Encouraging more Pacific people towards accountancy as a career
Business student Levalasi Catherine Tominiko (Lotofaga, Safotu) has become the first recipient of a new grant aimed to encourage more Pasifika people into the field of accountancy.
Helping teams grow through Mātauranga Māori
MIT has officially welcomed the latest group of Warehouse staff who are broadening their understanding of Te Ao Māori with us.
Harnessing Pasifika culture to inspire learner success
For 12 years, Hans Aiono did shift work as a load foreman with Air New Zealand. It wasn’t until he found himself helping his three sons with their school work over lockdown that Hans began thinking again seriously about pursing his passion for teaching.
Acknowledging the past while looking to the future
Manukau Institute of Technology marked the move to formally join Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology with a tikanga-based ceremony on Friday 30 September.
Blue Highway to opportunity for Maritime students
Coastal shipping in Aotearoa New Zealand is heading for a phase of strong rejuvenation and students of New Zealand Maritime School are in a prime position to move into high skilled, well paid, locally-based careers as a result.
Manukau Institute of Technology joins Te Pūkenga
On Saturday 1 October, MIT is taking a big step towards the future of vocational education in Aotearoa by officially joining Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.
Te Pūkenga takes change message to the heart of our communities
“That’s mean,” says a school student cycling past where Jonny 4Higher’s latest work is taking shape in South Mall, Manurewa. “It’s nice to get a bit of colour around the place,” says a woman off to do her shopping at the nearby supermarket.
MIT hosts New Zealand’s top high school chefs
If you’ve seen Master Chef, you’ll know how it works. Ninety minutes to create two dishes to be dissected and critiqued by a panel of top judges with the chance to win a prize package and a prestigious title.
MIT becomes first Auckland training salon to join sustainability programme
Manukau Institute of Technology’s Hairdressing School is now part of Sustainable Salons, a trans-Tasman movement that rescues 95% of salon resources from landfill for community benefit.
MIT lecturer speaks on behalf of Prime Ministers at state occasions
Recently, Musuiaiga (“Musu”) Neil Tapu Sitagata was humbled to be chosen as tulāfale (orator) to speak on behalf of Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa in Aotearoa and then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Samoa as the two countries celebrated sixty years of diplomatic relations.
