North Tec - Latest News [Page 4]
New Council Appointee For Northtec
Monday, 26 July 2010, 4:36 pm | North Tec
General Manager of Destination Northland, Brian Roberts, is the latest independent representative to take up the invitation to join the NorthTec Council. More >>
Sustainable Rural Development Programme
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 12:44 pm | North Tec
Students who complete the Sustainable Rural Development certificate (level 3) with NorthTec tutor Chris McIvor next semester will be well-placed for self-employment and to work for local businesses in the primary sector. More >>
Independent representatives appointed to NorthTec
Monday, 31 May 2010, 10:31 am | North Tec
New Zealand Refining Company Chief Executive Ken Rivers and educationalist Gwen Edge have been appointed as independent representatives on the NorthTec Council. These appointments are in addition to the four ministerial appointments that were ... More >>
2010 WPSSA Intermediate Winter Sports Day
Friday, 28 May 2010, 3:24 pm | North Tec
More than 1500 children from 18 schools around the Whangarei district took part in a very successful 2010 WPSSA Intermediate Winter Sports Day today at Kensington Sports Park (including the ASB Leisure Centre), the Kensington Netball Centre and Northland ... More >>
WorldSkills finalists selected at NorthTec
Monday, 24 May 2010, 2:34 pm | North Tec
Kaitaia’s Curtis Hartley and Whangarei’s Matthew Baird will be representing Northland at the WorldSkills national finals in Christchurch in September after coming out on top in their respective automotive and welding categories during the regional ... More >>
Unlocking the future for students in the north
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 1:30 pm | North Tec
NorthTec’s Foundation Studies programme is providing students in the north with the opportunity to re-engage with learning and work towards new careers. More >>
Tutor for new poetry programme at NorthTec
Friday, 14 May 2010, 2:45 pm | North Tec
NorthTec will be launching its new Level 5 Poetry 1 programme in July tutored by Irish writer Majella Cullinane. More >>
Northtec Boat Building Graduate Establishes Career
Monday, 25 January 2010, 3:23 pm | North Tec
NorthTec boatbuilding graduate Feng Wei has gone on to establish as international career in the sector since completing a short course in Composite Boatbuilding in Whangarei in 2004. More >>
Fresh Start Opportunity For Youths
Friday, 22 January 2010, 1:19 pm | North Tec
NorthTec will be providing sixty 16-17 year olds with the opportunity to make a fresh start in 2010 as part of the Government-funded Youth Guarantee scheme. More >>
Students’ exhibition highlights artistic growth
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 11:42 am | North Tec
Students from the Certificate in Whakairo (Applied Arts) and Certificate in Raranga programmes came together to showcase their work to colleagues and whānau at a joint exhibition held at Te Puna o te Matauranga marae at NorthTec in Whangarei last month. ... More >>
Community build marae-size adobe wood-fired oven
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 10:29 am | North Tec
NorthTec tutor Grant Steven is working with the Te Rere I Tiria Community Trust in Moerewa to provide training in sustainable building and horticulture and enhance the local community’s health and wellbeing. The trust has land adjacent to the ... More >>
First Bachelor of Sport and Recreation graduates
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 1:38 pm | North Tec
Five Bachelor of Sport and Recreation graduates had their degrees conferred during a graduation ceremony at AUT University last week. More >>
Amokura releases “Aroha in Action” booklet
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 2:36 pm | North Tec
Amokura Family Violence Prevention Consortium released “Aroha in Action” a booklet resource for whānau at the NorthTec marae last week. More >>
Visit by prestigious Chinese university
Monday, 14 December 2009, 11:36 am | North Tec
NorthTec hosted a delegation from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE) recently that included the university’s Chairman, Mr Liao Jinqui, the Senior Advisor for International Programmes, Associate Professor Zhou Kuangxian, and the Dean of ... More >>
NorthTec awards three Future Trades scholarships
Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:18 pm | North Tec
The scholarships were available for students wishing to study specific programmes at NorthTec’s purpose-built trades training facility Future Trades, in Whangarei. The scholarships cover each recipient’s tuition fees for 2010. NorthTec had initially ... More >>
NZIOB, NorthTec celebrate student achievement
Friday, 11 December 2009, 3:54 pm | North Tec
The New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB)and NorthTec joined forces last week to celebrate the achievement of four NorthTec students at a special awards evening hosted by the NZIOB and local industry. The students were each presented with an ... More >>
Mangonui garden teaching self-sufficiency
Friday, 4 December 2009, 4:21 pm | North Tec
Mangonui couple Jim and Cheryl Sanders are working with NorthTec horticulture tutor Evan Wood and students on the local OSCAR (Out of School Care and Recreation) programme to grow a community garden. In the process the Sanders and the children are learning ... More >>
New and rare finds in Te Paki
Friday, 4 December 2009, 11:49 am | North Tec
NorthTec tutor Dr. Olivier Ball’s and Department of Conservation biodiversity manager Patrick Whaley’s three-year research project in Te Paki has led to the discovery of two new sub-populations of the nationally critical Mecodema “Te Paki” ground ... More >>
Ady Ngawati all set for international competitions
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 4:01 pm | North Tec
NorthTec Sport and Recreation tutor Ady Ngawati is heading off to compete at two international long distance running events this month. This Sunday (subs 6 December) she will be sole female competitor selected by Athletics New Zealand to represent ... More >>
Recreation degree students complete their course
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 3:49 pm | North Tec
Northland golfer Caroline Bon will be trying to earn her place on the Ladies’ European Tour at a qualifying school in Spain on 14 December but says that she didn’t want to contemplate turning pro without a degree behind her. Caroline is one of a group ... More >>