Wintec’s prestigious Dr Hare Puke Māori Leadership Scholarship was awarded to two deserving recipients late last year. Nika Wallace (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Ruanui, Taranaki) and Cameron Nepe (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Waikato-Tainui) were jointly awarded the scholarship, with strong applications that highlighted their desires to continue to learn and grow Māori voice and equality.
The Future Leaders of Oceania (FLO) Scholarship is the first ever Pacific scholarship for Wintec kaimahi and Melisa Fotu, Kaiārahi - Pacific (community and partnership), is Wintec’s first recipient.
Sir Patrick Hogan, recipient of an inaugural honorary Wintec Master’s degree, sadly passed away earlier in January, aged 83.
The wait is finally over for NCEA results and it’s not too late to enrol for tertiary study in 2023. Wintec | Te Pūkenga has timed a series of free information sessions for people who want more information on their study options at Wintec campuses in Hamilton City, Rotokauri and Hamilton Gardens from today, 17 January until 26 January.
Katrina Rakena, 38 has just completed a Bachelor of Applied Management majoring in Strategic management. She is the first in her whānau to gain a bachelor’s degree and hopes her hard work will inspire her family and friends to study.
Wintec | Te Pūkenga School of Media Arts Performing Arts students presented Te Awa – The Untold Pakiwaitara o Kirikiriroa at Wintec's Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa marae recently. This ākonga performance is an outcome of the School of Media Arts rangahau kaupapa to share some of the pūrākau connected to Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa, established in partnership with Tōia Mai.
The brief to design a cookbook publication has been a fixture in the curriculum for many first year Bachelor of Design students at Wintec School of Media Arts, Te Pūkenga. But this year, with the intention of making the process more “real life”, tutors saw the opportunity to capture the experience of the school’s Matariki celebration where a hāngī is prepared and shared with staff and students at the campus marae, Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa.
Have you got a spare room? Want to learn more about another culture and maybe make a lifelong friend? Have you considered homestay hosting? The Wintec International Team is currently recruiting for new Hamilton-based homestay hosts to open their homes to students and scholars for 2023, for short or long-term placements.
First year Physiotherapy student, Raukawa Jefferies, 21, has recently been competing in karate championships overseas thanks to sponsorship from Wintec | Te Pūkenga.
Wintec Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts student Lucy Johnson (Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa), who goes by the stage name, whero, has released her first single Easy and has plans to release an E.P in 2023.
Wintec | Te Pūkenga Centre for Information Technology has announced participation in the Microsoft Learn for Educators program. With access to the tools and materials included in the program, Wintec can offer industry-led courses for ākonga to obtain industry-recognized Microsoft certifications.
Talented Wintec | Te Pukenga performing arts students Memphis Ward, Helen Drysdale-Dunn, and Iosia Tofilau land fairy tale roles in professional production of Shrek: The Musical, touring the Middle East next year. Helen and Memphis have been cast as ensemble members and Iosia has leapt into a leading role, playing Donkey, famously voiced by Eddie Murphy in the original movie.