to commemorate Anzac Day, we interviewed a couple of our staff to collect real-life stories about dealing with grief. Most of us think of grief as happening in the painful period following the death of a loved one. But grief can accompany any event that disrupts or challenges our sense of normalcy or… Read more »
Even though winter is not officially here yet, the seasonal colds associated with it are. With the flu and Covid increasing over winter months, we wanted to share timely tips for keeping ourselves healthy and feeling good. The first part is about prevention and actively working to support our immunity and reduce the spread of… Read more »
It was a glimpse of the future for transport technology ākonga at a recent lecture and lab session held at Unitec as part of the government’s Advanced Energy Technology Research programme. MIT, Unitec and Ara have been engaged in the programme to help develop new qualifications specifically designed for working with high-temperature superconductors and connecting… Read more »
It was a packed house at Unitec on Wednesday 15 May for the annual Construction and Engineering Connect event. More than 200 ākonga and 24 companies took part in this week’s event and Product Marketing Business Partner for Construction Abilash Thangavel said both ākonga and employers were impressed with the large turnout. “The ākonga were motivated by the… Read more »
The 2024 theme for Rotuman Language Week is ‘Vetḁkia ‘os Fäega ma Ag fak hanua – Sustaining our Language and Culture.’ The Hata Collective (on behalf of the Rotuman community in Aotearoa) has continued to focus on the Four Pillars of wellbeing. To support the concept of Sustainability, the pillar that best supports this is VETḀKI which… Read more »
My utmost gratitude to God the Almighty that Unitec Eid Celebration went wonderfully well. The event was well attended by both ākonga and kaimahi enjoying activities that included henna painting, Islamic art and calligraphy, trying on hijab and traditional costumes. The performance of ‘Window of Palestine’ by Dr Sameh Shamout, a lecturer from the School… Read more »
More than three decades ago, John Pepere completed his plumbing apprenticeship at Unitec. After 20 years working overseas, he came back to where it all started – to share his knowledge with the next generation. John career in plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying has taken him all over the world. When life brought him back to… Read more »
