2025 ITP Research Symposium
Welcome to the 2025 ITP Rangahau and Research Symposium!
This event highlights the wide range of research conducted by our staff and postgraduate students within the vocational sector. Join us to explore and celebrate their innovative work.
About the Symposium
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Programme
| 8:30am | Registrations open, bag drop-off, and Kapu Tī. Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec |
| 9:30am | Pōwhiri - Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec (Kawa: He Pāeke) NorthTec - tuku mauri, whakahokia |
| 10:10am | Opening address and welcome Martin Carroll - Deputy Chief Executive Academic MIT|Unitec Whiria te Mātauranga - Wiremu Manaia - Director Mātauranga Māori, MIT Te Waka Hourua -Vivienne Merito - Taharangi, Unitec |
| 10:40am | Keynote address Tā Haare Williams |
| 11am | Paramanawa/Morning Tea - Registration |
| 11:30am | Whanaungatanga activity |
| 12:30pm | Te Hītori o Te Toi Tauira mō te Matariki Colleen Leauanae - Heamana Toi Tauira mō te Matariki Lee Cooper - Heamana Toi Tauira mō te Matariki |
| 1pm | Kai o te rā/Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Workshop session – Building resilience as we navigate 2026 and beyond Eru Kapa-Kingi, Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Auckland |
| 2:30pm | Presentation: Flight of the Pīwakawaka: Supporting Tertiary Learning for Māori with ADHD Associate Professor Byron Rangiwai – Ngā Wai a te Tūī, Māori & Indigenous Research Centre |
| 3pm | Presentation: Michael Steedman Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Te Uri o Hau. Kaiarataki - Deputy PVC Māori - Tari o te Ihonuku Māori - Office of the PVC Māori |
| 3:30pm | Paramanawa/Afternoon Tea |
| 4pm | Hui-ā-Tau (AGM) - Te Tira Whakahaere |
| 4:45pm | Wrap-up, Karakia Whakakapi MCs: Matua Vince Hapi, Hohepa Renata, Kayne Haira |
| 5pm | Mix & Mingle - finger food, non-alcoholic punch |
Date, Time and Location
Date and Time:
Monday 1 December 2025 | ##am - ###pm
Location:
Mt Albert Campus
Building 180 (Te Puna), 139 Carrington Road, Auckland
Enter through Gate 4 and proceed to * location TBC e.g.Building 180 (Te Puna).
Parking:
Parking is free on campus on this day, as it is outside of the semester.
Register for the 2025 ITP Research Symposium
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