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Updated: NorthTec – Te Pūkenga campus closures
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February 2023
With the State of Emergency now lifted for Northland Te Tai Tokerau, all our campuses in the region will reopen tomorrow (Thursday 2 Feb) for normal activities.
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Graduation
2023-03-10
2023-03-10
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March 2023
Our next Graduation will be held on Friday 10th March 2023 at Forum North, Whangarei.
Upcoming Events
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February 2023
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Term 1 Starts (Start of Semester 1)
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2023-03-10
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March 2023
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Graduation
Graduation
2023-04-06
2023-04-06
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April 2023
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Term 1 Ends
Term 1 Ends
2023-04-24
2023-04-24
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April 2023
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Term 2 Starts
Term 2 Starts
2023-06-23
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June 2023
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Term 2 Ends (End of Semester 1)
Term 2 Ends (End of Semester 1)
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Updated: NorthTec – Te Pūkenga campus closures
1
February 2023
With the State of Emergency now lifted for Northland Te Tai Tokerau, all our campuses in the region will reopen tomorrow (Thursday 2 Feb) for normal activities.
Campus
Ngāwhā campus blessing
16
December 2022
We’re delighted and excited to end a busy year with the blessing and handover of our brand new Ngāwhā campus!
Campus
Baking Master Class a Success
15
December 2022
Baking enthusiasts were given the chance to score a baking master class with NorthTec | Te Pūkenga’s very own Tracy Telfer, our lecturer for baking. Four winning pairs were able to spend five hours learning advanced baking techniques whilst creating a Mojito Petit Gateaux.
Community
Applied Arts Exhibition a Success
14
December 2022
On Monday night we had our opening for our final student exhibition for the Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree at NorthTec | Te Pūkenga. The eleven artists will have their works featured in the Geoff Wilson Gallery for the next week, finishing on the 18th of December.
Ākonga
NorthTec - Te Pūkenga hold rangitāmiro ceremony
5
December 2022
NorthTec’s Te Puna o Te Mātauranga marae was the venue for a special ceremony signifying the bringing together of NorthTec and Te Pūkenga and recognising the depth of local relationships and whakapapa with hapū and iwi in Te Tai Tokerau.
Partnership
NorthTec Maunga Kura Toi holds Graduate Exhibit
2
December 2022
This week NorthTec | Te Pūkenga held the opening of the 2022 Maunga Kura Toi (Māori Arts) Graduation Exhibition, celebrating the mahi of this year’s ākonga.
Ākonga
NorthTec | Te Pūkenga Students Claim Forestry Awards
13
November 2022
Representatives from NorthTec | Te Pūkenga were pleased to attend the 2022 Northland Forestry Awards this year.
Ākonga
Cabins Project Partnership
28
October 2022
We’re really excited to see the progress of our Cabins Project, in partnership with Te Kahu o Taonui – (TKoT - Northern Iwi Chairs Collective).
Trades
Next Generation of Golden Chefs
25
October 2022
Hughie Blues, a NorthTec | Te Pūkenga tutor for cookery, has recently returned from Melbourne, where he was one of the judges for The Nestlé Golden Chefs Hat Awards.
New base for vocational learners in mid North
20
October 2022
Vocational learners in the mid-North will have a brand new, purpose-built base for their studies in 2023.
Campus
Apply for Studylink
11
October 2022
Studying next year? It’s time to apply for your Student Loan or Allowance. It’s best to get in early so you have it all sorted before the new year. Apply before 16th December and have the summer to relax!
Finances
Ākonga Published in Magazine
5
October 2022
Karla is in her second year of study with NorthTec | Te Pūkenga and is close to completing her Diploma in Creative Writing (Level 6).
Ākonga
From the rugby field to the workshop
27
September 2022
Like many Kiwi boys, Jordan Olsen had dreams of being an All-Black. However, as he got older and “a bit distracted by life,” it was the trades, and engineering in particular, that held his interest.
Trades
NorthTec to become part of Te Pūkenga
14
September 2022
NorthTec will become part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, on 1 October 2022.
Te Pūkenga
Tutukaka local publishes new novel
4
September 2022
NorthTec graduate and Tutukaka-based author Lauren Roche is publishing her newest book ‘Mila and the Bone Man’, a coming-of-age story based in Waipoua that is aimed at an adult audience.
Graduates
NorthTec’s Holds Opening for Kaitaia Clinical Nursing Skills Room
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August 2022
NorthTec Kaitaia held an opening ceremony for the new Clinical Nursing Skills room at their Redan Road campus on Monday 8th August.
Campus
NorthTec’s Community Cooking Initiative a Success
8
August 2022
NorthTec’s hospitality tutor Sean Lynch has teamed up with local community providers and residents to cook a store of ready-made meals by the community for the community.
Community
NorthTec Hui helps students start off strong
4
August 2022
Last month NorthTec held a Pre-Start Whānaungatanga Hui, welcoming first time Māori, Pacific, and Disabled learners to campus and connecting them to Te Ara Poutama (Student Support Services) team and all student services available prior to starting study.
Ākonga
Double celebration for NorthTec graduates
9
June 2022
NorthTec is inviting the Whangārei community to join the celebrations when the Classes of 2020 and 2021 are finally able to formally graduate this month.
Graduates
NorthTec and TKEMKT launch Kaikohe horticulture course
8
June 2022
NorthTec and Te Kotahitanga e Mahi Kaha Trust (TKEMKT) are launching a horticulture course based at Te Kona, Kaikohe, with its inaugural semester start in June 2022.
Partnership
Helping Hand for Homeless Patient
27
May 2022
NorthTec Kerikeri is honoured to have been given the chance to partner with Northland District Health Board (NDHB) to create a tiny home for a patient in need. The build provides a valuable learning experience for NorthTec students and safe, warm housing for the patient.
Trades
NorthTec and Ministry of Health Partnership tackles mental health
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May 2022
Tai Tokerau tertiary education provider NorthTec are working with support from the Ministry of Health to roll out a Kaupapa Māori wellbeing programme called Kahikatea which is underpinned by the principles of Sir Mason Durie’s Te Whare Tapa Whā model.
Partnership
Fallow Ground Project gets a helping hand
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May 2022
NorthTec’s horticulture and cookery pathways have teamed up with Otago Polytechnic postgraduate student Tobias Wilkinson to help bring his thesis project, Fallow Ground, to fruition. Tobias is undertaking his Master of Design Enterprise, focusing on sustainable growth and industry development.
Partnership
Hospitality partnership is set to bloom
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May 2022
A partnership between NorthTec and the Restaurant Association is set to increase the number of skilled staff working for the region’s hospitality businesses as the industry recovers from the impact of Covid-19.
Partnership
Exploring History Through Fiction
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May 2022
Recent NorthTec graduate David Farrell will celebrate the long-awaited publishing of his historical fiction novel ‘The Chameleon’ on the 24th of June 2022, coinciding with Matariki Day.
Graduates
A Kiwi’s Ode to Africa
8
April 2022
Nikki Lockwood, a recent graduate of NorthTec Tai Tokerau Wānanga has just published her second book, a creative non-fiction called ‘I Heart Africa Project.’ The book challenges preconceived ideas in society and hopes to place the kiwi author on the international stage.
Graduates
New look for NorthTec with co-branding
4
April 2022
NorthTec will have a new look from today as it starts co-branding with Te Pūkenga – the national organisation responsible for delivering vocational education and training across Aotearoa New Zealand.
NorthTec and Northland FC announce new partnership
30
March 2022
NorthTec is delighted it announce its new partnership with Northland Football Club (Northland FC). The partnership is launching for 2022 and hopes to continue in future years for a mutually beneficial relationship.
NorthTec goes electric
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March 2022
NorthTec has received two of its three new leased Battery Electric Vehicle’s (BEVs) which will join its fleet of cars as part of a replacement programme this year. Electric vehicle charging stations have also been installed at the Dyer Street and Raumanga Campuses in Whangārei.
NorthTec – Tai Tokerau Wānanga and Ngāti Rēhia sign up to enhanced partnership
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March 2022
NorthTec – Tai Tokerau Wānanga and Ngāti Rēhia took a step forward in their partnership with the signing of a new agreement last week at Te Puna o Te Mātauranga Marae, Raumanga.
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