In Brief: Graduate Raynil Ram has completed his electrical engineering degree after progressing from an internship to a full-time role with WM New Zealand. The internship was supported through the High-Power Electric Motors for Large-Scale Transport research programme, which connects emerging technology with engineering education and industry experience. Raynil's success demonstrates how practical learning and [...]

In Brief: More than a hundred people attended the Kiingitanga Celebrations at Ngaa Kete Waananga Marae, bringing together staff, students, whaanau, Waikato-Tainui representatives and community leaders for a day of cultural learning and whakawhaanaungatanga - ‘connection.’ Guest speakers with longstanding connections to the Maaori King Movement shared its history, values and traditions, while the day [...]

Tongan kaimahi Helena Finau-Hakalo, Jason Hallie, Ioane Aleke Faavae and Annette Pitovao proudly fly the Tongan flag at our Tongan Language Week display at our Ōwairaka I Mt Albert Campus In Brief: Staff and ākonga ‘learners’ share how they keep lea faka-Tonga, cultural values and identity alive in their workplaces, studies, families and communities. Tongan [...]

Scholarship winners and Level 5 Diploma in Baking students, Zoe Peverley (L) and Molly Wallace In Brief Two Diploma in Baking students, Zoe Peverley and Molly Wallace, have received scholarships from Champion Flour to help them complete their qualifications. The scholarships remove financial barriers to higher-level study while providing valuable industry experience with Champion Flour's [...]

In Brief: Manukau Institute of Technology nursing graduate Ebony Komene has received a prestigious 2026 Fulbright–Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award. The scholarship will support study in the United States focusing on Indigenous nursing and nurse practitioner models. Ebony says the experience will help strengthen her doctoral research on improving Māori health outcomes and [...]

MIT Bachelor of Nursing – Pacific student Tiueti Lua (L) and Nicolee Luteru, Bachelor of Construction, Unitec In Brief: Two Pacific ākonga ‘students’ studying at MIT and Unitec have received tertiary education grants from PACIFICA Inc. Tiueti Lua and Nicolee Luteru were selected from more than seventy tertiary grant applications nationwide, recognising their educational achievements, [...]

Semester Two ākonga welcomed with pōwhiri on Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at the Mt Albert campus In Brief: More than 3,500 new ākonga are beginning their Semester Two study journey across Ōtara, Manukau, Tech Park, Mt Albert and Waitākere campuses. Around 1,800 ākonga registered for Orientation, designed to help students make connections, discover the support [...]

Staff, students and whānau (families) gathered at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at Mt Albert Campus on Friday evening as the Matariki Glow Trail opened this year's Matariki celebrations across MIT and Unitec. The event marked the beginning of a week and a half of activities across campuses, bringing together art, culture and community while also [...]

Unitec Pathways College (UPC) team is helping rangatahi (young people) to build their futures through vocational education. The impact of pathways programmes is reflected in both learner outcomes and growing demand. This year, 315 students from twenty secondary schools are enrolled in UPC programmes, up from 276 in 2025. Enrolments increased by 18 percent at [...]

As Aotearoa New Zealand prepares to mark Te Wā o Matariki officially on 10 July, Manukau Institute of Technology and Unitec invites kaimahi ‘staff’ and ‘akonga ‘students’ to reflect, reconnect and celebrate through special events across our campuses for two weeks starting from Friday 3 July. Everyone (including the public) is warmly welcomed to the [...]