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On board Te Waka Houra: Unitec/MIT research communities unite to deliver successful competition

On board Te Waka Houra: Unitec/MIT research communities unite to deliver successful competition 24/10/2025 The coming together of Unitec and MIT’s research community for the 2025 Three Minutes to Impact (3MT) Competition has been a hailed an “uplifting and inspirational”… Continue Reading →

Groundbreaking Unitec Research on Māori Adults with ADHD gets funding boost

Associate Professor, Byron Rangiwai (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe) has received a significant allocation in research funding to support a study focused on Māori adults with ADHD. The study was one of eighteen successful funding proposals announced… Continue Reading →

Māori and Indigenous Research Centre opens its doors to future collaboration

Ngā Wai a Te Tūī (Māori and Indigenous Research Centre) opened its doors to the community and kaimahi from both Unitec and Manukau Institute of Technology at their Open Day in B111 on Wednesday. The Open Day was an opportunity… Continue Reading →

Unitec Healthcare Lecturer Studies the Needs of New Fathers

Guest post by Dr Samantha Heath Dr Suzy Hodgson is a Lecturer in Healthcare at Unitec’s School of Healthcare and Social Practice. For the past 15 years, her research has been focused on the needs of fathers during their transition… Continue Reading →

Community Researcher with a Focus on Ethnic Migrant Communities’ Wellbeing

Guest post by Dr Samantha Heath Irene Ayallo, Senior Lecturer in Social Practice at Unitec, Te Pūkenga, has intentionally been working with ethnic migrants and refugee-background communities in Aotearoa New Zealand for several years. She is passionate about issues that… Continue Reading →

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