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About Auckland
... you are fully informed on what to do prior to leaving your home country and upon arrival on campus. Entertainment As ... and autumn are changeable and windy, and temperatures range from 15 – 20ºC. Visit www.metservice.com for ... Transport Unitec is well connected to the bus and rail network, which can take you all over the city. Check the ...
Hyundai New Zealand partners with Unitec on new brand campaign
... partner, understanding the students’ needs while working at speed to create content. Huge thanks to Larry ... third-year acting, Dance and Screen Arts students. “Right from the start at our first meeting, Hyundai showed a desire ... thing you want to do at the end of a working day is driving home in a car you don’t like. We want the audience to ...
“It’s never too late to learn” – Turning your passion into a profession
... in Samoa, did an apprenticeship, and continued to balance work and study as he completed his certificate. At the ... city, Apia. “For me, it was my first time being away from home, and I missed my family and friends to start with,” ...
“Don’t let anyone else decide your future.”
3 June 2022 Saras, who’s from Nadi in Fiji, came to New Zealand on her own when she ... her mother, who single-handedly raised two daughters while working full-time, with instilling in her the value of ... course lecturers were incredibly supportive of my work and home life. They really wanted to help me succeed.” Despite ...
Award-winning lead designer talks furniture, the future and fun
What were the key skills you gained from your time at Unitec? I have always had an inquisitive ... at Unitec opened up my eyes to how the world and industry works. The key skill set was understanding how to leverage ... a wonderful wife and two young sons that keep me busy at home, so spare time is a rare luxury. When the stars do ...
SCALA seminar series
... to provide you with high quality, relevant information from other industry practitioners and from academics. Join ... develop. It also looks at how the biomass of the suburban home landscape influences the form of our cities. Xanthe ... or to join mailing list contact swake@unitec.ac.nz . Work Experience points available for attending BLA students ...
Flying high on a new career journey
... his flying career with Jetstar Australia and then moved home to New Zealand three years ago where he switched to ... construction, compliance and design process so he could do work on future projects himself and turn it into a possible ... Architect Nick Moyes says: “We’ve found the graduates from Unitec are inquisitive, keen, and have well developed ...
Volunteering at Unitec
... an opportunity to meet new people and build your networks Feels good while giving back to community and having ... a hand up to achieve this through empowerment, advocacy, home repairs, free curtains much more. Our volunteers are at ... events and everything Auckland, we would like to hear from you. We are New Zealand's biggest mixed youth ...
Jaycee Maunsell-McMenamin (Ngāpuhi)
... Jaycee also credits the spiritual support she had from Whai Ake , Unitec’s Māori scholarship and mentoring ... Māori people, not just youth. “It’s cool the way they work with young people because it’s suited to the area, ... personally and study-wise.” Maia Māori Centre has been a home away from home for Jaycee too. ”They’re the ones ...
Championing diversity and inclusion through HR
Originally from Brazil, Nanna moved to New Zealand 16 years ago. She worked in the recruitment industry for five years before ... for remote working, so having to transfer to working from home was a challenge. A lot of our sites were closed, so ...
Inside Story: A Jungle of a Classroom
... we had the chance to apply it. So it was good to see what worked and what didn't and how to fix it.” They had to ... unfamiliar circumstances, such as monkeys stealing the bait from their insect trap, which challenged the students to ... plant is fed by the bat’s excrement and the bat gets a home in exchange. They also saw a herd of Pygmy Elephants, a ...
Our campuses
... at, you’ll find there’s always something going on – from social events on campus to action-packed trips out of ... trades training facilities, designed to reflect a modern work site. Students from all different disciplines work and ... Animal Behaviour and Husbandry Centre, Te Puna Kararehe, is home to creatures of all shapes and sizes. The centre ...
Student Connectors
... Connectors do? Student Connectors are a student support network for international students who volunteer their time to ... of belonging for other international students who are far from home. Join our team of Student Connectors Are you a current ...
Following her heart
15 November 2021 Ciao initially came to Auckland on a working holiday, but she says it wasn’t long before she decided to make New Zealand her home. “After about six months I thought ‘this is for ... academic support lessons, and could help with everything from referencing to time management and goal setting. The ...
Unitec's Landscape Architecture students preparing for climate change
... March 2023 Climate change threatens our built environment, from rising sea levels to extreme weather events, and it is ... disciplinary boundaries, and architects will need to work closely with scientists, engineers, policymakers, and ... historic floods Auckland floods: Tens of thousands of homes across Auckland prone to floods, water and wastewater ...
Unitec | Te Pūkenga Cybersecurity Graduate Nominated in New Zealand Women in Security Awards
... career in education – just like her mother. Back in her home country of India, she studied for two degrees: computer ... – and was faced with finding a new career. Today, Gunjan works as a Virtual Security Specialist at Spark. Not only ... going to take no for an answer. She got some advice from her lecturers, updated her CV, and resubmitted her ...
Rima Cooper
... and communications knowledge to good use. He started his working life as a labourer, but felt unfulfilled and found ... while she studied for her teaching degree. She’d come home crying and frustrated. “I used that as inspiration ... and I were struggling and wondering where money would come from to pay for our rent. “There was one point in time ...
Designing better experiences
... allowed him to help in the process of designing their first home. “I was only young, but being involved in planning ... us realise our ideas. If we had an idea we could go to the workshop and actually craft it using our hands - it didn’t ... problem-solving process that looks at where ideas come from and how you develop them. During the Bachelor of ...
Student Profiles
Student Profiles Adeline Lai Adeline heard about Free4U from a friend and her background has been in the hospitality ... Free4U from a friend and started at Free4U in 2012. She works in the commercial cleaning industry and attends Free4U ... because she didn't have a chance to learn computing in her homeland. She is currently retired and previously worked in ...
Creative Industries partner updates
... industry partner update November 2022 1. Introduction from Vanessa Byrnes, Head of the School of Creative ... as strong as ever. We are excited to be moving into our new home in Building 108 at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus in early ... come, we have some exciting talent making first-rate screen works. Watch this space for a wider release of these amazing ...
