Challenges no obstacle for eight Wintec Adult Learner Award winners
Eight adult students with a passion and determination for learning, were recognised with the 2020 Adult Learner Awards in Wintec, Hamilton.
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Wintec students launch waiata app in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2020
A new waiata app created by Wintec students to make waiata accessible, easy and fun is ready in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 14-20 September 2020.
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Why micro-credentials are good news for lenders and car buyers
Wintec has developed a series of micro-credentials to formally recognise skills and encourage best practice for personal lending, particularly within the automotive industry.
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Dreaming big enabled this nurse to open her own GP practice
When Kim Carter graduated from Wintec in 1989, prospects for nurses in New Zealand were dire. This motivated nurse now co-owns a GP practice in Temuka.
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Rocketspark and Wintec partner to get local business online for free
A partnership with a purpose has seen Wintec students using Rocketspark’ s five-star web building platform to create free e-commerce sites for Waikato businesses.
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Researcher is taking taonga puoro to new places at Wintec
Leading tohunga of taonga puoro, Horomona Horo has joined Wintec School of Media Arts as a researcher and teacher, and he wants students to take traditional Māori music to new places.
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Wintec COVID-19 latest update
The situation relating to COVID-19 is evolving. The health of our students and staff is a priority, please check here for regular updates.
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Flying high as an ICU nurse
When Barry Somerset traded his Navy uniform for hospital scrubs, he thought his days of overseas travel might be numbered. Now he's an ICU nurse, flying across the world is all in a day's work.
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Dr Hare Puke Scholarship winners advance Māori leadership in tertiary education
Wintec's Dr Hare Puke Scholarship for Māori Leadership was awarded to two Māori academic staff members this year, who will use the scholarship to research and implement Māori student leadership and learning programmes.
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A passion for Māori health sees study mates become workmates
Five student nurses dreamt that one day they could work together and make a real difference to Māori health. Ten years later they reached their goal. One of them, Sarina Wawatai tells her career story.
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Waikato Hockey players on a win with new Wintec partnership
Winter sport is in full swing and a partnership between Wintec and Waikato Hockey Association is creating new opportunities for hockey players and sport science students.
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One man, one camera and the liberation of limitation
For Mark Hamilton and his camera, just over a month of isolation become a liberating journey as he captured the light from morning to dusk in his limited surrounds. The result is a new show at Wintec Ramp Galley.