The 17th Annual Waikato Culinary Fare saw almost 300 intermediate, secondary and tertiary wannabe chefs competing for top awards in their respective categories at the Wintec Rotokauri Campus Hospitality kitchens.
It’s a wrap! More than 600 proud Wintec graduates were celebrated over two incredible days and four ceremonies at Claudelands GloBox Arena in Kirikiriroa. After months of meticulous planning and Covid delays, our graduates finally had the opportunity to have their day in the sun and be celebrated for their incredible achievements, dedication and hard mahi.
More than 600 Wintec graduates will be donning regalia and celebrating in Hamilton next week as they finally get presented their well-deserved qualifications.
For four years, Wintec | Te Pūkenga has offered tailored professional development programmes for businesses. We have decided to share some of the epic testimonials coming from this space in a mini-series over the next few weeks. Next in this series we caught up with Palmerston North based Kalós Windows & Doors Director, Stewart Hanegraaf.
This week, as part of Adult Learners’ Week, He Tangata Matauranga (1-8 September), Wintec, a business division of Te Pūkenga, celebrated the success of its top adult learners. The Adult Learner Awards are a highlight of the Wintec calendar and were hosted in the Atrium on Wintec’s city campus. Five exceptional adult learners were honoured and celebrated. All had embraced their learning with enthusiasm and a drive to succeed, challenged themselves and supported others in their learning journeys.
Passing showers didn’t dampen the spirits of the floods of excited prospective students who attended Wintec’s annual Tōia Mai Open Day this year. Held at both Wintec’s City and Rotokauri campuses on Friday 26, August, this year’s Open Day saw hundreds of potential ākonga (students) and their whānau come along to see what student life at Wintec could be like.
Foster Group is creating future leaders with the help of Wintec | Te Pukenga professional programmes. Chief Operating Officer at Foster Group Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Nigel Sun, says "I just think the relationship that we've built with Wintec | Te Pūkenga is exceptional. They made it so easy for us to deliver these programmes to our staff by coming to us onsite... facilitators get to see the business first-hand and experience the culture, which makes their delivery more tailored."
Finery founder Jane Allan has won Soda’s RISE UP competition, taking home $10,000 cash to boost her cocktail in a can business. Soda is a subsidiary of Wintec.
Open Day Tōia Mai 2022 is a great chance for you and your whānau to get a better idea of what life is like studying at Wintec.
Wintec's Oire Pacific team participated in the MKR (My Kuki-Are Rules) cooking competition on Saturday evening at our Rotokauri Campus hospitality kitchens.
The highly anticipated Wintec School of Media Arts’ Ramp Festival 2022 brings Aotearoa-based practitioners and creatives to Kirikiriroa Hamilton, from 16th - 18th August 2022. Wintec School of Media Arts is pleased to present this year’s Ramp Festival as a unique platform to connect students with a range of creative practitioners, taking place across Wintec’s City Campus.
Reading and memorising Emily Dickinson's poems provided Wintec researcher Matthew Bannister (Sneaky Feelings, The Changing Same, One Man Bannister) with the creative inspiration needed to get him through the Covid-19 lockdowns.