Tuvalu Language Week

  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, 27 Sept – 2 Oct: Heaps of Unitec events

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 »

Spotlight on project management as a career at Unitec’s Construction Connect

“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 »

Partnership helps Pacific Students with programme costs

  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 »

2022 Research Symposium deadline approaching – get your abstracts in now!

  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 next Wed 21 September 10am to 2pm

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 »

Unitec sports graduate is shooting for the stars

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 »

Three-minute thesis presentations builds researchers’ skills

The annual Unitec Three Minute Thesis (3MT) thesis competition took place earlier this month and was won by Pippa Sommerville, Master of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture. The runners-up were Naziba Marzan (Master of Applied Business, School of Applied Business), and Yue Sun (Master of Architecture (Professional), School of Architecture). Pippa’s winning presentation was: “How… Read more »

Unitec travel survey gets staff mobilised to think sustainably

This bi-annual survey, which was completed by more than 450 staff, was designed to gauge ways to reduce car use and introduce more sustainable transport options to our campuses. It polled views on modes of transport (trying to find more sustainable ways to travel), frequency (trying to make travel more efficient), and time (trying to… Read more »

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022 – Ki te whare wānanga o Wairaka

Join us for events across Unitec to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022