Each month we recognise staff who have reached long service milestones. In this post we are celebrating our May 2022 long service milestones. Please make sure you acknowledge all of these people, who have made a commitment to Unitec and the success of our students. Their mahi kotahitanga is truly valued. 25 Years Duncan Wales,… 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.… Read more »
MCP graduate and Kaitiaki Taiao Tanya White’s (who also supervises on our MCP programme) research into the pā harakeke and raranga wahakura features in Issue 3 of “The Vessel” published by Norwegian Crafts and Objectspace; It takes an in-depth look at her case study of raranga wahakura (the practice of making a woven bassinet). It… Read more »
The recent announcement of the Queen’s Birthday Honours’ list saw a number of Unitec graduates, former staff members, and guest lecturers recognized for their considerable achievements: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Lisa Reihana, MNZM – For services to the arts. Lisa is a multi-disciplinary artist who was appointed a Member of the… Read more »
Recognising how busy everybody is, the deadline for completion of the Change Support Survey has been extended for another week – so if you haven’t had a chance yet to provide your feedback, make sure you do so before 5:00pm Wednesday 15 June. This is your opportunity to have your say and let us know… Read more »
Unitec and MIT have staged their first ever joint careers festival for the Tāmaki Makaurau region, focusing on Health, Nursing, Social Work and Counselling. The purpose of the recent Health CareerFest was to connect students studying healthcare, social practice and nursing to key industry organisations and partners, and to offer assistance with navigating the recruitment… Read more »
A big thank you to everyone who helped to make this week’s clothes swap such a huge success. It was definitely our biggest and best clothing swap so far, and it was great to see so many students and staff coming throughout the week to browse. We had a big kids’ section this time as… Read more »
Unitec recently hosted its first external in-person event in two years when it welcomed more than 120 attendees to its Mt Albert campus for a future-looking forum as part of the nationwide Techweek 22. Speakers at the event, which was facilitated by Unitec’s Dr Masoud Shakiba and Dr Vanessa Byrnes, included Gus Gilmore, CEO… Read more »
Semester 1 Student Course Surveys are open from Wednesday 25 May for three weeks, until 15 June. Students can access their surveys using this link: www.unitec.ac.nz/ratemycourse. This link can be used by all students. It will take them to the RateMyCourse portal where the student can enter their student ID and the list of courses… Read more »
David Hicks, Unitec’s Academic Programme Manager, Supported Learning found himself taking on a much different role when he was asked to act as a relationship advisor for the TVNZ dating show Down For Love, produced by Attitude Television. According to the show’s blurb: “In this dating show with a difference, we follow six Kiwis with… Read more »
