Students take on the birds at Lake Rotopiko
Encouraging more native wildlife at a Waikato lake has created a developing health risk now that around 500,000 noisy ‘pest’ birds have moved in.
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Enhancing cultural competency the Pasifika way
Raising equity and unleashing potential for Pasifika people in education starts with culturally competent educators and K’aute Pasifika and Wintec are working to address this in engaging ways.
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Wintec academics cook up must-see new musical
The new musical, Mum’s Kitchen opens at The Meteor Theatre in Hamilton on Friday 5 February with an outstanding New Zealand cast. The show was conceived and written at Wintec.
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Wintec science student has research completed at Fonterra published
Wintec Science student Rehana Ponnal had research published in the International Dairy Journal late last year, a big accomplishment for an undergraduate student.
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NCEA results are out and enrolment is open for 2021
The wait is finally over for NCEA results and it’s not too late to enrol at Wintec for tertiary study in 2021.
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How Norman Tofilau is going from Sāmoa to Broadway
Norman Tofilau, Head Student at Fraser High School, Hamilton, has his sights set on Broadway. To help him get there, he’s studying a Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts at Wintec next year.
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This student is working to help Māori and Pasifika learners succeed
Struggling with self-doubt after being told she wasn’t smart enough for tertiary study, third year Wintec business student, Cherish Mcmillan-Knapp is now working to generate success for Māori and Pasifika students.
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Vicki Kerr is making climate science purple through art
Vicki Kerr has collaborated with scientists to make art about climate change as part of a project called 'What if Climate Change was Purple?'.
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New health scholarships launched for Pasifika students at Wintec
Wintec is proud to announce four new health study scholarships for Pasifika students, named after well-known national and Waikato Pasifika leader, Leaupepe Elisapeta (Peta) Karalus.
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Māori Pasifika Trade Training is the ticket for Tuku
Plumbing may have an unglamorous reputation, but for Wintec Māori Pasifika Trades training student, Tuku Rapana-Stevenson, there’s a whole lot more involved than just unblocking pipes.
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Māori staff and student scholarship winners aim to lead and inspire in their communities
Winners of the Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship and the Dr Hare Puke Scholarship at Wintec want to give back to their communities.
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Elena is heading home to tell her people’s stories before they are lost
Elena Pasilio wants to tell the stories of her home, Tokelau, through journalism.