Wintec invites learners to ride the Pasifika Pipeline
The Wintec Pasifika Pipeline is back for 2021, inviting future Pasifika learners and their families to explore the learning journey at Wintec.
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Wintec academics light the way with Te Ruru Light Festival Hamilton
Te Ruru Light Festival is a one-of-its-kind event, held annually in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. Inspired by similar light-based festivals around Aotearoa, Te Ruru was founded by Wintec Luke McConnell and Jason Long, and Wintec graduate Jeremy Mayall.
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How Raglan Area School students went wild with Wintec
When Raglan Area School wanted to develop an engaging, dynamic and safe outdoor education programme, they turned to Wintec and the results are getting a big thumbs up from their adventurous rangatahi.
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Wintec implements change programme to lift outcomes for Māori and all learners
Wintec's recent appointments of a new Pouārahi Māori - Executive Director Māori, TeUrikore Biddle and six staff in kaihautū, Māori leadership roles, were welcomed onto Te Kōpu Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton.
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Pasifika scholarship winners aim to address inequality in NZ health system
Four Pacific health students with a passion for social justice are the recipients of the inaugural Leaupepe Elisapeta (Peta) Karalus Scholarship at Wintec, Hamilton.
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Third Year Wintec Communication students are connecting communities
Wintec third year Communication students run an ‘agency’ and work on projects to help business and community projects grow. This year, they are working alongside Hamilton-based Kete Kai.
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Wintec researchers’ book takes flight
Wintec academics Sarah Munro and Gail Pittaway have published a mesmerizing new book, Lines of Flight which combines the mythological world of poetry with ethereal watercolour paintings of birds.
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Soda Inc. seeks big business ideas for annual Seed Grant Competition
Soda Inc., New Zealand’s business growth and support network, is on the lookout for New Zealand’s next big business ideas for its quarterly Seed Grant Competition.
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New partnership with Wintec and Toi Ohomai a win for massage therapists wanting to upskill
Demand for practitioners with a Level 6 massage qualification has resulted in a collaboration between Wintec and Toi Ohomai which has doubled enrolment by putting learners at the centre.
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eLearning programme changing how STEM is taught in the Pacific
An eLearning project focussed on enhancing science teaching to Year 10 students in the Pacific Islands is being piloted this year through an MFAT funded programme involving partners Catalpa, Nanogirl Labs and Wintec.
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Wintec apprentices drill down on their carpentry skills to compete in the NZCB Apprentice Challenge
Twelve carpentry apprentices who are studying at Wintec Centre for Trades will compete in the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) association’s annual Apprentice Challenge’s Waikato heat.
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New scholarships enable Māori health professionals to earn while they learn
Six Māori psychiatric assistants are now studying their way to a degree-level nursing qualification at Wintec thanks to a new partnership with Waikato DHB developed to help upskill the Māori health workforce.