News stories

The latest new stories from across our Institute

News stories

The latest new stories from across our Institute
News stories2025-04-28T15:06:14+12:00

Whether it’s the success of our students, a community collaboration or fabulous new facilities, we’ve always got a story to share.

Media contact: Ali Ikram | Phone: 09 926 7850 | Email: ali.ikram@manukau.ac.nz

2205, 2019

Late Tongan Queen recognized for contribution to Pacific Music

Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) is proud to sponsor the MIT Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2019 Pacific Music Awards. This year’s award honours the late Queen Salote III of Tonga who is well known for her contributions to Pacific music through compositions of both song and poetry which celebrated the preservation and revitalisation of Tongan culture, language and customary traditions.

2105, 2019

Ethically engaging the theatre audience

Award-winning playwright and MIT lecturer Jason Te Mete is taking the class on the road to perform his play Over My Dead Body: LITTLE BLACK BITCH at Wellington’s BATS Theatre. Twenty students from the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Performing Arts) class will take part in the production to be staged as part of Kia Mau Festival (4-8 June).

2102, 2019

MIT signs deal with the Blues

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. That’s the culture Manukau Institute of Technology’s School of Sport lives by and the approach MIT is taking into its new partnership with the Blues.

801, 2019

Study with Counties Manukau Rugby

Many of the greatest names in the game have started out with Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union and in 2019 MIT School of Sports students will be able to study at the Steelers home ground for a diploma-level qualification.

2811, 2018

MIT announces new Technology Park

MIT has announced a new centre of excellence for Engineering and Trades education in South Auckland. News of the breaking ground ceremony was recently featured in the NZ Herald, Māori Television and Newstalk ZB. The modern 9000 m2, purpose-built facility will be located across the road from MIT Manukau in close proximity to the Manukau bus and railway stations.

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