Carolyn (Carol) Edwards born in Thames, Coromandel and is of Kiribati, Tuvalu and Cook Island descent. Carol has worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the past 15 years and has worked in Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Indonesia, and Wellington and is now based in the MFAT Auckland Office.… Read more »
Sally Conway, Academic Programme Manager in our Bridgepoint School, reflects on the recent Certificate in Liaison Interpreting exams… If you had been around Building 170 a couple of weekends ago, you may well have thought that there was a grouping of different members from the United Nations. But no, the Certificate in Liaison Interpreting (CLI)… Read more »
Sanctuary Mahi Whenua is a lush community garden and food forest, alongside Unitec’s Mt Albert campus. Home to more than 400 species of plants and trees, the garden is a beautiful space to explore. It is a valuable teaching space where rare plants are grown, traditional Maori cultivation methods are practiced. Over the years, hundreds… Read more »
Dr Bobby Hung will be speaking about his work and career at Tū Arotake on 7 July To his students, Dr Bobby Hung is a visual arts lecturer in Unitec’s School of Design and Creative Arts, but for more than 20 years he has also operated under the graffiti artist pseudonym, Berst. As a teenager… Read more »
Unitec’s School of Healthcare and Social Practice hosted an event at Te Rangimarie, Waitakere campus on 17 June to mark the 50-year anniversary of the founding of the Polynesian Panthers social justice movement. The anniversary coincided with the government’s announcement it would make a formal apology for the 1970s Dawn Raids at a commemoration event… Read more »
Our talented HR and Learning and Development teams have been offering the very popular ‘People Development’ workshops for almost a year, using their expertise to give advice and tips to over 550 staff on topics ranging from Managing Difficult Conversations and Speaking Up to Linked In and Academic Career Progression. What’s on offer? Check out… Read more »
Tūāpapa Rangahau – Unitec’s Research Centre, recently held a three-minute ‘Research Spiel’ competition. Dr Kristie Cameron, Chair of the Unitec ECR forum and Senior Lecturer in EAS shares her experience as well as information on becoming an Early Career Researcher at Unitec… The ‘Early Career Researcher Research Spiel’ Competition To me, being an Early Career… Read more »
Unitec’s devoted and tremendously energetic Darlene Cameron (Te Rārawa) has been appointed Te Pou Manawa o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka. Her new role will keep her embedded as a key member of the Maia whānau and provide her with the ability to focus further on enhancing wraparound support for teams responsible for the manaakitanga… Read more »
Te Pūkenga held a session on Monday with around 200 staff in Ngākau Māhaki (our wharenui), disussing progress on the Operating Model and the eight service concepts they’ve developed. They invited feedback on these concepts. If you weren’t able to come along, the session was recorded and is shared in five parts below. Te… Read more »
Te Pūkenga recently released the latest draft version of their proposed Academic Regulations. These Regulations will apply to all teaching, research, learning, and support activities delivered by and on behalf of Te Pūkenga and applies to all learners, staff, and contractors of the institute. This means that Unitec will be required to adopt these Academic… Read more »
