MIT Pacific Alumni
We are hosting a Pacific alumni event to farewell the end of MIT as we move forward to a name change in 2027.
Join us to celebrate your success journey as a Pacific graduate of MITU.
- Establish connections and networks with our Pacific graduates
- Provide opportunities to give back to current MIT students through your professions
- Maintain community links with our Pacific graduates in our region and beyond
Date: Friday 27 November 2026
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Tanoa / NO101, MIT Pasifika Community Centre, 53 Otara Road, Otara
- The first 20 alumni registered receive a FREE limited edition MIT Pacific Alumni gift
- Email us at pacificalumni@manukau.ac.nz to register your attendance
- Registrations close Friday 13 November
Tech Park Multicultural Day
Wed 11 November, 12-1pm at Tech Park
Breakfast Club
Wed 18 November, 8:00am-9:00am, Tanoa NO101, MIT Pasifika Community Centre for all MIT students based at Otara Campus
Pacific language weeks
Here at MIT a typical Pacific language week would include cultural workshops on Pasifika languages, cultural practices, arts and crafts, and cultural performances from our very own MIT Pasifika student associations and our local schools and communities. Vibrant displays of cultural food preparation stalls, and quiz nights are just some of the highlights from previous Pacific language weeks.
Staff and students are encouraged to get involved and don Pasifika cultural attire during these special weeks.
We welcome community participation and involvement, so if your community group or organisation would like to collaborate on any of the Pacific language weeks, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Pasifika Development Office (PDO).
2026 Pacific Language Weeks
- Rotuma Language Week: 10–16 May 2026 (Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta)
- Samoa Language Week: 31 May – 6 June 2026 (Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa)
- Kiribati Language Week: 5–11 July 2026
- Vanuatu Language Week (Bislama): 26 July – 1 August 2026
- Cook Islands Māori Language Week: 2–8 August 2026 (‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani)
- Tonga Language Week: 16–22 August 2026
- Papua New Guinea Language Week: 6–12 September 2026
- Tuvalu Language Week: 27 September – 3 October 2026
- Fijian Language Week: 4–10 October 2026 (Macawa ni Vosa vakaViti)
- Niue Language Week: 18–24 October 2026
- Tokelau Language Week: 25–31 October 2026 (Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau)
Community partners
We think locally and act globally, because as Pasifika people we call many places home – with influences extending from our home islands to the suburbs, cities and countries all over the world that we are a part of.
Local community engagement ensures that MIT is closely linked to the heart of our community, particularly with thriving Ōtara.
International opportunities to connect with our Pacific neighbours mean partnerships for training.
A community initiative comprising of well over 40 service providers, Schools, NGO’s, community and government organisations who are passionate about our community.
Pasifika Community Komiti (PCK) formerly known as the Pasifika Community Advisory Council provide advice to Council on matters that impact Pasifika at MIT. At the heart of this are matters on Pasifika student success and engagement, implementing the goals set out in the MIT Pasifika Strategic Plan 2018-2023, and building strong relationships between MIT and the Pasifika communities in Auckland.
PCK is comprised of appointed members and leaders from the Pasifika community, church and education sectors, as well as ex-officio MIT staff members.
