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“It’s forced me to get out of my comfort zone.”
... save some money for future plans at the same time. He says the contact with Auckland Council offered a range of ... and members of the public I’ve interacted with,” he says. “I’ve met so many great people and built some strong and long-lasting relationships.” He says that although he found it challenging at times to be ...
Increased family violence funding must enhance support for kaupapa Māori initiatives
... significant shifts in the sector. Professor Leonie Pihama says the increased funding must include the redistribution ... individual, collective, personal and structural levels,” says Professor Pihama. The funding distribution highlights ...
Inside Story: Designing Unitec's Wetlands
... was lava escarpment and middens from Maori occupation,” says Kevin. Kevin drew on a landscape concept that ... working in a professional office would be familiar with, says Matthew. “We like to concentrate on design, but in ... employed as a landscape architect graduate in Hamilton. He says working on the project helped him land him the job. ...
Josh Kingi-Perese
... thought, ‘Man, I should go and do it’. So I did.” He says everyone he meets at Unitec has been supportive during ...
R-J Kairua
... singer now.” Because the classes are quite small, R-J says he was able to get to know his lecturers. “They ... a guitarist, or being a vocalist and fronting a band,” he says. R-J’s advice to other people considering a music ...
Inside Story: Down To Earth
... and processes learned in the classroom in the real world, says David. “For surveying students, it’s going to be ...
MIT and Unitec champion Te Tiriti based co-leadership in tertiary sector
... at a time of significant change is a great challenge,” says Ikin. The Pou Hautu position shares responsibility and ... of establishing a genuine balance of mana in leadership.” says Gilmore. Ikin participated in a rigorous interview ... MIT and Unitec and mana whenua of Tāmaki Makaurau,” says Winder. The Pou Hautu will have a direct reporting line ...
The technologically triumphant Tominikos
... with technology which was very alien to them. Makarita says, “It was scary and a bit of a struggle at first, ... from Samoa. “My husband has adjusted really well,” says Makarita. “Before this he only owned a phone that we ... I knew if we did it together, it would work.” Falaniko says his father has now become a master of using technology ...
Getting his boots dirty at Beca
... he discovered his passion for electrical engineering, but says the university’s teaching style wasn’t right for ... control systems for a variety of industrial equipment. He says that while his team is smaller than many other areas at ... for Alex to integrate into the workplace – something he says is essential when you first start working. “The ...
Keisha Rawiri awarded Kate Edger Scholarship for Master of Architecture Project
... and personal level. KEECT Awards Coordinator Katrina Ford says Keisha’s hard work and determination to succeed ... dream as a teenager of becoming an architect. But, as she says, then life happened. She says that her interest sprang from a keen interest in art ...
Making Space for Water
In the Media: Matthew Bradbury, Assoc. Prof. of Landscape Architecture, spoke to Kathryn Ryan on Radio NZ's about the making "Space for Water" programme announcement made by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.
Toi o Wairaka gallery opens to support art and design community
... developed by the School of Creative Industries kaimahi, says Hohepa Renata (Ngāpuhi), Kaihautū Creative ... Sam Lotu-Iiga, Te Pūkenga Executive Director Rohe 1, says, “The gallery demonstrates our support for the wider ...
Unitec-Te Pūkenga announces two new Research Centres
... provider of applied research in Aotearoa New Zealand,” says Martin Carroll, DCE Academic. “All of these ... advancement of Aotearoa’s professional health workforce, says Assoc. Prof Samantha Heath. “The healthcare ... all, strong, enduring industry/community partnerships,” says Marcus Williams, Director Research and Enterprise. ...
Ngā Wai a Te Tūī celebrate arrival of Marsden fund recipient
... about the relationship with the non-human world.” Nālani says the research on the project will span across three ... locations including Aotearoa, Tahiti and Hawaii. She says the journey ahead will be enriched and supported even ... Dr Aroha Yates Smith, is set to launch in a few week, she says. The launch of the book will essentially be the ...
Unitec student Nicola Fraser highly commended in Eden Arts Initiative
... When wondering what to do for the art project, Nicola says she decided to look back at her family history. The ... I needed to harness and encapsulate somehow,” she says. Nicola chose crochet as the medium as it is a craft ... story, which can be represented many different ways, she says. “The cloth it lays on can be interpreted as the ...
Jaycee Maunsell-McMenamin (Ngāpuhi)
... shoulders and then down to my neck and back as well,” she says. If Jaycee pushes herself too much she ends up with ... first and Unitec really came on-board in helping me,” she says. The Disability Liaison team supported Jaycee ... need both worlds, but not to let go of our tikanga,” she says. “Whai Ake is a really good programme - being ...
Building Construction reconnects with alumni and honours graduates
... “It’s a great start, something for us to build on,” says Jeurissen. “Obviously, we want to connect with as ... in the workplace. “I really enjoyed my time at Unitec,” says Samuel Ward, the recipient of the top award in Bachelor ... didn’t do the Diploma in Architectural Technology,” she says. “I knew I was in the right place when I started ...
Unitec creative students pushing the limits
... skills or helping shape their preparedness for industry.” says Design and Contemporary Art Academic Programme Manager ... activities that transcend academic achievements,” says Mr Lamwilai. “It creates space for our creatives in ... then came straight into the Bachelor’s programme,” Mara says. “Being in this space with like-minded people was ...
Hackathon winners using AI to help businesses reduce carbon footprint
... Hoque, a final year Business Analytics student at Unitec, says he entered the Hackathon because it offered the ... about leveraging technology for sustainability,” he says. “Our winning solution aims to significantly ... truly stands out to me is the power of the community,” he says. “I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to work ...
Avondale Pavilion boosts street art
... Pavilion play an important role for architectural students, says Dr Patel. “It gives them the opportunity to put their ... student within the School of Architecture Workshop. Yusef says a key aspect for the students is getting hands-on ... consequences during the building stages of a project,” he says. The Structure The pavilion consists of three modules, ...
