Tuākana: Students helping other students
Students face challenges every day, and not all those challenges are academic, that’s why Wintec has a Tuākana programme to support our ākonga (students) on a holistic level.
News
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Wintec students taking refuge in education
Wintec’s Centre for Languages (CfL) currently has just over 100 students who identify themselves as former refugees. This World Refugee Day we showcase some of Wintec's former refugee learners – from the journeys they made from their home countries, their settlement stories, and their hopes and dreams for their and their children’s futures.
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Exhibition at Wintec showcases Barbara Tuck's painting career
Delirium Crossing, an exhibition bringing creatives together to showcase Barbara Tuck's painting career is open at Ramp Gallery, based at Wintec, until Friday 17 June.
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Hera White, Wintec's former Executive Director – Māori, named on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022
We are delighted and extremely proud to share that Hera White, Wintec's former Pouarāhi Māori yesterday was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
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Wintec and Toi Ohomai make first transition to Te Pūkenga
Te Pūkenga welcomed its first 24,000 ākonga (learners) and an additional 1,700 kaimahi (staff), with Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology moving into the national provider today.
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An advanced tick for gender equality at Wintec
Wintec, which was the first tertiary provider in New Zealand to receive the GenderTick in 2020, has now taken yet another step in its gender equity journey, achieving Advanced GenderTick Accreditation.
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Wintec committed to transparency around Pay Equity
Wintec has led the way as one of the first tertiary institution in Aotearoa to share its current pay gap figures on the Mind the Gap Registry and its commitment to transparency around pay equity.
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Welcoming Leon Fourie to the Wintec whānau
The Wintec whānau held a pōwhiri to welcome Leon Fourie as Wintec Toi Ohomai Executive Transitional Lead, at Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa marae at our Hamilton City Campus. The pōwhiri was attended by Toi Ohomai kaimahi, leaders, mana whenua, Pacific leaders, as well as Wintec senior staff and kaimahi.
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Putting the Kauri into our Rotokauri campus
If you’ve walked around our beautiful Rotokauri Campus something you may have noticed there is a lack of, well, Kauri trees. Not any more! Trades and Engineering Operations Manager, Matt Williams has initiated a project to revitalise our Rotokauri Campus by returning its aesthetic back to its namesake.
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Innovative approach to help anxious tamariki through Covid-19
Sitting in a classroom in Whatawhata, a group of enthusiastic students find Mauri Tau, a magical mōkai – pet – of Tāne Mahuta, god of forests, birds and people. Looking on with pride is the first-time author, an academic from Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec).
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Wintec Board meets for the last time
Wintec board members met for their final scheduled meeting in Hamilton. This significant milestone is part of Wintec’s early move to Te Pūkenga on 1 June 2022, which includes the dissolution of the Wintec board.
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Limerick wins student top prize in Wintec’s first ‘180-Second Thesis’ competition
Postgraduate students from across Wintec had the opportunity to present their research in a concise, fun and engaging way in just 180 seconds (three minutes) at Wintec’s inaugural ‘180-second Thesis’ competition.
