Sitting in a classroom in Whatawhata, a group of enthusiastic students find Mauri Tau, a magical mōkai – pet – of Tāne Mahuta, god of forests, birds and people. Looking on with pride is the first-time author, an academic from Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec).
Wintec board members met for their final scheduled meeting in Hamilton. This significant milestone is part of Wintec’s early move to Te Pūkenga on 1 June 2022, which includes the dissolution of the Wintec board.
Postgraduate students from across Wintec had the opportunity to present their research in a concise, fun and engaging way in just 180 seconds (three minutes) at Wintec’s inaugural ‘180-second Thesis’ competition.
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Dr Peter Robinson, honorary Wintec Fellow and a beloved member of our Wintec whānau sadly passed away.
Earlier today, our Wintec CE Dave Christiansen, alongside Toi Ohomai CE Leon Fourie, and Te Pūkenga CE Stephen Town, announced the early move of Wintec and Toi Ohomai into Te Pūkenga.
Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology), was proud to be a finalist of the prestigious Public Sector Workplace of the Year Award, at the 2022 HeadFit Awards held on 31 March.
Clint Baddeley will always be remembered as having a lasting impact in shaping the way forward at Wintec. Clint was a beloved member of the Wintec whānau and sadly passed away this week, after a long battle with cancer.
What does adopting a mātauranga Māori approach in the classroom look like when you grew up on the other side of the world? Ninitha Koya and Dhammika Silva tell their story.
The best feedback our ākonga/learners can have is from the people who will be using what they create. When this IT class developed an app for Anglesea Hospital, the partnership demonstrated the rewards of a real-world project for everyone.
When Covid-19 hit first hit Aotearoa New Zealand, some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable people became isolated. Wintec nursing students stepped up to help, demonstrating why our health response needs to be more agile and inclusive than ever.
Wintec is about to transition to a zero-emission car fleet and with the first of eight Electric Vehicles (EVs) due to arrive in February.
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