Our School of Environmental and Animal Sciences is working alongside far north Iwi, Te Roroa and the Department of Conservation to help them prevent the extinction of the Roimata o Tōhē shrub. Roimata o Tōhē have only ever been found in one area near the summit of Maunganui, not far from Dargaville, which is also… Read more »
Two of our Trades students have excelled nationally in their recent industry exams, earning excellence awards from the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, and putting them at the top of their field in the country. Each year, the Board awards the Certifying Merit of Excellence Award acknowledging high standards of achievement in the certifying registration… Read more »
Update from Executive Director – Ako, Simon Nash: EERrrrrrr – Week 1 Kia ora e te whānau Week 1 has gone really well (note: you have to get your fun where you can, so we’ve adopted a pirate voice for saying “EERrrrrrrr”). Focus area teams are emerging from their panel sessions looking pleased with themselves,… Read more »
What a year it’s been! After a very busy year full of unexpected bumps, wouldn’t it be nice to get your team together for some fun and games? Throughout November, our Sports Centre team is offering one-hour, free, facilitated sessions to help you take a break from your day-to-day office setting, and relax and have… Read more »
Ngā Wai a Te Tūī researcher and lecturer Jacqueline Paul (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga) recently arrived at the University of Cambridge to study a Master of Philosophy in Planning, Growth and Regeneration in the Department of Land Economy. The 26-year-old who holds a four-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree has been… Read more »
Our annual Research Symposium attracted a record number of entries this year with more than 160 research submissions from tertiary institutes from all round the country. Tūāpapa Rangahau Director, Associate Professor Marcus Williams, said the number of entries this year was unprecedented, and the convening team had made the decision to stage the Symposium over… Read more »
The Unitec Excellence Awards – Ngā Tohu Kairangi o Wairaka 2020 Tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi – Let each star in the sky shine its own light It’s that time of year when we recognise and celebrate the amazing work that our people have contributed to Unitec. Our ELT launched… Read more »
Master of Creative Practice student Jaime Kapa (Tainui), who has taken a bold new approach to a time-honoured art form, is the winner of this year’s Bold Innovators Scholarship. This is the third year that a Māori student has won the scholarship and the third year running that it has been won by a… Read more »
On Thursday the Fijian Researchers Symposium, held at Waitākere campus, brought together Fijian scholars and researchers from around the country to showcase their studies, form research networks, deepen research capacity and innovation, and look for ways to extend their research value and impact to the Fijian community and beyond. There were also participants who joined… Read more »
Bachelor of Social Work graduate Jason Matia (Te Aupouri, Te Rārawa) is on a mission to combat the shame and stigma many men face when struggling with mental illness and trauma. Jason is both a victim and perpetrator of family violence and knows all too well how detrimental the mental impact of trauma can be… Read more »
