January 7th 2008
Maori educator is Hawaiian university’s first PhD graduate
A Maori educator from New Zealand is the first recipient of a doctoral degree from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Careers / Education
December 24th 2008
MIT Pasifika Centre for Otara
A Pasifika Centre, partnering with the National University of Samoa (NUS) and a revolutionary Secondary Centre to help at risk Pacific and Maori students are just three initiatives launched by MIT - the Manukau Institute of Technology.
December 3rd 2008
Whitireia Graduation a First
A brand new purpose-built atrium, a beautiful location on the shores of Porirua harbour and a myriad of excited students and staff. The perfect ingredients for the first ever, graduation day for all faculties, onsite, at Whitireia Community Polytechnic.
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November 27th 2008
Tertiary course for Samoan elders seeded by CPIT
Christchurch city’s first tertiary course for Pacific Island elders (Matua Pasefika) living there has compiled a booklet and DVD of their stories and songs – the first record of its kind in New Zealand.
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November 24th 2008
Unitec’s Grad Show set to be biggest showcase ever
Some of Unitec New Zealand’s best architecture, landscape, design and visual arts works are set to make the tertiary institution’s annual end-of-year Grad Show bigger and better than ever.
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November 18th 2008
Whitireia to offer Bachelor of Nursing Maori
In July 2009 Whitireia Community Polytechnic will become one of only two educational institutes to offer a Bachelor of Nursing (Māori). Whitireia is already a leading provider of undergraduate and postgraduate health programmes, including a Bachelor of Nursing (mainstream) and a Bachelor of Nursing (Pacific).
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
World of water
A recent visit to Kiribati by Massey University Associate Professor and Head of School of Visual and Material Culture TONY WHINCUP exposed him to the fragility of an island nation at the mercy of the ocean.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Shamim steps up at SPASIFIK
As a young woman of Maori and Persian descent, SHAMIM ASLANI, found her experience with SPASIFIK under the University of Auckland’s Tuakana Leadership Intern Programme invaluable as she prepares for a career in journalism.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Earn while you learn
Have you ever considered Industry training? There are plenty of options out there, writes IVAN TAVA.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Indigenous arts at Te Wananga o Aotearoa
The Toi Paematua diploma in Maori Visual Art is designed to foster indigenous learning and excellence.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Plush new facility for Whitireia
Whitireia Polytechnic has come a long way since the first Diploma in Nursing was offered in 1986, in a couple of prefabricated classrooms borrowed from Mana College.
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Issue 29 Article
November 17th 2008
Unitec students follow entrepreneurial path
It may have been a passing comment, a joke between friends even. But for two Unitec students, it’s a comment that ultimately gave them a head start over their classmates.
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Issue 29 Article
Create the Change, Be the Difference
The Pasifika population is on the youngest, fastest growing and diverse ethnic groups in New Zealand, based on Census results and furthur independent research conducted by Rosemary Mose.
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November 17th 2008
University of Auckland recognises its Maori, Pacific achievers
A Tongan royal and a former Miss New Zealand were among the students recognised at the end of year awards for the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts Maori and Pacific ‘Tuakana’ Leadership Programme, which SPASIFIK Magazine and SPASIFIKmag.com have proudly supported.
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November 4th 2008
New Zealand’s first Associate Dean, Pasifika appointed
The University of Auckland has appointed New Zealand’s first Associate Dean, Pasifika to the Faculty of Education. Dr Meaola Amituanai-Toloa has taken up the role.
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October 24th 2008
School liaisons crucial to new Ethnic Affairs policy
The creation of a school liaison function within the Office of Ethnic Affairs and the establishment of a community festivals fund headlines the Labour-led government’s new Ethnic Affairs policy.
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October 21st 2008
Am Samoa’s ‘who’s who’ teacher retires
JAMES KNEUBUHL looks at the very interesting life of retired American Samoa Community College maths teacher Kuldip Shergill, who was included a record seven times in the prestigious Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
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October 15th 2008
AUT launches new Pasifika graduate diploma in journalism
Support for Pasifika, Maori and diversity media education will be given a big boost with the launch of a new dedicated journalism programme at AUT University.
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October 15th 2008
MIT hosts Maori tertiary education conference
The Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has hosted a conference of Maori who work in the tertiary education sector to share best practice and to discuss opportunities that will ultimately enhance outcomes for Maori students in tertiary education.
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October 2nd 2008
The Apprentice launches in Wellington
A trade in turf management has seen Samoan Tony Jonas from Rotorua travel the globe working on many of the world’s leading golf courses. His story was among three inspirational stories that launched The Apprentice at Wellington College, a Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Initiative aimed at encouraging more Pacific school leavers into trades.
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October 1st 2008
Second time around for graduating couple
Husband and wife Tia Petelo Faateete and Aida Faateete were capped together at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education Spring Graduation. And unusually, it wasn’t the first time the couple has graduated side-by-side.
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October 01st 2008
Samoan language school to open in Hawai’i
A Samoan language school is set to open in Hawai’i in October targeting Samoan youth in an effort to bring them closer to their mother culture, writes CARYN KUNZ of the Honolulu Advertiser.
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September 29th 2008
ISSUE 28 ARTICLE
Time and effort well spent
A Chancellor Award scholarship from the University of Auckland allowed J’aime Laurenson to focus on his studies without the financial pressure.
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September 29th 2008
ISSUE 28 ARTICLE
Connecting culture with education
Peoples of all creed and colour will converge on Melbourne, Australia in December for one of the world’s biggest indigenous culture summits.
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September 25th 2008
Niueans to host first ever Career and Business Expo
Concern over the number of Niueans in tertiary education or succeeding in business has lead to the tiny nation’s plans to host its first ever career and business expo in October.
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September 22nd 2008
First text book on Cooks Conversational Maori to be launched
The University of Auckland's Centre for Pacific Studies will this month launch a unique text, Te Pepe Kuri Airani – A Beginner's Guide to Cook Islands Maori.
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September 22nd 2008
Finding our way in market-driven Godzone
Pacific Islanders are so much a part of New Zealand and Kiwi culture that it’d be easy to assume that moving from here from the islands was a simple transition. Not so, according to Waikato University’s Charis Brown.
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September 17th 2008
Cadetmax helps Tamara get SPASIFIK experience
Three days of work experience at SPASIFIK has taken Tamara Fa’amoe a step closer to finding her dream career, thanks to the Cadetmax employment programme run by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
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September 3rd 2008
Rotuman aims to bring technology to her village
Tammy Tuiloma still remembers a time when she used to pay one of the villagers twenty cents to watch television on her tiny island of Rotuma.
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