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Sapati Fili has completed a Bachelor of Applied Technology with the aid of a Manaaki scholarship.

Tongan-born Tevita Angitau has completed a Bachelor of Construction with the aid of a Manaaki scholarship.

Unitec School of Construction graduate Jason Webb took part in the 2022 BRANZ ArchEngBuild Challenge and his team, which included Theresa Epton – Architectural Designer (ARA), and Wenxian Hu – Engineer (UoC), produced the winning design.

Twenty-two-year-old Brandon D’Souza has recently completed a New Zealand Diploma in Sport, Recreation and Exercise (Community Sport and Recreation) at Unitec. 

It’s been a busy three years for Professor Terri-Ann Berry as director of the Environmental Solutions Research Centre. Anyone who has met Dr Berry knows she is a powerhouse, so after the announcement of her professorship in late 2022, we asked where she gets her inspiration and drive from, especially as in February, Dr Berry and her husband will be riding 3000km from Cape Reinga to Bluff to raise funds and awareness for the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Trust.

As the country prepares to observe Waitangi Day, Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka is celebrating a formidable leader who was instrumental to embedding its commitment to honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

STUDENTS IN AUCKLAND BUILD NEW, HEALTHY HOMES FOR WHĀNAU IN NEED

Academia and education can fall into the stereotype of being outdated and ticking boxes rather than innovating. Unitec Senior Lecturers Dr Bobby Hung and Gina Ferguson blow these tired clichés right out of the water.

Staff from Unitec’s Mt Albert and Waitākere campuses gathered last week to celebrate excellence in teaching, research and service.

From early 2023, the completion of the Building 108 redevelopment will represent a milestone in consolidating the Unitec campus and providing modern facilities for multiple schools.

Unitec is celebrating the launch of a research centre dedicated to providing Healthcare Professionals with the best educational opportunities available.

Unitec Institute of Technology has announced the recipients of its 2022 post-graduate research awards. L to R: Marcus Williams, Danae Ripley, Martin Steinmann, Tanya Bezuidenhout, Ahlia-Meri Hinearo Ta'ala, Matthew Ryley, Ali Keivanmarz, Martin Carroll

 A ceremony celebrating the opening of Te Pātaka, a community art trail at Unitec has helped highlight the significance of the whenua and its puna, Te Waiunuroa o Wairaka.

Unitec’s Creative Industries graduates are staging performances, screening films and exhibiting their art and design work throughout November. Please join us and show your support for these developing artists.

More than 60 onshore international agents gathered at Unitec recently to celebrate the return of international students to the campus for the first time in two and a half years.

Half of those experiencing homelessness in Aotearoa are under the age of 25 and new research has identified key contributing factors to the ongoing crisis.

Amazon Prime Video’s recently released billion-dollar TV series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, features a line-up of graduates and staff from Unitec’s School of Creative Industries in the cast and crew of series one. 

Unitec's School of Creative Industries' theatre production of Boys, Eleanor Bishop’s wild, smart, and confronting deconstruction of Greg McGee's iconic Kiwi play Foreskin's Lament, has left an indelible mark on audiences after a highly successful six-show season at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre last week.

Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre is working with Aliaxis New Zealand companies, Marley and RX Plastics, and Waste Management New Zealand (WMNZ) to amplify the message of recycling throughout the construction industry, as well as working together on practical solutions to minimise plastic waste going to landfill in the Construction and Demolition industry.

Leading New Zealand construction company Hawkins was one of nearly 30 businesses which exhibited at the recent construction careers fair for Construction Management, Architectural Technology and Quantity Surveying students at Unitec, designed to connect students with employers and help them find jobs at the end of their study.  

Associate Professor Dr Peter de Lange from Unitec's School of Environmental & Animal Sciences recently travelled to the Chatham Islands for the Chatham Science Festival.

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. 

Unitec trades student Courtney Willan has set up a student club to support people new to the industry and help remove some of the barriers that discourage women from going into trades.

Unitec welcomed a host of budding environmental scientists, builders, architects, nurses, robotics engineers, designers and more to its campuses for the annual Unitec Open Day on Saturday. 

“Be kind, be open, be enthusiastic”. 

Shannon Wallis from Unitec’s Environmental Science Research Centre spoke to Seven Sharp about the importance of home-owners checking for asbestos before staring home renovations.

25 August 2022  Te Pūkenga and Amazon Web Services (AWS) celebrated the graduation of New Zealand’s tech professionals from the AWS re/Start program.

Unitec’s key indicator of student engagement, its Student Net Promoter Score (NPS), has recorded a return to its best-ever result of 43 for new students and 23 for returning students.

A dedicated team of researchers are combining their identity and expertise to champion the intelligence and innovation of an entire generation in the housing sector.

Te Pūtahi Auaha – the community-based graffiti pavilion developed by Unitec staff and students – is to be relocated to a permanent base in Henderson this month.

Building on its already strong research capacity, Unitec-Te Pūkenga has established two more Research Centres  

A bike pod made from upcycled materials was the centrepiece of a student-led product display at the BuildNZ show held recently at the Auckland Showgrounds.

Twenty-four-year-old Christian Curtis is studying for a New Zealand Diploma in Sport, Recreation, and Exercise (Community Sport and Recreation) at Unitec. Christian started the diploma through the ‘earn while you learn’ partnership that Unitec has with Auckland Council, the largest active recreation and exercise employer in Auckland. He now works full-time as a Healthy Active Learning Community Connector for Sport Waitākere while he is completing his diploma.

Denise (Ngāti Pūkenga ki Waiau) is an ākonga with our School of Healthcare and Social and is writing her Master's of Applied Practise (Social Practice) thesis.. She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2022 Queen's Platinum Birthday Honours. 

Researchers across Ukraine are racing against time to move, hide or otherwise protect valuable scientific collections in museums and other research institutions, with education and research continuing remotely wherever possible.

Te Puea Marae in Mangere is tranforming the approach to transitional housing support through its unique marae based initiative Manaaki Tangata E Rua.