Greg Smith, director of Wintec's Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, is a former Chiefs rugby player, has coach Waikato and played test rugby for Fiji. In this opinion piece he looks at the issue of concussion in the sport.
The cheese making skills of Waikato secondary school students were put to the test recently during the annual Camembert in the Classroom competition held at Wintec in Hamilton.
Proactive, enthusiastic and engaged are just a few of the words used to describes this year’s Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) Adult Learner Award recipients.
A writer described as a “literary sensation” features as guest speaker at the next Wintec Press Club free lunch extravaganza in Hamilton held on Friday, August 19.
A team from the Waikato Institute of Technology have proven to be winners in and out of the kitchen, winning gold and bronze medals at the prestigious annual Nestle´ Toque d’Or student culinary competition.
Wintec business student heads to Poland
New Zealand’s hospitality industry is crying out for appropriately trained and skilled workers and the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has developed a work-based learning programme to address this.
Wintec's city campus in Hamilton will once again come alive with creativity this August as the 18th annual Spark Festival opens, bringing a collection of brilliant minds in the music, media, arts and design industries to its students and the general public.
A new book celebrating inspiring Māori from across the Waikato was launched on Wednesday 13 July at Wintec's marae, Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa as part of its Matariki celebrations.
Six Wintec Media Arts students will head to China in September after being awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia.
Sixteen presidents from vocational technical colleges in China are in New Zealand taking part in leadership training in Rotorua and Hamilton this week as part of New Zealand China Vocational Education and Training Programme (VELT).
Wintec students and staff will get stuck in at Fieldays this month taking part in activities such as running farmer health and wellbeing checks, assisting a celebrity chef, showcasing research projects and putting together the Fieldays Exhibitor online magazine.
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