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NorthTec Roadshow aims to reach youth that would benefit
The second of seven Roadshow events NorthTec is holding around the region to provide information on its MyStart Programme was held in Kawakawa last Thursday.
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Meet NorthTec’s new video production teaching team
NorthTec is offering a new two-year Diploma in Video and Electronic Media this year, enabling students to gain a good grounding in all aspects of the screen production industry.
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The newest addition to the team at Sudbury’s is NorthTec business student Renata Himiona.

From retail clothing store assistant to working accountant
Renata Himiona of Whangarei is proof that if you put in the hard yards you can go from having a part-time job in a retail store to a bright career in business.
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Neihana Umuroa no longer has to dream about becoming an engineer.

MyStart programme re-ignites engineering dream for Neihana
Neihana Umuroa of Whangarei is now more assured about his career direction after last year discovering NorthTec’s MyStart programme.
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Diploma in Fashion Design students show their year’s efforts
Last night Year 1 and 2 students on NorthTec’s Diploma of Fashion Design put on a small and intimate but spectacular in-house fashion show for family and friends at the Apprentice Restaurant.
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Student’s special work puts the spotlight on Maori Arts programme and expo
The Art Beat festival at Whangarei’s Cafler Park Rose Gardens on Saturday was the perfect backdrop for this year’s NorthTec Certificate in Whakairo (Visual Arts) students to showcase some special work bringing extra attention to the institution’s Ma
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New art gallery at NorthTec welcomed with open arms
“It’s so light and bright...a beautiful space to be exhibiting different works in... it’s going to bring more people to the campus… the more art we have in Whangarei the better.”
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NorthTec takes up naming rights of the Old Library
One of Whangarei city’s landmark heritage buildings, the Old Library on Rust Avenue, has a new partner, with NorthTec opting to take up naming rights of the complex.
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‘Committed’ World Cup efforts give students better perspective of industry they are training for
Catering for the masses during Rugby World Cup fixtures in Whangarei and Albany, saw near to 200 NorthTec Hospitality students needing to show the same kind of commitment the rest of the country displayed which helped to lift the All Blacks to victo
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First Te Puna Market Day well received
The first ever Te Puna O te Matauranga Market Day hosted at NorthTec’s Raumanga campus on Saturday has left those that attended wanting more of the same in 2012.
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Rebirth of gallery at NorthTec to complement local arts scene
Tomorrow marks the start of a new era for the Geoff Wilson Gallery at NorthTec’s Raumanga Campus and the Northland Arts scene.
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Like her daughter Sophie (left) and nephew Fred (right), who are both on NorthTec’s MyStart Programme, Mei Russell has taken up

Gaining an education at NorthTec important to Mei and her whanau
Mei Russell and her whanau have embraced studying at NorthTec as a way to better their future prospects.
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First exhibition at new Geoff Wilson Gallery all set to show
Marking the rebirth of the Geoff Wilson Gallery on campus at Raumanga is an 11 day exhibition open to the general public that will showcase the diverse and unique talents of ten past NorthTec graduates.
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New agriculture training venture an investment in region’s future
NorthTec has sealed a new education alliance with Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre to provide training to those wanting a start in the agriculture industry and those looking to acquire the skills necessary to assist with their farming endeavour
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Students working on their own house project in Kaitaia
For the first time, students on the National Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) at Kaitaia’s NorthTec Learning Centre are working on their own community house building project.
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