Pathways College - Unitec

“I graduated from Unitec and went on to have a great career, mostly as a dancer, working for multiple companies,” says Kelly Nash, who runs ConTact C.A.R.E. Alongside her dance work she offers body trauma therapy from her quirky Mt Albert cottage. Read more in The Post:

Why choreographer and therapist Kelly Nash keeps a skeleton in her clinic Nash (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Te Rangi), is a practitioner of ConTact C.A.R.E., a practice looking at the body’s responses to impact and trauma.

Are you one of our Pacific alumni? Make sure to register for our next event just for you! On Wednesday 21 October from 6pm, get together with fellow alums, make connections, and celebrate Pacific excellence and success!

Plus the first 20 to register and attend receive a special Unitec 50th anniversary shirt.

Use the QR code to register or head to tinyurl.com/mt7ua6zs to secure your spot. Hope to see you there!

It's not too late to register for our 'Architecture Student for a Day' events, happening this week and next week!
Spend a day in our studios at Unitec, meet lecturers, try design work alongside current students, and explore the architecture and landscape programmes.

The second round of free one-day sessions are running on Thursday 8 October 2026.

Register today to secure your spot! Head to https://www.unitec.ac.nz/event/architecture-student-for-a-day/ for more info.

Architecture Student for a Day – Unitec Spend a day in our studios at Unitec. Meet lecturers, try design work, explore the architecture and landscape programmes. October 2026.

The New Zealand Maritime School celebrated its centenary on World Maritime Day 2026 at an event hosted with Maritime New Zealand. Established as the JW Keane Nautical School in 1926, the school has evolved alongside the country’s maritime sector over the past century.

Today, the school combines maritime education with advanced simulation and practical training to prepare students and industry professionals for careers at sea. As it enters its next century, the school is highlighting the importance of industry collaboration and access to sea time to develop the future maritime workforce.

Find out more about the event, the school's history and how they're charting a course for the future here: https://www.unitec.ac.nz/new-zealand-maritime-school-marks-100-years-of-maritime-education/

How can communities respond more effectively to family violence? An event at Waitākere campus for Social Practice students and staff explored community-led solutions, strengthening partnerships, and promoting collaborative approaches to prevention, intervention, and long-term wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about the event and what the guest speakers had to say here: https://www.unitec.ac.nz/building-stronger-responses-to-family-violence-through-community-connection/

It's not too late to register for our 'Architecture Student for a Day' events, happening this week and next week!
Spend a day in our studios at Unitec, meet lecturers, try design work alongside current students, and explore the architecture and landscape programmes.

These free one-day sessions are running on Thursday 1 and Thursday 8 October 2026.

Register today to secure your spot! Head to https://www.unitec.ac.nz/event/architecture-student-for-a-day/ for more info.

Architecture Student for a Day – Unitec Spend a day in our studios at Unitec. Meet lecturers, try design work, explore the architecture and landscape programmes. October 2026.

Polynesian Panthers members Associate Professor Melani Anae and Rev Alec Toleafoa shared firsthand experiences of social activism with future social workers as part of the Talanoa Pasifika course. The course, offered as part of the Bachelor of Social Practice helps ākonga ‘learners’ understand how Aotearoa’s social and political history continues to shape Pacific communities and the issues social workers encounter. Find out why it's so important to 'educate to liberate' here: https://www.unitec.ac.nz/educate-to-liberate-polynesian-panthers-bring-the-struggle-for-equity-to-the-lecture-room-for-social-practice-students/

Check out our wrap-up of Māori Language Week at Unitec- hear from kaiako and tauira from Kura Pō, our free Te Reo evening class, about what it's really like learning Te Reo and why they think it's so important.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOkWH6qSVwI

Māori Language Week 2026 - a kōrero about Te Reo. Mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, i kōrero matou ki ngā kaiako me nga taui...