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Let’s talk biodiversity
... uncomfortable with doing, which I really appreciate,” says Jade. What the teaching team say Dr Lorne Roberts, ... at Unitec’s School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, says what sets the Bachelor of Applied Science apart is its ... adapt the programme and courses to the need of industry.” says Dr Roberts. “Negotiated Research is a capstone course ...
Ngā Wai a Te Tūī research into ADHD achieves national prominence
... through life with curiosity, energy, and resilience,” says Byron. “ADHD is not a deficit but a different way ... and create spaces where all minds can thrive,” he says. Byron also featured in a recent TVNZ documentary ...
Unitec postgrad lights up Harbour Bridge, challenging perceptions
... statement of pride and resilience.” Dr Rangiwai says there are many examples throughout history where ... peoples can stand in their truth with dignity and mana,” says Dr Rangiwai. Alex is in the final year of a Master ... post-graduate studies discipline leader, Dr Becca Wood says that within the MCP, “Alex has been able to delve ...
Unitec and MIT celebrate more than 20 years with ASB Polyfest
... their identities and bring their full selves to campus,” says Executive Director Peseta Sam Lotu-liga. In 2003, ... of the cultures of our learners and region,” says Julie Prentice, Head of External Engagement at MIT and ... of interest and engagement with the community,” she says. ASB Polyfest 2025 will be held from 2 April to 5 ...
“My qualification isn’t my trauma”
... a person’s life – I’ve experienced that,” Carly says. She sees herself as a living example of the power of ... who I thought I was. Education did that for me,” she says. “My qualification isn’t my trauma anymore,” says Carly proudly. Armed with lived experience, deep ...
“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 ...
Ethan Hansell-Hunt - Building a future rooted in culture and creativity
... also serving as an attraction for tourists and visitors,” says its designer Ethan Hansell-Hunt. The 24-year-old ... creating an environment that is a joy to be a part of,” says Peter McPherson, Head of Unitec’s School of ... from home was one of the biggest obstacles,” he says. “I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted—but I ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
