David Sidwell’s 40-year contribution to the arts honoured with Institutional Medal
The performing arts maestro and manager at Wintec’s School of Media Arts has been formally recognised with the bestowment of an Institutional Medal.
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Mum’s the word for Wintec staff behind new musical
The poster for Hamilton’s next original musical reads like a who’s who from Wintec’s School of Media Arts. The show’s music and lyrics were created by three Wintec Music and Performing Arts academics.
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Global students trade solutions for voter turnout, real vanilla and a shrinking carbon footprint
The Rat Relay is fast becoming an annual highlight for Design Factory NZ and this international design hack-a-thon proves learning problem-solving skills can be fun and fast-paced.
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How this Design Junkies contestant gets to do what she loves every day
Chanel Bowring is living proof that combining two study paths can take you to places you never thought possible, and her standout design and build skills are making waves on TVNZ’s Design Junkies.
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A Wintec student’s perspective of Ramp Festival 2019
Third-year Bachelor of Media Arts in Communication student, Hollie Blanchard shares her experience at Ramp Festival of Music, Media Arts & Design at Wintec.
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Students bring smart bins, hackathons and virtual reality drones to gala
Students wowed the audience with their final solutions to some challenging industry problems at the Design Factory NZ Gala.
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Secondment from Wintec brings new leadership for Creative Waikato
A collaboration with a view to furthering arts pathways for the Waikato community will see Wintec Research Leader, Dr Jeremy Mayall seconded as Acting Chief Executive to Creative Waikato.
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The curious, the creative and the unexpected will converge at Ramp Festival
Live psychic reading, knitting and Waikato’s first feature sci fi film contribute to a diverse and exciting programme of events and workshops during Ramp Festival.
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Groundbreaking Māori health practitioners bring their expertise to Wintec
There’s a growing practice of recounting Māori indigenous stories or pūrākau as therapy and it is making meaningful change in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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LearningWorks and Open Polytechnic collaborate to train on-job assessors
LearningWorks and Open Polytechnic have teamed up to co-develop a course that will train on-job assessors through online and blended learning.
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Secondary school students display mind-blowing talent at NZ's biggest regional hospitality competition
Knives flashed and the concentration was intense as 523 secondary students from 32 schools sliced, diced and iced their way through the 2019 Waikato Culinary Fare competition at Wintec.
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Student work applauded at another successful IoT Waikato event
Artificial intelligence, the reality of the Internet of Things and the unquestionable importance of data were the big topics at the June IoT Waikato Meetup.