Wintec - Latest News [Page 7]
Students take CanTeen’s Bandanna Challenge to new level
Monday, 9 September 2013, 12:40 pm | Wintec
Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) fashion design students have taken the Bandanna Challenge to a new level by creating complete outfits made out of CanTeen bandannas. More >>
Students get hands-on to build for intellectually disabled
Friday, 30 August 2013, 12:34 pm | Wintec
Community Living and Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) have teamed up to create a fit-for-purpose home for people living with intellectual disabilities in the Waikato. The partnership is part of a broader strategic alliance which helps to build community-wide ... More >>
Wintec staff to judge world’s talented young tradespeople
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:08 pm | Wintec
Two Wintec tutors, Roland Spirig and Gary McCormick, will be judging the world’s most talented tradespeople at the WorldSkills international competition in Leipzig, Germany next month. More >>
Wintec awards Masters to Rocky Horror star
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 9:36 am | Wintec
In recognition of his commitment to arts and the Waikato arts community, Wintec (the Waikato Institute of Technology) awarded Richard O’Brien an honorary Master of Arts at a formal ceremony and dinner at Wintec House in Hamilton last night. More >>
Youth Suicide Expert In Hamilton
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 9:01 am | Wintec
Dr Omar - Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Kentucky and chair of the successful Stop Youth Suicide campaign – was invited to Hamilton by Wintec’s Centre for Health and Social Practice. More >>
Jesse Mulligan to Defend “worst TV show ever made”
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:58 am | Wintec
Seven Sharp presenter Jesse Mulligan returns to his hometown of Hamilton next month to talk to the Wintec Press Club about his strange and dramatic experience of working in the “eye of the storm”. More >>
New Appointment to Wintec Council
Monday, 15 April 2013, 10:57 am | Wintec
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 15 April 2013 New Appointment to Wintec Council Pam Roa has been appointed to the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) council by the Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Minister Steven Joyce. Ms Roa is ... More >>
Wintec Announces New Zealand’s Richest Writing Prize
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 4:27 pm | Wintec
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 26 March 2013 Wintec Announces New Zealand’s Richest Writing Prize Wintec in Hamilton is pleased to announce a new and unique writing prize – an award for the highest-paid sentence in New Zealand. Steve Braunias, ... More >>
Gordon Chesterman Scholarship Recipient Announced
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 10:45 am | Wintec
Aspiring entrepreneur and Bachelor of Media Arts student, Hayley Simmonds, has been awarded Wintec’s Gordon Chesterman Scholarship. The scholarship, worth $5000 per year for a maximum of three years, was offered for the first time this year in recognition ... More >>
Wintec Graduation Week 2013
Monday, 11 March 2013, 3:43 pm | Wintec
One of Wintec’s largest graduation celebrations gets underway this week. Close to 1100 graduands will take part in ceremonies, out of the 1900 students eligible to graduate. More >>
Wintec Re-Opens Exhibition Space
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 10:24 am | Wintec
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 12 February 2013 Wintec Re-Opens Exhibition Space Wintec’s exhibition gallery, RAMP, will re-open in Hamilton on Friday 22 February. The gallery has been closed while renovations take place in its School ... More >>
Study in style – for free
Monday, 17 December 2012, 12:00 pm | Wintec
As many school-leavers look for summer work to fund tertiary study, one aspiring first-year fashion designer could be studying fee-free in 2013. More >>
International research project on display at Waikato Museum
Friday, 14 December 2012, 12:53 pm | Wintec
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 14 December 2012 International research project on display at Waikato Museum Hamilton artist and Wintec School of Media Arts tutor Tim Croucher has teamed up with internationally renowned Chinese artist Xu Ze to ... More >>
Porirua City Council Wins Bronze In NZ's Excellence Awards
Friday, 14 December 2012, 11:40 am | Wintec
Porirua City Council Wins Bronze In New Zealand’s Toughest And Most Prestigious Performance Excellence Awards More >>
Honorary Awards for Rocky Horror Author, Former Wintec Chair
Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 4:26 pm | Wintec
The author and star of the cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show and a former Wintec Council chair and Waikato public relations practitioner will have honorary awards conferred upon them next year by Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology). More >>
New Entrance Signals Positive Changes for Wintec Campus
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 11:28 am | Wintec
A new entrance at Wintec’s Rotokauri campus in north Hamilton signals positive changes for the campus over the coming months, says Wintec Chief Executive Mark Flowers. More >>
Wintec’s Training Restaurant Launches First Cookbook
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 2:17 pm | Wintec
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release 8 November 2012 Wintec’s Training Restaurant Launches First Cookbook Wintec’s student training restaurant Windows launches its first cookbook in Hamilton next week. The cookbook - A Taste of Windows - is filled ... More >>
Actress Robyn Malcolm to Speak at Wintec Press Club
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:31 am | Wintec
Outspoken actress and activist Robyn Malcolm is the featured guest speaker at the Wintec School of Media Arts Press Club free lunch extravaganza in Hamilton next month. More >>
Waikato’s unemployed build a future
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 11:24 am | Wintec
Wintec, the Ministry of Social Development and a cluster of Waikato builders have teamed up to help Work and Income clients obtain employment in the construction industry. More >>
Waikato residents flock to see international exhibition
Friday, 28 September 2012, 9:22 am | Wintec
With two days to go, more than 2500 Waikato residents have viewed the internationally renowned World Press Photo Exhibition – an inspiring collection of award winning images from photojournalists around the world. More >>