Tried. Tested. And STIHL here
A five-year exclusive deal with STIHL Ltd, delivered through STIHL SHOP Hamilton East, is allowing Wintec students to get their hands on the newest, most reliable chainsaws in New Zealand.
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Trading engines and electrics for contemporary art
More than half of New Zealand workers regret their chosen careers, according to research from the country’s top employment marketplace. The Evolving Working Life Report, conducted by SEEK last year, showed that 54% of respondents wished they had chosen a different career path.
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Collaboration in the air
I visited Xi’an earlier this month to celebrate the opening of the new Xi’an–Wintec College, our newest Joint Institute in China with Xi’an Aeronautical University, and to acknowledge the first-ever cohort of international students.
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Making it with Makita
As you head towards Wintec’s Rotokauri campus, you can’t help but see the big red Makita signage that has become part of the Wintec landscape. The signage acknowledges the power tool manufacturer becoming a preferred supplier to the Wintec trades programme, giving Wintec trades ākonga access to a whole range of top-quality tools.
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Opening doors, shifting mindsets, creating connections
Last week, Wintec hosted its sixth annual Wāhine in Trades and Engineering event at its Rotokauri Campus. The booked-out event was an opportunity to shine a light on wāhine working across trades and engineering, and to show the next generation just how many career pathways are out there.
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Wintec's Waikato Culinary Fare celebrates 21 years of inspiring future hospitality stars
More than 400 aspiring chefs and hospitality students, from 20 schools across the Waikato and beyond, put their culinary skills to the test as the Waikato Culinary Fare returned to Wintec for its 21st year, reaffirming its place as New Zealand's largest regional culinary competition.
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Hamilton business community comes together at Wintec to celebrate Matariki
Hamilton businesses braved yesterday’s wet weather to come together at Wintec to connect over steaming hot hāngī and celebrate Matariki. The lunchtime event welcomed around 100 members of the Hamilton Central Business Association to Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa marae at Wintec’s City Campus.
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Wintec’s student-led creative agency supporting Pasifika children
Next-generation marketers and communication professionals are putting their skills to the test, supporting Hamilton’s Pasifika community.
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Taking the Wintec experience global
Each year, more than 3,000 international learners choose Wintec - studying either in Waikato or through one of the institute's education partners overseas. Of those choosing to learn in Waikato, 14% travel from China.
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Wintec's class of '26 celebrated
A rich cultural experience, as much as a celebration of achievement, is the best way to describe the Wintec graduation 2026.
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From Hamilton to Maastricht: A student exchange that changed everything
Not many Kiwis know where Maastricht is, let alone that a treaty founding the European Union was signed here, but Gabby Rawhiti does.
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Tutor’s tribute to ANZAC Day stands-to on campus
Two armed guards stand tall with rifles in hand, watching over Wintec’s Rotokauri Campus as silent stewards of learning. The steel sculpture depicting ANZAC soldiers, carefully crafted by engineering tutor Peter Rameka, was ceremoniously unveiled recently.