Kiwis are known for their can-do attitude and ingenuity, and an urgent research project involving a sophisticated machine is in the hands of a Wintec academic with a mechanical aptitude.
With events cancelled during the lockdown, this top Hamilton venue lay empty and with it, the events companies they would usually work with had their work grind to a halt. Here's what they did to get things moving again.
There are now more free study options at Wintec for industries that are in demand and expected to grow.
At age 40, Hamilton mother of four, Cathy Fraser-Reading decided it was time to achieve her lifelong dream of being a nurse. That was 12 years ago and she is now a specialised diabetes nurse.
For one tiny rural school in north Waikato, the leap to online delivery has had some surprising results. Their students are responding by producing knowledge instead of consuming it.
New Zealand Aotearoa musician, Hollie Smith is combining virtual teaching to Wintec music students and live-streaming performances to the world.
New Zealand’s favourite netball team is back and they are sharpening their game at Wintec.
The Wintec Board has unanimously agreed to appoint David Christiansen as chief executive of the Waikato Institute of Technology Limited.
Julie Jessen was one of Wintec’s very first midwifery students to enrol in 1996. Since then she has helped to deliver 1,400 babies and she now mentors Wintec midwifery students.
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.
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.
It's a win-win for the Waikato and Wintec. Hamilton will be the home of the NZIST head office and there's good news in this year's Budget for vocational training.
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