Wintec acknowledges the passing of honorary degree recipient and horse racing great
Sir Patrick Hogan, recipient of an inaugural honorary Wintec Master’s degree, sadly passed away earlier in January, aged 83.
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NCEA results are out and Wintec enrolments are open for 2023
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.
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Business student first to gain a bachelor’s degree in her whānau
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.
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Performing arts ākonga tell the story of Kirikiriroa to local primary schools
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.
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Wintec students design cookbooks with Aotearoa flavour
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.
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International homestay hosts reap rewards
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.
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Wintec | Te Pūkenga physio student by day, karate champion always
First year Physiotherapy student, Raukawa Jefferies, 21, has recently been competing in karate championships overseas thanks to sponsorship from Wintec | Te Pūkenga.
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Music ākonga creates her own soulful R’n’B sound
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.
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Wintec | Te Pūkenga joins the Microsoft Learn for Educators Program
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.
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Wintec students land fairy tale roles in international Shrek: The Musical production
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.
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Yashili paves the way for new industry leaders to learn management skills through Wintec
Many businesses are now reaping the benefits of investing in the leadership capability of their people of all levels, with the help of Wintec, a business division of Te Pūkenga. An approach from Yashili NZ Dairy Co Ltd four years ago, to help shape Yashili’s future leaders, was the trigger for Wintec to start developing these tailored innovative professional leadership programmes, which have catapulted into popularity.
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Accounting student overcomes physical challenges to complete internship
Mia Liang, an accounting student at Wintec | Te Pūkenga from China, has just completed an internship, something she didn’t know would be possible due to being motor-impaired down the left side of her body.
