News stories

The latest new stories from across our Institute

News stories

The latest new stories from across our Institute
News stories2025-06-13T11:33:38+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

2308, 2016

Students turn up the heat in culinary competition

Aspiring young chefs from around New Zealand will be sharpening their knives in a bid to impress some of country’s most successful chefs and win the country’s premier secondary schools student culinary competition. Nine regional winning teams will battle it out at the grand final of the National Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge (NSSCC) being held at Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland on 30th August.

2308, 2016

Toe Pune appointed as Principal of the MIT Tertiary High School

A NEW LEADER IN ENGAGING YOUTH IN EDUCATION Young people disengaged from conventional education have a new advocate, with the appointment of Toe Pune as Principal of the Manukau Institute of Technology Tertiary High School (MIT THS) in Ōtara, South Auckland.

2208, 2016

Out of the shadows: Getting teen girls into tech

Auckland – Hundreds of Auckland schoolgirls will later this month have a hands on experience how some of New Zealand’s most hi-tech companies such as Air New Zealand, Microsoft and Vodafone operate.

208, 2016

Tongan Prime Minister makes official visit to MIT

The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, visited Manukau Institute of Technology’s (MIT) newly opened Pasifika Community Centre on Saturday 30 July, as part of his first official visit to New Zealand.

2207, 2016

O Week at MIT: 25-28 July

Our O-Week Orientation and welcome helps you get to know what student life is all about. This includes finding your way around campus, learning what student support services are available to you, meeting other new students and of course, having some fun.

2207, 2016

Trades training for 543 students in Tonga

This article originally appeared as a press release from the Tongan Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications, and published by Foreign Affairs. Two lecturers from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) visited Nuku’alofa to train high school teachers and tutors at Tonga Institute of Science and Technology (TIST) in building and welding.

1407, 2016

New eight week teaching blocks in the Faculty of Business and IT

We believe that engaging more people in tertiary education in South Auckland requires re-thinking how we teach to better suit modern student needs. Under our new model, business and IT students will study two papers within an eight week block, instead of the traditional format of four papers delivered simultaneously over a 17 week semester.

1107, 2016

Tia dances through the grief

Hip-hop dancer and MIT graduate uses her experience to give back to the community. This article originally appeared in the Manukau Courier and online at stuff.co.nz.

1107, 2016

A new career at 62

“I can retire at 65, but why would I?” – Tony Adolph, MIT early childhood education graduate. Tony's story recently featured in this article in the New Zealand Herald.

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