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Unitec Forum to consider the future of public broadcasting
Monday, 8 August 2011, 4:05 pm | UNITEC
News that funding for TVNZ 7 will be discontinued and parliament’s recent decision to scrap the TVNZ Charter, has raised concerns about the government’s future commitment to public broadcasting. This will be the focus of the fourth session of the Unitec ... More >>
Unitec lecturer wins Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 9:58 am | UNITEC
Unitec's Social Practice Senior Lecturer, Ksenija Napan was honoured last night at a ceremony in Wellington with a $20,000 Ako Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award. More >>
Minister Opens Unitec Albany Campus
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 5:18 pm | UNITEC
Albany is now a learning hub for vocational education with the opening of Unitec's Albany campus. The new campus was officially opened by Tertiary Minister of Education Steven Joyce at a ceremony last week. Previous studies have identified that there ... More >>
Forum for the Future: unlocking Maori business potential
Monday, 1 August 2011, 11:47 am | UNITEC
New research puts the Maori economic base at $36.9 billion and Maori as the world's third most entrepreneurial indigenous people - harnessing their business potential would have major benefits for the New Zealand economy. More >>
New York-based Landscape Architect to offer advice
Monday, 18 July 2011, 12:07 pm | UNITEC
Ken Smith, one of the best known of a new generation of landscape architects is visiting New Zealand this week as a guest of Unitec Institute of Technology and reset Urban Design. More >>
Unitec tackles controversial Pacific languages debate
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 5:22 pm | UNITEC
alofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka, Kia Orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, A hotly debated issue that has split New Zealand's Pacific island community in recent months will be the focus of Championing Pacific Languages , a live forum hosted by Auckland's ... More >>
Forum for the Future returns for 2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 3:05 pm | UNITEC
Unitec is once again hosting its Forum for the Future series, lively and thought-provoking panel discussions that bring together industry leaders, academics, students and the public. More >>
Quick Fix, The Gallery perfect remedy for Winter blues
Friday, 24 June 2011, 3:23 pm | UNITEC
Feeling flat from the cold weather? Head down to the Unitec's Department of Performing and Screen Arts in Mt Albert, Auckland and re-energise your senses with a feast of experimental hybrid art and theatre. The double-billing kicks off on Wednesday, 29 ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Opening of Albany Campus
Friday, 3 June 2011, 2:01 pm | UNITEC
The opening of Unitec's new campus at Albany will support the development of a skilled workforce in Auckland says Auckland Mayor Len Brown. The new campus, located at Rothwell Avenue in Albany, will open its doors on 1 August. It will offer a number of certificate ... More >>
Unitec to launch Environmental Sustainability Strategy
Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 11:16 am | UNITEC
Unitec will launch its new Environmental Sustainability Strategy and a $100,000 Sustainability Fund for staff and students at the Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Thursday 2nd June. More >>
Unitec students bring Chekhov's Three Sisters to life
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 11:54 am | UNITEC
Unitec students bring Chekhov's Three Sisters to life Perfecting the Russian accent is just part of the challenge for Unitec's third year acting students as they prepare to take Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters to the stage in June. More >>
Second year of strong financial performance
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 2:47 pm | UNITEC
Unitec Institute of Technology will be investing in better infrastructure, opening a new campus in Albany and continuing to push forward innovation in teaching and learning after making a surplus of $8.8 million in 2010. More >>
Investment, growth and innovation for Unitec
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 2:47 pm | UNITEC
Unitec Institute of Technology will be investing in better infrastructure, opening a new campus in Albany and continuing to push forward innovation in teaching and learning after making a surplus of $8.8 million in 2010 More >>
Top Unitec Interior Design students awarded scholarships
Friday, 8 April 2011, 10:37 am | UNITEC
Nanette Cameron, one of the most recognisable names in New Zealand interior design, last night awarded two Unitec Bachelor of Design and Visual Arts (Interior Design) students $2500 each towards their course costs and materials. More >>
Karma Police blitzes much larger yachts
Friday, 4 March 2011, 3:53 pm | UNITEC
Karma Police blitzes much larger yachts in third leg of Round the North Island Race Karma Police, a lightweight canting-keel racer measuring just 9.1 meters, has smashed its much larger competition in the third leg of the Round the North Island Race to ... More >>
Unitec lecturer sets sights on North Island race
Friday, 18 February 2011, 11:28 am | UNITEC
Unitec lecturer sets sights on winning two-handed race around North Island in top racing yacht designed and built by him and his students More >>
Curry Munchers film spices up cultural stereotype debate
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 11:15 am | UNITEC
Sione's Wedding shook your coconuts. Boy got you moon walking to Poi E. On February 24, buckle up for the latest homegrown comedy straight out of New Zealand's cultural melting pot. Not enough spice in your life? Add some Curry! CURRY MUNCHERS is an ... More >>
Unitec to mark 25 years of nursing education
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 10:22 am | UNITEC
Unitec Institute of Technology is gearing itself up to mark yet another remarkable milestone. The tertiary provider will host a special event on 25 February to celebrate 25 years of nursing education at Unitec. The milestone was reached in October last ... More >>
Unitec receives award for humane use of animals
Monday, 29 November 2010, 10:20 am | UNITEC
The teaching team in the Department of Natural Sciences at Auckland’s Unitec has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) Three Rs award. More >>
Unitec: Future of creative industries on display
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 11:48 am | UNITEC
A new generation of product designers, jewellers, painters, photographers, architects, landscape architects, business and information technology leaders, and communicators are getting the chance this week to show how they could change the future face of ... More >>