Engineering in Action Day
Join us for an interactive day in partnership with Waikato Engineering Careers Association (WECA). This event is an opportunity for Year 12 and Year 13 secondary school students to learn about the engineering industry.
The student calendar includes important dates, events, public holidays, and Wintec holidays. Please note, that the Wintec dates are a general guide, and some programmes have differing holiday dates. Please check with your centre for the specifics of your semester dates and holidays.
Mon | 1 | Jan | New Years Day |
Tue | 2 | Jan | New Years Holiday |
Mon | 8 | Jan | City and Rotokauri campuses open:
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Sun | 21 | Chinese New Year | |
Mon | 22 | Jan | Te Kete Manaaki services open |
Mon | 29 | Jan | Auckland Anniversary Day (Wintec closed) |
Semester 1 begins | |||
Tue | 6 | Feb | Waitangi Day (Wintec closed) |
Wed | 7 | Feb | Rotokauri Library opens |
Thu | 8 | Feb | International Student Orientation, City Campus |
Mon | 12 | Feb | Welcome Pōwhiri (City) |
Mon | 12 | Feb | Rotokauri Health Services opens |
Tue | 13 | Feb | Welcome Pōwhiri (Rotokauri) |
Fri | 23 | Feb | Hamilton Gardens Art Festival |
Tue | 5 | Mar | Whakapiri Ako sessions being |
Mon | 11 | Mar | Student Orientation (O Week) Rotokauri Campus |
Wed | 13 | Mar | Student Orientation (O Week) City Campus |
Wed | 8 | Mar | International Women's Day |
Tue | 19-23 | Mar | Balloons Over Waikato |
Mon | 25 | Mar | Hei Oranga Mōu sessions begin |
Fri | 29 | Mar | Good Friday |
Mon | 1 | Apr | Easter Monday (Wintec closed) |
Tue | 2 | Apr | Easter holiday (Wintec closed) |
Tue | 3 | Apr | Whakapiri Ako sessions being |
Sun | 7 | Apr | Hamilton Pride |
Thu | 25 | Apr | Anzac Day |
Sat | 27 | Apr | Tainui Regional Kapa Haka, Claudlands GlowBox Arena |
Mon | 13 | May | Hei Oranga Mōu sessions begin |
Mon | 13-14 | May | Graduation |
Thu | 16 | May | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
Fri | 17 | May | Pink Shirt Day |
Sun | 26 | May | Samoa Language Week begins |
Tue | 28 | May | Whakapiri Ako sessions being |
Wed | 29 | May | Samoa Language Week celebrations at our campus hubs |
Mon | 3 | Jun | King's Birthday (Wintec closed) |
Wed | 12-15 | Jun | Fieldays |
Fri | 28 | Jun | Matariki |
Semester 1 ends |
Semester 2 begins | |||
Mon | 8 | Jul | Hei Oranga Mōu sessions begin |
Fri | 14 | Jul | Matariki |
Mon | 22 | Jul | Welcome Pōwhiri (City) |
Mon | 22 | Jul | Wā Whakawhanaungatanga session |
Tue | 13 | Jul | Welcome Pōwhiri (Rotokauri) |
Tue | 29 | Jul | Cook Island Language Week begins |
Tue | 29 | Jul | Wā Whakawhanaungatanga session |
Mon | 5 | Aug | Wā Whakawhanaungatanga session |
Mon | 12 | Aug | Wā Whakawhanaungatanga session |
Tue | TBC | Aug | Student Orientation Day, Rotokauri Campus |
Wed | TBC | Aug | Student Orientation Day, City Campus |
Mon | 19 | Aug | Turangawaewae Koroneihana |
Sun | 25 | Aug | Te Rā Daffodil, Daffodil Day |
Fri | 30 | Aug | Wintec Open Day |
Mon | 9 | Sep | Hei Oranga Mōu sessions begin |
Mon | 16-23 | Sep | Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week |
Sat | TBC | Sep | Student Ball |
Mon | 23-29 | Sep | Mental Health Awareness Week |
Tue | 8 | Oct | Fiji Language Week starts |
Mon | 21 | Oct | Hei Oranga Mōu sessions begin |
Mon | 28 | Oct | Labour Day (Wintec closed) |
Thu | 31 | Oct | Halloween |
Fri | 1 | Nov | Gumboot Friday |
TBC | TBC | Nov | End-of-year BBQs |
Semester 2 ends |
Mon | 23 | Dec | Wintec Christmas Holidays begin (main campuses closed) |
Wed | 25 | Dec | Christmas Day |
Thu | 26 | Dec | Boxing Day |
Join us for an interactive day in partnership with Waikato Engineering Careers Association (WECA). This event is an opportunity for Year 12 and Year 13 secondary school students to learn about the engineering industry.
Join our Centre for Business and Enterprise AWIL Student-led Conference, where learners showcase industry-based research projects conducted during this Semester.
A re-imagined and fully staged version of the "The War of the Worlds - The 1938 Radio Drama". Watch as our second-year theatre students put their own quirky twist on this modern classic.
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