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We are joining communities around Aotearoa this week to celebrate Chinese New Year — one of the most significant festivals in Chinese culture.

MIT and Unitec Council has been welcomed with pōwhiri at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Mt Albert Campus on Thursday 12 February.

Four new ākonga (learners) from Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and Tonga were welcomed this week, joining five Manaaki New Zealand Scholars already studying on campus.

2025 Landscape Architecture graduate, Lyrck Maiava has been awarded Best Student Presentation at the 58th Annual International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ASA), held at the University of Melbourne.

Kaimahi ‘staff’ gathered early in the morning at the Memorial Gardens on Mt Albert campus for a Remembrance Karakia, led by Pae Arahi Matua Hare Paniora. The karakia formally opened Unitec’s 50th anniversary programme, which will continue through to Matariki in June. Unitec, then known as Carrington Technical Institute, delivered its first training on Monday […]

Unitec’s Information and Enrolment Day on 28-29 January 2026 saw a strong turnout of visitors with numbers exceeding the previous events from the past two years.

A visit by the Chinese Consul General Chen Shijie on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 marked an important step towards further strengthening our combined provider’s strategic engagement with key international partners.

Professor Christina Hong, a vocational education leader of international standing has been appointed as inaugural chief executive of one of the country’s largest providers of on-campus and on-line vocational education, announced today by MIT and Unitec Chair Alastair Bell.

Associate Professor Deb Heke and Associate Professor Byron Rangiwai have been selected by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) in their final round of educational research funding for this year.

Engineering student Matthew Macklin was placed second in the prestigious GT Murray Award for the best student presentation on an engineering research or design project, run by Engineering New Zealand.

Second-year architecture student Claudia McGough-Morunga says it was one decision— enrolling in Te Hononga Māori Studio —that completely reshaped how she understands architecture.

As Unitec prepares to join with Manukau Institute of Technology, Pacific-led research will be at the forefront informing the strategic direction of the new institution.

That was the sentiment shared by our senior leaders and researchers at this year’s 2025 ITP Research Symposium – Pacific Stream at Te Puna on Monday.

Six of our domestic students have been awarded the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Latin America (PMSLA).

Twenty one kaimahi are engaging with mātauranga Māori more confidently after completing new short courses introduced by the MĀIA centre this year.

These micro-credentials equip ākonga with practical and cultural competencies to engage confidently and respectfully with Te Ao Māori.

Twenty-year-old Ashley Cox juggles a busy week – working, commuting, cleaning her room, looking after the family pets and spending time with her boyfriend, Callum.

Unitec is celebrating the achievements of their Solomon Islands alumni and the contributions they are making in their home nation during the annual Pidgin Language Week celebration observed across Aotearoa from 22-29 November 2025.

Unitec has recently been strengthening its relationships with two tertiary institutions from the eastern province of Shandong.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with Shandong Polytechnic College, which will enable pathways for their graduating students to join our Bachelor and Postgraduate programmes in the School of Applied Business.

Unitec Bachelor of Computing students have built a website which is helping to break down barriers to education by making essential school items more affordable for families across Aotearoa.

Associate Professor Lefaoali’i Dion Enari, who was recently awarded the prestigious Le Moana Mua award, has acknowledged the support and input of his family and teachers as key contributors to his success.

Two short films made by our students are vying for the overall award at 2025 New Zealand Youth Film Festival, in Auckland on 15 November 2025.

That’s a wrap for the Social Eatery in 2025. The Whaikaha/Supported Learning Team served their final meals to nearly a hundred kaimahi and ākonga last Friday. But the good news is their student-led enterprise will return next year.

A new Samoan fale has been described as “a symbol of the spirit of collaboration (mahi kotahitanga),” between Unitec and Waitākere College, which will be treasured by the Pacific community for years to come.

The coming together of Unitec and MIT’s research community for the 2025 Three Minute to Impact (3MT) Competition has been a hailed an “uplifting and inspirational” success.

As Unitec celebrates Niuean Language Week with the rest of Aotearoa this week, our Niuean kaimahi have shared their stories of connection with their culture and language, and why it matters.

When Parul Sharma walks into the Emergency Department at Austin Health in Melbourne, she brings with her years of resilience, cultural wisdom, and the practical training she gained at Unitec in Auckland.

More than 300 students and forty-five businesses attended Unitec’s Industry Connect event for construction, engineering, architecture, trades and electrical students on 6 October 2025.

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture ākonga have showcased their responses to the risk of flooding in Tāmaki Makaurau at New Lynn War Memorial Library. The community will understand the importance of future professionals having a good working knowledge of this issue given the extreme weather events in early 2023. The design work by third-year students: Isabelle […]

Fiji’s Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service (TSLS) on Monday 6 October as Unitec celebrated Fijian Language Week

Unitec’s inaugural Professorial Address Series concluded in September with friends, family and colleagues gathering at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae to celebrate the career of Professor Peter McPherson.

One hundred and twenty Chinese learners have been welcomed into a new Bachelor’s degree programme in Data Science and Big Data Technology jointly offered by Unitec and Hebei University of Engineering.

Associate Professor Lefaoalii Dion Enari has been announced as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Le Moana Mua award.

Associate Professor, Byron Rangiwai (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe) has received a significant allocation in research funding to support a study focused on Māori adults with ADHD.

Māori kaimahi work across Te Wananga o Wairaka at both our campuses, and at all levels of the institution.

As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of Māori Language Week, it is timely to reflect on the mahi of our kaimahi and ākonga who will be engaging in a number of activities across both campuses this week.

First year dance student Praise Tupa’i is one step closer to her dream career of being a professional dancer at Unitec.

Five of our Bachelor of Applied Science (BASCI) ākonga recently presented their research at the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute’s (NZBI) NETS (National Education and Training Seminar) Conference in Palmerston North.