Kaupapa close to the heart moves Waikato nan to study sport
Simone Kokaua is following her heart as a Special Olympics coach while also studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Exercise Physiology at Wintec.
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Graduate success stories and experiences
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Morrinsville twins find the magic in performance analysis
Morrinsville twins Alison and Alysha Priestley find the magic through studying sport science at Wintec, and they are now fulfilling their dreams doing performance analysis with the Splice Construction Magic netball team.
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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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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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Wintec Biokinetic Clinic earns gold for promoting a culture of wellness on campus
The Biokinetic Clinic at the Wintec Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, has been awarded gold from Exercise is Medicine for promoting wellness on campus.
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Wintec mountain man ‘keeps it local’ with 54km run around Raglan
Wintec tutor, Dave Williams is training to climb a 20,000-foot Alaskan peak but to "keep it local", he ran every road in his hometown, Raglan recently, a marathon effort which raised more than $1,600 for mental health.
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The secret to balancing study, a job, a baby and a life
One of the biggest challenges to students is time, especially when they are parents, and it’s also one of the reasons why some students don’t complete their study.
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What makes the perfect cricket player?
Scott Wrenn is going to great lengths to find out what makes the perfect cricket player. Scott has worked in professional cricket for seven years and has witnessed a lot of positive change both at domestic and international levels.
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Back injury forces 53-year-old sport enthusiast to rebuild career
Dave Harwood’s journey to completing Wintec’s Certificate in Exercise isn’t your typical one.
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Kicking career goals in Canada
Wintec graduate Josh Trewin says he feels lucky to be working as Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club’s Sport Science and Performance Specialist. We don’t think luck has got anything to do with it.
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Motivation, passion and networking kick-started Carrie’s career
Studying the postgraduate diploma at Wintec, developing her personal brand, and tapping into networks paid off for the sport enthusiast who is now working as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist at the Advance Wellness Centre in Hamilton.
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Track cycling not just for mid-life cyclists
Helping cyclists making informed decisions while training is just part of the challenge of training track cyclists for Wintec Sports Science student Vicki Fleming.
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Hard work and a passion for sport pays off for Jamie
Unfulfilled in her customer services role, Jamie Ogilvy made the brave decision to quit her job and study her passion – sport.
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From Canada to Wintec to study for a career in sport
Sport has always been a dominating force in Lydia Tuaiti’s life. She says "sport has the power to bring change. The reason I chose to study sport was to support kids like me, to achieve and go as far with their sport as they want.”
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Wintec grad nabs top trainer job at prestigious school
Todd Barker’s domain is still the gym but he’s traded working with big strong rugby players, to working with some of New Zealand’s up-and-coming sports stars at St Peter’s School in Cambridge.
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Rugby star and comedian get honorary degrees from Wintec
Rugby star and community champion Liam Messam and comedian and documentary-maker Te Radar (aka Andrew Lumsden) were awarded honorary degrees for their contribution and commitment to sport and media respectively at Wintec this week.
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Nursing dream comes true thanks to a new sport scholarship
Ngahuia Muru’s dream to become a nurse will become a reality next year, thanks to a new Wintec scholarship. The young Māori female achiever from Whakatane will study a Bachelor of Nursing as the first recipient of the Wintec Midlands Hockey Scholarship.
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Getting to work with sport science experts
Jako Bekker, an academic staff member from Wintec’s Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance was a Wintec student before he got the opportunity to work in the industry he loves while continuing to study. In the challenging world of sport science, there is a constant demand to improve.
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Top student award for Wintec exercise enthusiast
A passion for exercise helped Wintec student Shane Way overcome personal adversity and take out the Student of the Year at the recent 2016 New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards in Auckland.
Nick Read
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Nick Read completed a Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science in 2014. He now works for KiwiSport as a Rugby League Officer for the Waikato District. "I had a very positive experience at Wintec and continue to be a great advocate. Aside from meeting likeminded people, with whom I am still very close friends; I was most impressed by Wintec staff."
Brad Mayo
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Brad Mayo is a Wintec graduate who was willing to put in the hard yards early, and it has paid off with both a wealth of knowledge and respect in the industry. Brad brings a lot of what he learnt from his time at Wintec to his job with Waikato Rugby.
Cairo George
Certificate in Fitness industry training (2011 )
Since finishing Wintec, Cairo has been working as a personal trainer running his business from a home-based gym and working out of Les Mills Hamilton. Cairo’s professional boxing career has also excelled since holding an undefeated pro record of 11 – 0 (five wins by knock-out).
Industry relationships
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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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How Anna is getting paid to study sport
When 20-year-old Wintec sport student Anna Blackburn got the call to say her study fees were going to be covered thanks to a scholarship, she thought someone was playing a practical joke.
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Netball Waikato BOP team up with Wintec to boost player performance
A new partnership with Netball Waikato Bay of Plenty will see Wintec provide a range of high-performance services to help boost the netball organisation’s talent development programme.
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We found Waikato's top performing secondary school sports stars
Two Waikato secondary school students have beaten the competition to become the 2019 winners of Wintec Champion of the Codes.
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Leading Chinese university looks to Wintec to deliver exercise as medicine
When we think of medicine in the western world, images of pills and potions come readily to mind but there’s a growing realisation that exercise is medicine too.
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Found! Waikato’s highest performing secondary school athletes
Two Cambridge students have beaten close to 100 Waikato athletes to win Wintec’s Champion of the Codes.
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Students benefit from holistic approach to sport
St Paul’s Collegiate isn’t afraid to do things differently and Wintec's sport science students are working with St Paul’s to help them achieve their best.
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Striving together for sporting excellence
St Peter’s Cambridge aims to have one of the best sporting programmes in New Zealand and they are working with Wintec to achieve this.
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What’s behind the rapid rise in gym injuries in New Zealand?
ACC claims for gym-related injuries have soared to 52,964 in 2017 from 17,694 in 2011. These figures, recently reported in the media, are alarming and there are calls to investigate the claims, improve public awareness and regulate the sports industry in New Zealand.
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Wintec to select students for prestigious scholarships to China and Japan
Twelve students will study at universities in Japan and China in 2018 now that Wintec has been confirmed for two prestigious Prime Minister’s scholarships for Asia.
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Another gold for Wintec clinic
Wintec’s Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance has once again received international recognition from the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Waikato gets its first sports performance and wellbeing clinic
Do you have big goals to achieve this year? Wintec has opened Waikato’s first sports performance and wellbeing clinic to help improve your health, enhance your training, sort your nutrition, or level-up your athletic prowess.
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Exercise clinic gives elderly new lease on life
Elderly people living with chronic health conditions are getting a new lease on life thanks to a specialised exercise rehabilitation clinic run by staff and students from the Waikato Institute of Technology’s (Wintec).