Thinking outside the square comes naturally to Bachelor of Creative Enterprise student Tonina Ngatai (Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa). Despite the disruption of a level 4 lockdown Tonina says the authentic support of her lecturers at our School of Creative Industries has helped maintain her inspiration. Tonina was one of the wonderful students featured in the… Read more »
Read on to learn about the history of Te Fou – the Tuvalu head garland. This week is Tuvalu language Week! Tuvalu is made up of nine inhabited islands with a population of about 11,000. It is the fourth-smallest nation in the world and lies midway between Australia and Hawaii. This year’s theme for Vaiaso… Read more »
Mā Te Kōrero, Ka Ora: Through conversation, comes wellbeing Mā te whakarongo, ka mōhio through listening, comes knowledge Mā te mōhio, ka mārama, through knowledge, comes understanding Mā te mārama, ka matau, through understanding, comes wisdom Mā te matau, ka ora through wisdom, comes wellbeing This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s… Read more »
Jaala Jacobs joined the Operations team back in June as Director – Infrastructure. We chatted with her to find out her background, what she gets up to outside of work and the opportunities and challenges of her role… Tell us about your background I am an experienced project and change leader with experience across property… Read more »
This is the third in our series of staff sharing their response to stress. In part one we talked to Falaniko Tominko and Jo Thorogood, and in part two we heard from Edgar Rowland and Gil Graham. The S-word (stress) and how to manage it is something everyone is talking about these days. But stress… Read more »
Please complete the Access and Inclusion Survey 2021. Closing 29 October. Disability, learning and inclusion Disability is something that happens when the world is designed by people who assume that everyone is the same. When we apply that to a learning environment, like Unitec, we can see that learning environments are essentially designed for non-disabled… Read more »
Professor Jenny Lee-Morgan (Waikato – Ngāti Mahuta, Te Ahiwaru) will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Performance Based Research Funding. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has announced the appointment of Unitec’s Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Director to the Sector Reference Group (SRG) for the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation… Read more »
Many of our graduates complete their studies with big ideas for what they want to achieve next. However, having the time and resources to get those ideas off the ground can be a challenge. To bridge this gap, Unitec offers the Bold Innovators Scholarship to help recent Unitec Masters or Doctoral degree graduates take that… Read more »
TODAY’S EVENT: Ramere/Friday – Virtual Shared Lunch– bring your version of Māori kai along and join our Māia team. Click for link to join. Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – Te pūrongo Māori Me whakamana i tō tātou reo rangatira, kā tika. Kua tīmata te wiki o te reo Māori e whakatenatena ana i… Read more »
A Blockhouse Bay Intermediate class is buzzing as Unitec’s Assoc Prof in Environmental Engineering Dr Terri-Ann Berry leads a room of 12-year-olds jumping away to Baby Shark. It’s not how you would normally visualise a science lesson, but it has a great purpose—demonstrating how different items and behaviours can affect air quality. The dancing increases… Read more »
