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NorthTec | Te Pūkenga student gains new passion and career
23
March 2023
Shane Hudgell had been working in his previous industry for a long time and he felt he was long overdue for a change. After committing to full-time study at NorthTec | Te Pūkenga in 2021 he’s gained not only a whole new career. He’s also uncovered a new passion.
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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)
2023-07-17
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July 2023
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Term 3 Starts (Start of Semester 2)
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2023-09-15
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September 2023
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NorthTec | Te Pūkenga student gains new passion and career
23
March 2023
Shane Hudgell had been working in his previous industry for a long time and he felt he was long overdue for a change. After committing to full-time study at NorthTec | Te Pūkenga in 2021 he’s gained not only a whole new career. He’s also uncovered a new passion.
Ākonga
NorthTec | Te Pūkenga graduation a success
13
March 2023
Last Friday, the first NorthTec | Te Pūkenga graduation occurred for the 2022 cohort. The event saw the first group of NorthTec students graduate under the Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology) name.
Graduates
First graduation for NorthTec | Te Pūkenga
2
March 2023
The first NorthTec | Te Pūkenga graduates will cross the stage proudly at this year’s milestone ceremony on Friday, 10 March.
Te Pūkenga
New Architecture Tutors Brings Wealth of Experience
22
February 2023
Chris Parry is excited to bring his two career paths into one as he starts his new role as an Architecture Tutor for NorthTec | Te Pūkenga in Whangārei.
Kaimahi
NorthTec | Te Pūkenga back on track for semester 1
21
February 2023
NorthTec | Te Pūkenga started its first semester of 2023 this week after a delayed start due to Cyclone Gabrielle. The NorthTec | Te Pūkenga team is greatly looking forward to welcoming students back to campus and have a range of events planned for the first week.
Campus
Cyclone Gabrielle: NorthTec – Te Pūkenga campuses closed. Reopening Mon 20 Feb
14
February 2023
Due to Cyclone Gabrielle, all NorthTec | Te Pūkenga campuses will be closed this week, and semester 1 will begin Monday 20 February
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
16
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
23
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
23
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
13
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
6
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
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