Associate Professor Lefaoali'i Dion Enari will use a prestigious 2026 Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award to strengthen international research partnerships and create new opportunities in the United States for MIT and Unitec. The Samoan academic from Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre was one of only six recipients nationwide. Dion will [...]

A four-week study experience in Mexico is shaping the way six of our domestic ākonga approach their studies, careers and identities. The students returned from Mexico in February after completing a study programme at partner institution Tecnológico de Monterrey through the Prime Minister's Scholarship for Latin America (PMSLA), funded by Education New Zealand. Immersed daily [...]

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Samoa Language Week) was marked across our campuses this week. The theme “E afua mai i mauga tetele manuia o le ‘nu’u” – “From the high mountains are the blessings of the village” interpreted in a number of ways. These include as an acknowledgement of the natural environment as sustaining our lives, [...]

More than two hundred and forty ākonga ‘learners’ gathered at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae on Ōtara campus this week for Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) Whānaungatanga Day. An event centred on the relationships and support systems surrounding learners as they begin their trades training journey. MIT and Unitec students and partner training providers across [...]

School of Hospitality hosted the 2026 Secondary and Tertiary Schools Hospitality Competition on 26 May at Ōtara campus, bringing together students from across Auckland to compete in culinary, baking, hospitality and barista categories.  Students from secondary schools including Avondale College, Botany Downs Secondary College, Howick College, Westlake Boys High School, St Cuthbert’s College, Henderson High School, Mt Roskill Grammar School, Otamatea High School and Santa [...]

Our organisation is warmly acknowledging three recipients of King's Birthday Honours announced on Monday. The honours recognise excellence and service to Aotearoa New Zealand, and this year's list includes an accomplished alumna, a former kaimahi ‘staff’ leader, and a current Council member whose work has made a lasting impact both nationally and internationally. Beatrice Faumuina [...]

(L-R) Career Development Consultant Elizabeth Morris with Kait O’Callahan and Sharnell Aumua from Te Puna Ako who provided technical support for the project A new artificial intelligence-powered interview agent developed by the Career and Employability team at our Mt Albert Campus is helping ākonga ‘learners’ build interview confidence, sharpen their communication skills, and [...]

Hundreds of graduates crossed the stage at three events held over two days at Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau. The celebrations began on 20 May with Tuku Taonga at Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae, where Māori graduates and their whānau gathered to celebrate the completion of their studies. The following evening, the Pacific Development Office [...]

Hundreds of students and 40 employers came together at Manukau and TechPark campuses at this week’s Career Fest, held across two days on 12 and 13 May. The annual event brought companies and services from a range of industries, from hospitality to the defence force, recruitment companies to engineering firms, onto campus to meet students [...]

Three learners are proving that peer support and inclusive teaching can break down barriers in their automotive engineering course as we mark New Zealand Sign Language Week from 4-10 May 2026. Destyn Coleman, Jona Maki Joel and Callan Waters joined the Level 3 Automotive programme run by the Unitec Pathways College (UPC) at the start [...]