Whakanuia Ngā Ākonga Celebrating Student Success - Wintec Graduation Programme 2020
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Wintec Graduation Programme 2020
Contents
4 He Mihi
5 About Us
6 Our People
8 Celebrating Student Success
18 Graduation Ceremony
Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae
Business and Enterprise, Information Technology,
Education and Foundation Pathways, Trades
and Hospitality, Engineering and Industrial
Design, Applied Science and Primary Industries,
Sport Science and Human Performance,
Design Factory NZ
22 Graduation Ceremony
Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae
Health and Social Practice, Media Arts, Beauty
Therapy and Hairdressing, Languages
26 Graduation Ceremony
Sport Science and Human Performance, Media
Arts , Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing, Education
and Foundation Pathways, Languages, Design
Factory NZ
34 Graduation Ceremony
Business and Enterprise and Information
Technology
40 Graduation Ceremony
Trades, Hospitality, Engineering and Industrial
Design, Applied Science and Primary Industries
48 Graduation Ceremony
Health and Social Practice
52 Academic Regalia, New Zealand Qualifications
Framework, Photographs and Contributions
53 Graduation Ensemble
54 National Anthem
55 Waiata
The information in this publication is correct at the date of
publication (10.03.2020).
GRADUATION 2020 3
He Mihi On behalf of Wintec, we extend a warm welcome to all graduands and their families to our 2020 graduation ceremonies. Graduation is a special time to celebrate and honour the success of graduands who have met the challenge and commitment of academic study. We celebrate with you and we honour your success. Kia hora te marino Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana Kia tere te karohirohi i tou huarahi. May the calm be widespread Let the sea glisten like the greenstone And the shimmer of summer dance across your pathway. E ngā mana, e ngā reo e ngā kārangarangatanga maha o te motu Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai, ki Te Kuratini o Waikato Ki runga hoki i te maru atawhai a te Atua E mihi ana ki a Kīngi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero te Tuawhitu I hiritia ai te mana o te Atua, te mana o te tangata. Ki a koutou e whai ana i te ara mātauranga Koinei te waka whakawhiwhi i tō koutou tohu Kua ekengia ngā maunga kōrero o te wānanga Kua ekengia ngā kaupapa kōrero Kua tūtuki ngā mahi o tēnā kura, o tēnā kura Nō reira koinei te mihi, koinei te whakahōnore ki a koutou katoa Nāu tēnei rā, nāu tēnei hōnore. 4 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
About Us
Our mission: To build stronger communities through education, research
and career development.
Wintec, one of New Zealand’s leading institutes of professionals in their given fields of expertise.
technology, helps drive the development of a skilled Their knowledge is passed on to our students through
workforce not only in New Zealand, but around the world. innovative teaching, combined with state-of-the-art
We are a modern institute of technology with a reputation technology and modern campus facilities.
for providing quality education. Our graduates are work- To ensure we meet the needs of the job market, we
ready and in demand by employers. work closely with employers, industry and community
Our students learn professional and vocational skills organisations to understand and respond to the skills
in stimulating and supportive environments. We offer required in today’s workforce.
training in engineering, trades, science, technology, Our students come from the Waikato, around New
agriculture, sport, health and social services, education, Zealand and the world. We are globally connected through
business, tourism, hospitality, events, English language, partnerships with international institutions and many of
communication and the creative industries. Our our programmes are delivered offshore.
qualifications range from certificates and diplomas to We have grown from a small technical college to one of
degrees and post-graduate programmes. New Zealand’s largest tertiary education institutes, with
We employ staff with industry knowledge, often practising more than 14,250 students educated by us each year.
GRADUATION 2020 5
Our People Barry Harris David Christiansen Barry Harris, Chair of the Wintec Council, Chief Executive, David Christiansen, will will award graduands their qualifications. address the assembly. Barry brings extensive governance, business and leadership David Christiansen has been at Wintec since 2000. He is skills to Wintec Council, particularly in the primary industries currently the Chief Executive, along with his executive sector. Here, he has experienced first-hand the impact of leadership roles of Senior Advisor and Director, International. Wintec programmes in developing capability and positive He has a wealth of experience in government policy, strategic outcomes in our community. planning and international and commercial activities. David Barry is a company director with extensive governance and has worked within the tertiary education sector for more executive experience and he has held a number of chief than 25 years, holding roles at Wintec (in quality assurance, executive roles, most notably at Environment Waikato, planning, and strategy), and the University of Waikato Greater Wellington Regional Council and Hamilton City (teaching and learning development). Council. He was also a senior executive with Fonterra for five As Director of International, David is responsible for years. Wintec’s international strategies and oversees all of Wintec’s Barry is also chair of Food Innovation Waikato, McFall Fuels international activity, including relationships with overseas and Agricultural Services Ltd, OSPRI (former Animal Health partner institutions, government officials and agencies, and Board) and Niwa. Barry is a director of WEL Networks Ltd and major offshore consultancy and joint venture activities. a member of the Waikato River Authority. As Senior Advisor, David provides strategic and policy advice, Barry has a Masters of Agricultural Science (Hons) from monitors Wintec’s overall progress, leads key projects and Massey University. He has also completed an Executive liaises with Government and sector bodies such as the Programme in Leading and Managing Change from Stanford Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), and the Ministry of University, Graduate School of Business, and Leadership for Education (MoE). Extraordinary Performance from Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. 6 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Katrina Van de Ven Tame Pokaia
Katrina Van de Ven, Dean, is our Master Wintec’s Kaumātua, Tame Pokaia, opens
of Ceremonies. our graduation ceremonies with a mihi.
As the Dean of Faculty, Katrina is responsible for Wintec’s Wintec’s Kaumātua, Tame Pokaia plays a key role in
academic direction and delivery across 11 schools and ceremonies, pōwhiri, graduation, Waikato-Tainui history and
centres and for building strong relationships with employers cultural leadership. He works and advises at all levels from
and the community. local government, management, staff and students.
Katrina has held the role of Dean since April 2019 alongside Tame is from Waikato’s Ngāti Mahuta hapu and Ngāti Hikairo
her position as Executive Director of People and Culture. She in Kāwhia. He was born and raised in Ngāruawāhia, home
has been at Wintec for seven years, with four of the Kīngitanga marae at Tūrangawaewae. The experience
of those years in her current role. In 2019, she was awarded and knowledge he has gained is invaluable and he draws on
New Zealand HR Manager of the Year by Human Resources this to share and give guidance on tribal history, customs,
New Zealand (HRNZ). tikanga, Tainui and the Kīngitanga movement.
As Dean, Katrina plays a key role in Wintec’s strong academic He studied at the University of Waikato before graduating
performance and external engagement. with a BA with Honours, with Māori as his major. Today he is
Her diverse work experience in leadership, human relations, in continual pursuit of education and academic excellence.
process knowledge, operations, culture and change Tame was appointed as Wintec Kaumātua in 2009. Prior to
management provides her with a talented tool kit, which this, he worked for the Māori King’s office.
comes in handy for her role, where support, understanding, When he looks back and reflects, he knows where he has
advocacy and strategy are all in a day’s work. come from and draws on this for his academic motivation
Katrina’s academic qualifications include a Bachelor of and for student motivation and success.
Business – Human Resources, NZIM Management Diploma Tame is also Kaumātua for Hamilton City Council and the
and a diploma in Human Resources and a Diploma Waikato Regional Economic Development Agency, Te Waka.
in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources and
Organisational Development.
She is a champion for diversity, equality and valuing people.
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Celebrating Student Success
Student success is underpinned by our focus to create opportunities and deliver
qualifications that transition and develop careers in a world that is changing faster than
ever before. Our best stories come from our students and their success in navigating the
opportunities that change worlds from ordinary to awesome.
Casey Messent was the 2019 recipient of the Gordon Chesterman Scholarship.
Scholarship winner The former coal mine was once a lake and Casey’s
grandparents purchased the property.
is mining his musical talent The plan is to rehabilitate the weed-infested land into a
Casey Messent was walking to class when he got the call to 60-metre-deep lake with a planted walkway, and create a
say he was the 2019 recipient of the Gordon Chesterman space for an outdoor events centre, which will eventually
scholarship. Now he can continue his study and follow host mountain biking and water sports, along with festivals
his dream to create music and events from the natural and shows.
amphitheatre on the site of the former Huntly East Mine. They’ve already hosted several smaller music festivals there
This promising musician has been writing music since the and Casey’s looking forward to providing music students
age of 12 and this was his first year, studying a Bachelor of the opportunity to get involved, learn from and perform
Music and Performing Arts at Wintec. in a festival environment.
“I was pretty stoked to say the least. It definitely made
my day,” he says.
Wintec awards outstanding
In 2019, Casey was one of the first students to enrol in the
new three-year Bachelor of Performing Arts and Music degree adult learners
at Wintec. Twenty-two outstanding adult students who are striving to
“Enrolling in this programme was the best decision I’ve ever be the best in their fields were celebrated at the 2019 Wintec
made – it’s allowed me to be myself again. Adult Learner Awards.
When he isn’t studying, working part-time, performing, The six overall award winners study a diverse range of
composing or producing music, you will find Casey helping vocational qualifications including midwifery,
with the rehabilitation of the Huntly East Mine. arboriculture, commercial music, information
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The 2019 Wintec Adult Learner Award winners (from left) Shamila
Saldanha, Nooti Waho, Emma Wellwood, Emelia Harris, Toni Smith
and Leonard Walker.
technology and strategic management.
Adult Learner Awards were awarded to Emma Wellwood
(Midwifery), Leonard Walker (Bachelor of Media Arts
(Commercial Music) and Emelia Harris (Certificate Te Ara
Putake).
Nooti Waho (Certificate in Arboriculture Level 4) and Toni
Smith (Bachelor of Applied Information Technology) were
recognised with Māori and Pasifika Adult Learner Awards and
the International Student Award went to Shamila Saldanha
(Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management).
Wintec Dean and Director People and Culture Katrina Van
de Ven says the awards acknowledge the challenges and
sacrifices adult learners take.
“Our adult learners have returned to learning and through
dedication and commitment, many achieve beyond what
they ever thought possible.
“They are making an investment in their futures and as
learners, they face challenges. Many have made big sacrifices,
balancing time, energy, family and work commitments to It was a dream come true for Wintec language student, Basira
keep going.” Frotan when she got to thank the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern
Katrina says that unlike many school-leavers, adult students for her support of Muslim people.
may have already experienced more of life and are clear about
what they are studying and why, and they also know what
they hope to achieve.
to expect. What she didn’t anticipate, was a meeting with
Adult students make up around 45 percent of Wintec’s student Jacinda Ardern.
population and numbers have increased by six percent in the
Wintec Centre for Languages tutor, Karen Kemsley took Basira
past five years.
and her classmates along to the official opening ceremony
and it was there, they happened to hear the Prime Minister
A dream comes true! speak.
Basira, who had dreamt of thanking the Prime Minister since
Basira thanks the Prime Minister the Christchurch shootings in March 2019, described how
Wintec language student, Basira Frotan, had a dream come Jacinda’s words, “We are one” and “They are us”, had touched
true during a class trip to Fieldays near Hamilton, when she her heart and motivated her when she was reeling from the
got the opportunity to thank Prime Minister, Jacinda Adern shock of the shootings.
for her support of Muslims in New Zealand. At Fieldays, Basira got her opportunity when her tutor led her
Basira, from Afghanistan, has been in New Zealand for six through the Prime Minister’s entourage, chatted briefly with
years. This was her first visit to Fieldays, the largest agricultural the security detail and arranged for Basira to meet with the
event in the Southern Hemisphere and she had no idea what Prime Minister.
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The ‘aunties’, Miriama Wara and Ataneta Barakat learning to build at Wintec.
“I’m eyeing up where I can add the toilet and shower,”
Two Māori ‘aunties’ took said Ataneta.
carpentry class to new levels Together they said the knowledge they gained,
There was a different kind of buzz going on in one of Wintec’s has helped them look at things differently.
carpentry classes when two ‘aunties’ swapped their handbags
for toolbelts.
The ‘aunties’ are Miriama Wara and Ataneta Barakat and Whānau is everything for four
they signed up to the Māori Trades Training scheme to learn
to build. They were the only women in a class of around 20
Māori Masters graduates
Māori and Pasifika youth enrolled in the Māori and Pasifika Four Māori nurses graduated in 2019 with Masters degrees
Trades Training Scheme (MPTT) and they had a special kind from Wintec and all agree that time is the biggest challenge,
of influence on the class. and a supportive network means everything.
Wintec tutor Gene Cooper smiled when he talked about the The four, Myra Pourau (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Maniapoto,
pair who he says, “put 120 percent into everything they did,” Ngāi Te Rangi), Ellyn Proffit (Ngāti Porou), Janette Ngaheu
including supporting their fellow students. (Ngāti Awa, Te Pahipoto, Ngāti Pikiao), and Natalie Lewis
“They brought a calmness to the class. They spoke up for (Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Porou, Tainui) all value education in
students and the students respected them and went to progressing their careers and want to inspire others to follow
them for advice. They are two amazing ladies who came here an academic pathway to find success.
because they wanted to understand the building process Myra Pourau and Ellyn Proffit graduated with a Master of
from the ground up, including what products to use and Nursing and Janette Ngaheu and Natalie Lewis graduated
the law around building consent. They added a whole new with a Master of Professional Practice.
dimension to this class.” Wintec Chief Executive David Christiansen says Māori
While the younger generation in the class had careers in achievement is a focus at Wintec and it’s important that
their sights, it was a different story for the two Waikato-Tainui learners are enabled with the right tools and support to
women who have a plan to reconnect their whānau (wider achieve success.
family) with their ancestral land. “Around 26 percent of Wintec students identify as Māori and
“The environment was different in this class, it’s a whānau we’re really proud of that. What makes us even happier is the
environment, some of the students ask for advice because levels of achievement our Māori students are attaining.
we’re mums and we can understand,” says Miriama. “Māori student success is crucial if we are to develop a
Their course ended in November but along the way workforce that reflects the diversity and the needs of our
they progressed from using hand tools to create community and reduce health inequities for Māori. These
timber joints, and built a sawhorse before their final four Masters graduates are great role models in this respect,
project, a simple shed. particularly for those considering a career in nursing.”
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Natalie Lewis, Janette Ngaheu and Myra Pourau graduated at Wintec’s Ellyn Proffit is capped by Wintec Council Chair Barry Harris at Te Kōpū Mania
Centre for Health and Social Practice ceremony at Claudelands in 2019. o Kirikiriroa Marae Graduation ceremony on Wintec’s Hamilton campus.
Wintec graduates create surrounding tribes, and make a commentary on how we can
use these learnings for our future.”
New Zealand’s largest mural
Individually, the three artists have travelled as far as Hawai’i,
A group of mastermind Māori artists have turned a 248m Rarotonga and across New Zealand painting large-scale
long canvas in Hamilton, into New Zealand’s biggest mural. murals. Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa is their first work as a
Te Whētū Collective transformed the Te Kōpū Mānia o collective.
Kirikiriroa site, also known as the Wintec wall, over several The project is driven by the Beyond Tomorrow Trust and
weeks in January 2020. Creative Waikato managed the creative process.
Three visual artists, Poihakena Ngāwati (Waikato-Tainui), Hana Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa is also the name of Wintec’s
Maihi (Ngāti Mahana), and Te Haunui Tuna (Ngāi Tūhoe) make marae, which shares the historic site.
up the collective. Poihakena and Te Haunui are Wintec School
of Media Arts graduates.
Poihākena Ngāwati, a Hamiltonian, muralist and former
Wintec student, grew up and studied in close proximity to the
“concrete eye-sore” and was keen to finally see it transformed.
“This project will be transformational for the city both as
contemporary creative expression and as a commentary on
the wall’s history,” says Ngāwati.
“It is the last trace of a hill known as Te Kōpū Mānia o
Kirikiriroa (the smooth belly [or womb] of Kirikiriroa),” he says.
The original site was of major importance to the Waikato
region serving as a hub for cultivation, learning and ceremony.
The mural incorporates the Waikato River, three tui, and a
female portrait depicting Matariki as the mother of the hill and
master of the Māori lunar calendar and cultivation.
The piece has themes of guardianship, whakapapa, and unity
woven behind the imagery.
Ngāwati says, “we wanted to tell the story of this particular
hill and use the mural to acknowledge the historical wahi Te Whetū collective artists completed the Te Kōpū Mānia
pa (local site), explain why it was valued and important for o Kirikiriroa mural in January.
GRADUATION 2020 11Slade King (left) balances study, a family and coaches athletes including the BOP Volcanix women’s rugby team.
The secret to balancing study, This student has IT in her jeans
a job, a baby and a life Buy one of Eunji Min’s backpacks and you can track the
recycled denim back to its source in New Zealand, thanks
One of the biggest challenges to students is time, especially to technology developed by Wintec students.
when they are parents, and it’s also one of the reasons why
Eunji Min was in the third year of her fashion design degree at
some students don’t complete their study.
Wintec School of Media Arts and she was looking at ways to
Juggling was second nature to Rotorua-based Slade King upcycle denim jeans into bags, connect the ‘owners’
last year when he worked as a Strength and Conditioning and encourage sustainable living. The result is the
Coach in Rotorua and Mount Maunganui while he completed Contrisumer project.
a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science at Eunji says ‘Contrisumer’ is a combination of the words,
Wintec. Alongside two part-time jobs, study and a 2.5-hour ‘contributor’ and ‘consumer’ and the project’s aim was to
round trip commute, he still found time for his wife and baby develop an app for the consumer to connect them to the
girl, and his own personal training schedule. contributor, or at least source the denim for her Cheong Ba.
How did he do it? By segmenting his commute, study and G, brand bags.
work and doing what he loves, with an eye to the pay-off in “Cheong means clean, blue, denim in Korean. Cheong ba ji also
the future, he made it work. means jeans in Korean so I named my brand Cheong Ba. G.”
“Besides loving the work I do (it actually doesn’t even feel Cheong Ba. G products are made with recycled denim
like work) and what I’m studying, I enjoy changing up sourced from friends and second-hand shops.
locations and creating wider networks as a result of my Her tutor, Rebekah Harman challenged the class to explore
travelling and multiple responsibilities,” he says. collaborations with other classes and students. Eunji’s
“I don’t get over any of it, because due to the nature of what Contrisumer project is a collaboration between the design
I do, it’s all in small doses. I believe my management and student and a tutor and students from Wintec’s Centre for
Information Technology who designed the Ba-G app.
organisational skills are sharper than ever because of this
workload, and I know it will benefit me in the future.” Every Cheong Ba. G bag features a QR code that links to Ba-G
– the Contrisumer app. The bag owner can track the denim
Slade says the biggest setback was having less time for his
source on a map and discover the story behind it. The app
family, but he managed to work in time for that too.
also has the potential to connect the donor and the end
This student dynamo was also coaching up to 80 rugby user (that’s optional).
players for the Bay of Plenty (BOP) Rugby Union. “This project is a great example of a design degree student
He says that after looking into all his options around the North working across schools and utilising different disciplines to
Island, Wintec “was an easy choice”. achieve something really great,” says Julie Ashby, Spatial
“They were prompt and professional in making contact right Design Manager at Wintec School of Media Arts.
away, they showed genuine care of the situation I was in by “Making it in a complex world has better possibilities when we
being as flexible and accommodating as they could, and don’t stick to our knitting. We need to ask what is possible and
most importantly, the quality of the course is up there with how do we get there.”
the best.” Eunji is from South Korea. After majoring in business
12 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYWintec student Eunji Min is upcycling jeans into backpacks that connect Wintec students Raea Bainbridge and Andrea Joyce were the recipients
the owners through an app. of the 2019 Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship.
administration, she worked in an IT company and was also workforce for our community and reduce health inequities.
a junior teacher in Korea, before going to Ireland to study For our students, this scholarship can be the difference
fashion in Dublin. because not only is it an honour to receive, it will also ease the
financial challenge of full-time study.”
Scholarship recipient Andrea Joyce brought tears to the eyes
Scholarship winners say of many as she recounted the challenge of achieving her
strong whānau connections dream to be a midwife while raising a family and meeting the
financial demands of study.
carry them through
“I couldn’t have come this far without the support of my
The importance of whānau support and the power of this to whānau and the community around me,” she said.
help get students through their study was a recurring theme
“Having this scholarship is going to make all the difference
when two Wintec health students were awarded the Dame Te towards my dream of becoming a midwife.”
Atairangikaahu Scholarship.
Raea Bainbridge, an aspiring nurse “with a big heart” stood
Raea Bainbridge, who is studying nursing, and Andrea Joyce, with his whānau after receiving his scholarship. His proud
a midwifery student, are the 2019 recipients. Heeni Paki, and active 91-year-old grandmother was there too for her
daughter of the late Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu grandson. His mother recounted the ways in which Raea
presented them with their scholarships at a special event at worked to improve the health of those around him,
Wintec’s Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae. including his beloved Nana in their Tokoroa community.
Wintec Director Māori, Hera White says the scholarship A past recipient of the scholarship, Awhina Uruamo, now a
enables Waikato-Tainui people to consider a career in health respiratory research nurse, researcher and personal nurse to
and contributes to a more culturally responsive health Kingi Tūheitia, shared her story with the students and whānau
workforce across the region. gathered at Wintec’s marae.
“We chose these students because of their deep love for our “Getting this scholarship is huge! I want to focus on the
people and their passion for Māori and Pasifika health and support of friends and whānau because they can be so crucial
wellbeing. in getting you through,”she said.
“Māori student success is crucial if we are to develop a “Hold on to your whānau because they keep you strong.”
GRADUATION 2020 13Wintec Engineering graduate Huzaifa Mohsinally, a Product Development Manager at DEC International NZ, wants to design products
to improve people’s lives around the world.
Wintec engineering graduate extremely exciting. I won the Stainless Design Award for
the top graduating student and my final project, which was
flying high on innovation based on a solar evacuated water heating system, also won
Hamilton-based product development manager and Wintec an award.”
engineering graduate, Huzaifa Mohsinally has a dream. He “My studies at Wintec incorporated practical and theoretical
wants to improve people’s lives through innovative design. aspects of engineering which helped me relate to things much
To help him on his way, he’s signed up for an exclusive MIT- quicker once I started working. Initially, there were quite a few
Harvard Medical School Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp in things that directly related to what I’d studied.”
the United States during March this year. Huzaifa is now the New Product Development Manager
Born in India, raised in Singapore and educated in New at DEC, responsible for managing all new design and
Zealand, life has certainly been a journey for Huzaifa, who development projects for the company.
believes anything is possible when you view challenges as “To be extremely honest, ever since I arrived in New Zealand,
opportunities. I have been able to view challenges as opportunities and
“My dream is to start my own engineering and innovation make the most of them as I’ve gone along. Perhaps the most
challenging thing for me has been believing in myself and my
company in New Zealand to deliver world-class solutions to
abilities. I want people to know that anything possible.”
improve people’s living conditions around the world.”
The Innovation Bootcamp he is attending, is a highly selective,
accelerated learning programme which prepares participants ‘Just say yes!’ Growth outside
to comprehensively contribute to healthcare innovation.
the comfort zone for Cody
For Huzaifa, this is all he’s ever wanted.
If you’d met Wintec student, Cody Steens two years ago,
“This experience will expand my thought process and allow
chances are you wouldn’t have guessed that in 2019 he’d
me to contribute to my current employer, DEC International
be living in China and jumping at every opportunity that
NZ and hopefully guide me to build my own company in the
came his way.
future.”
In 2017, Cody was a Design student at Wintec School of Media
Huzaifa, now 26 years-old, was born in Mumbai and came to
Arts and was not someone who enjoyed taking centre-stage.
New Zealand when he was 19. After looking at various study
options, he settled on the two-year New Zealand Diploma “I was an awkward person, who didn’t speak much,” he says.
in Engineering (with a major in Mechanical Engineering) at Cody would sit-back in group situations, and not propose
Wintec. He looks back at his time here fondly. ideas or put up his hand when the opportunity arose.
“This course was a great entry point for me, and it was Last year, Cody chose to study at Design Factory NZ – Wintec’s
14 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCody Steens says he had “the best time of his life” after joining the From studying cookery at Wintec to working for the royal family as Chef
Design Factory at Wintec and travelling to China on a prestigious de Cuisine on the island of Bahrain in the Middle East, the world is Joel
Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia. Miller’s oyster.
specialised co-creation and innovation space. During the 16- Then in 2013 he met internationally recognised Michelin star
week programme, he gradually began to involve himself more chef Josh Emett at his restaurant, Rātā in Queenstown.
and more. “I was already a huge fan and couldn’t wait to get a photo
When the opportunity came for Design Factory NZ students for my profile picture. But I also wanted to ask what advice
to attend a design competition in Chengdu, China – Cody he had for an aspiring chef, and he said, ‘the best advice I
jumped at the chance. Over the intense week, he got his first can give you is to study cookery at Wintec, my old stomping
experience of international travel, a new culture and he led ground in Hamilton, and then come and talk to me when
his team’s presentation in front of an audience of more than you’re done’.
300 people. “In 2014, I left high school after achieving NCEA Level 1 and 2
This experience planted the growth bug firmly in Cody’s to follow my passion for cooking and enrolled at Wintec”.
mind. When he returned, he applied for a prestigious Prime Two years later, Joel qualified as a chef and graduated with
Minister’s Scholarship for Asia to attend Chengdu University. Excellence from Wintec in 2016, along with the London City
He was successful and last year he went to China to study and Guilds Medal of Excellence Award in Cookery. He was
Post-Graduate Graphic Design and Mandarin. 18-years-old and ready to take on the world.
This new approach to life has had a powerful impact on Cody. Conveniently, Josh Emett opened Madam Woo in Hamilton
Seeking to be relentlessly curious and positive, he has had and Joel knew he had to work there. That photo Joel took
opportunities to form new friendships and discover new skills back in 2013 came in handy for the front of his CV and helped
that he did not realise he had. land his first dream job at the new restaurant.
“The friends that I have met along the way have made my Life’s opportunities can often be about who you know, and
study experience so much better,” says Cody. Joel’s former Wintec tutor, Amy Opperman was the link
between an executive chef in Bahrain and the opportunity of
“In Chengdu, I experienced festivals and culture. The food
a lifetime.
was one of my favourite parts, spicy and very different from
the food back home. I visited traditional streets and temples, “The first thought I had was, where the heck is Bahrain? I had
to Google the country I now live in. The ball started rolling and
as well as the newer city. While I was there, I tried to see and
after a few skype interviews, a couple of months later,
do as much as I could.
I packed my life into 30kg and away I went on a one-way ticket
“This happened because I put myself out of my comfort zone to the other side of the world.”
and just said yes to things that I never thought I would do.”
Moving to a country he had never heard of didn’t faze Joel,
but he said arriving in Bahrain was a major culture shock.
From Hamilton to Bahrain – “But when I arrived at the Palace, where I now work, it was just
breath-taking! We have eight kitchens, 60 chefs, and a total of
young chef shares his secrets 400 staff on the grounds. I work as one of the four exclusive
Joel Miller proves no dream is too big for an aspiring chefs in the International Kitchen.”
chef from Hamilton, New Zealand. Since graduating When asked what advice he would give to his younger self,
in 2016, he has been working as a chef for the royal Joel said: “I would tell him, you’re not going to get anywhere
family in Bahrain. in life unless you put in the hard yards now. Fortunately,
For as long as he can remember, Joel always wanted to I think I did just that, and that hard work has got me to where
be a chef. Apart from lunchtime, his food tech class was the I am today.
only thing keeping him at high school. “Learn from creative people. Be a sponge,” says Joel.
GRADUATION 2020 1516 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Celebrating
your success
Six ceremonies held over a week in March celebrate and honour
the successful achievements of our students. These ceremonies
are held in high regard, with Wintec dignitaries charged
with conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas and
certificates.
Our graduation tradition remains relevant because of what it
celebrates - the pride felt from a worthy achievement and a sense
of bright anticipation for the future.
Ka whakanuia tonutia e mātou ngā rā whakawhiwhinga tohu.
Heoi te whakahihi hoki ki te tūtuki tohu mou a, ko te nuinga o
koutou e tū manako ana ki ngā rā whakahirahira ka heke mai na.
我们的毕业典礼承袭传统，是对毕业生们取得的非凡
成就喝彩，是宣扬自豪感，更是庆祝毕业生们即将
开始的光明前途.
GRADUATION 2020 17Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae Graduation Ceremony 9am, Friday 13 March 2020 Te Kōpū Mānia Marae mo ngā Kura katoa | 毛利风格毕业典礼 Business and Enterprise Te Kura Mō Ngā Mahi Kaipakihi | 商业和企业学院毕业典礼 Information Technology Te Kura Mātauranga Hangarau | 信息技术学院毕业典礼 Education and Foundation Pathways Te Kura Pūtake Me Ngā Mahi Whakaako | 教育和预科学院毕业典礼 Trades and Hospitality Te Kura Mō Ngā Mahi Hanganga | 技术贸易和歺饮学院毕业典礼 Engineering and Industrial Design Te Kura Ahumahi | 工程与工业设计学院毕业典礼 Applied Science and Primary Industries Te Kura Mō Ngā Mahi Pūtaiao | 应用科学和基础产业学院毕业典礼 Sport Science and Human Performance Te Kura Koiora | 体育科学与人体机能学院毕业典礼 Design Factory NZ Te Tumu Herenga Whakaaro o Aotearoa | 新西兰激情与创新设计工厂毕业典礼 18 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Order of Proceedings
KO TE KAIHAUTŪ KO - MASTER OF CEREMONIES WHAKAATURANGA A WAIKATO CONSORTIUM - HE TOHU
Hagen Tautari, Māori Achievement Manager, Wintec MĀORI ME TE PASIFIKA MŌ TE MAHI HANGANGA MŌ
毕业典礼主持人 TE ĀKONGA PASIFIKA PAI RAWA - PRESENTATION OF
WAIKATO CONSORTIUM – MĀORI AND PASIFIKA TRADE
MIHI/KARAKIA TRAINING AWARD FOR BEST PASIFIKA STUDENT
Tame Pokaia, Kaumātua 怀卡托技术协会代表为来自毛利和太平洋岛国最佳
毛利祈祷仪式 技术受训学生颁奖
WAIATA TE KŌRERO WHAKAHAU A MĀNGAI A NGĀ
He Maimai Aroha Mō Waikato TAUIRA - STUDENT SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
Ataneta Barakat, New Zealand Certificate in Construction
WAIATA A TE MOTU - NATIONAL ANTHEM Trade Skills (Level 3) in Carpentry Strand
This will be sung twice, the first time in Māori 学生代表致词
and the second time in English.
唱两遍国歌：第一遍用毛利语唱，第二遍用英语唱 WAIATA
Tūtira Mai
KO TE KŌRERO WHAKATAKI A TE TUMUAKI
- ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY MANUTAKI O TE KURATINI O WAIKATO, NGĀ
David Christiansen, Chief Executive, Wintec KŌRERO WHAKAKAPI - CLOSING OF CEREMONY
怀卡托理工学院校长致词 Katrina Van de Ven, Dean of Wintec
怀卡托理工学院学术院长致闭幕词
WAIATA
Pupuke Te Hihiri WAIATA
E Kore Koe e Ngaro
KO TE KŌRERO WHAKATAKI A TE KAIKŌRERO
KARAKIA MŌ TE KAI - BLESSING OF FOOD
MANUWHIRI - GUEST SPEAKERS’ ADDRESS
Tame Pokaia, Kaumātua
Eugene Davis,
Light refreshments will be available after the ceremony.
Kaiarahi, Te Ahurei o Rangitahi
The graduation photographer will be available
Leaupepe Rachel Karalus,
to take portraits after the ceremony.
Chief Executive Officer, K’aute Pasifika Trust
嘉宾致词 简单餐食。专业摄像师可在仪式后提供摄影。
WAIATA
Purea Nei
TE WHAKAPŪMAUTANGA O TE TOHU PAETAHI ME
TE TOHU PAERUA - CONFERMENT OF DEGREES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给学位获得者颁发证书
NGĀ WHAKAWHIWHINGA MŌ NGĀ TOHU
POKAIRUA ME NGĀ TIWHIKETE - AWARDING
OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给专科和证书文凭获得者颁发证书
WHAKAATURANGA A TE KAUHANGANUI O WAIKATO
TAINUI I TE TOHU POU ARONUI KI TE ĀKONGA KIRIKAWA
MŌ NGĀ MAHI A RĒHE MĀORI - PRESENTATION
OF WAIKATO-TAINUI TE KAUHANGANUI INC - POU
ARONUI TROPHY FOR BEST MĀORI TRADE TRAINEE
怀卡托代表给最佳毛利技工受训者颁奖
GRADUATION 2020 19Master of Applied Prabhjot Kaur Ekta Vishal Vala
Information Technology Hyejin Park
Vinit Sangra Graduate Diploma in Supply
Hohepa-Ropata Mangu
Chain Logistics (Level 7)
Graduate Diploma in Applied
Master of Science (Sport and Nandu Krishnan Rajendran
Information Technology
Exercise Science) with Distinction
(Level 7) with Specialisation
Graduate Diploma in Teaching
Prabhnoor Kaur in Database Administration
English to Speakers of Other
Roxy Tomar Languages (Level 7)
Master of Science (Sport
Avalkumar Sudhirbhai Gohil Corrina Lesa Halford
and Exercise Science)
Gloria Gloria Narbasa
Amy Eloise Pearce Graduate Diploma in Applied
Information Technology New Zealand Diploma in
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied (Level 7) with Specialisation Architectural Technology (Level 6)
Information Technology in Network Engineering
Omar Alagna
Janith Gajaba Kannangara Jaskiran Lucia Martin Chagas
Ravinderjeet Singh Kapoor
Postgraduate Certificate in Sandeep Kaur New Zealand Diploma in
Transdisciplinary Research Sukhbir Kaur Construction (Level 6) in
with Distinction Quantity Surveying Strand
Graduate Diploma in Applied
Deborah Anne Preston Thanvir Alikhan Buhari
Information Technology
(Level 7) with Specialisation Kieran Liam Jolliffe
Bachelor of Applied Kalischaran Manickavasakam Kalaivani
in Software Engineering
Information Technology
Gerard Karlo Panes Palileo New Zealand Diploma in Engineering
Taehuri Molly Orahia Tarawhiti
Venessa Jane Tuaupiki (Electronic Engineering) (Level 6)
Graduate Diploma in Engineering
Cameron Whale Jacob Isaiah Tinkloh
Technology (Level 7)
in Mechatronics Strand
Bachelor of Applied Management New Zealand Diploma in Engineering
(Sales & Marketing and Vijay Kumar (Mechanical Engineering) (Level 6)
Strategic Management)
Graduate Diploma in Engineering Manish Bishnoi
Penelope Harieta Smith Sukhbir Singh Sedha
Technology (Level 7) in Water
and Water Waste Strand
Bachelor of Applied Management New Zealand Diploma in
(Strategic Management) Nandu Anand Veterinary Nursing (Level 6)
Thomas Joshi Vithayathil
Faatuai Robinson Lea Helen Rawinia Awheto
Tom Kallumkal John
Yibo Wang Sian Anna Gilbert
Narayanankutty Kolaniparambil
Vijayakrishnan
Bachelor of Engineering New Zealand Diploma in Business
Alex Kurian
Technology (Civil) (Level 5) in Accounting Strand
Mathew Xavier
Tukaharoa Mangu Taylor Katipa Yamil Jimenez Casas
Glenn Allan Thomas Graduate Diploma in Operations and
Production Management (Level 7) New Zealand Diploma in
Bachelor of Sport and Business (Level 5) in Leadership
Dhruv Sureshkumar Chokshi
Exercise Science and Management Strand
Sagar Narendra Patil
Seana Kate Crosby Hardikkumar Kishorbhai Sanghani Eve Tausalalevasaloaloa Broomhall
Tayla Ngakei Elizabeth Duffull Sunny Bharatbhai Thakkar Manuekaho Fehoko
Jayda Eileen Patricia Edwardson Patrica Lara Hirini
Rasharn Lenee Neil Graduate Diploma in Sales Annaliza Maria Petaia
Teo Tamati Te Kakapioterangi and Marketing (Level 7) Stephen Casey Teua Te Rangi
Pouri-Lane
Siddharth Talwar
New Zealand Diploma in Cookery
Bachelor of Teaching (Advanced) (Level 5) in Cookery Strand
Graduate Diploma in Strategic
(Early Childhood Education)
Management (Level 7) Tijuana Narvana Reremoana
Luana Kelly Belbin Haenga-Albert
Sushma Bharatham
Olivia Denise Haimona
Kripa Bhatta
Phillipa Te Mania Kereopa New Zealand Certificate in Adult
Ramneek Kaur
Catherine Maree Rose Stokes and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5)
Ramakrishna Preetham Mallipudi
Gunik Mehta Brent Alexander Walter Barber
Graduate Diploma in
Akash Pandey Cassandra Kathleen Cook
Accounting (Level 7)
Sahafal Pathak Jonathan Roy Summers
Vijeta Arpitkumar Chauhan Elizabath Shamon Rochelle Dale Ward
20 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNew Zealand Certificate in Adult Sonny Shauntel Nesta
Literacy and Numeracy Education Warren Emery Snowden
(Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5) Peni Bati Vulaono
Martin James Caulfield
New Zealand Certificate in Electrical
Engineering Theory (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in
Business (Administration Ngaramai Rawi Wakerori Elliott-Rooney
and Technology) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate
Jaspreet Kaur
in Horticulture (Level 3)
Jacqueline John Rozario
in Amenity Strand
New Zealand Certificate Denis Mark O’Brien
in Cookery (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate
Zetong Wang
in Horticulture (Level 3) in
Arboriculture Strand
New Zealand Certificate in
Horticulture Services (Level Brian Edward Dorrell
4) in Amenity Strand Nooti Keith Waho
Te Atatu Victa Wihongi Green
New Zealand Certificate
in Horticulture (Level 3) in
New Zealand Certificate in
Landscape Construction Strand
Horticulture Services (Level
4) in Arboriculture Strand Ian Haimona
Nooti Keith Waho
New Zealand Certificate in
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
New Zealand Certificate in Study
(Pre-Apprenticeship) (Level 3)
and Career Preparation (Level 4)
Charles Simon Albert McCaskill
Taylor Johanna Aroha-Nui Barker
Dominic Walter Riley
Kimiora Te Aroha Kumeroa-Rowe
Arun Saharan
Franchelle Kristen McCarthy
Leilani Theresa Ngarotata
Taylar Doreen Tuhakaraina
John Duane Vaa-Taputoa
New Zealand Certificate in Animal
Care (Companion Animals) (Level 3)
Shari Christine Lucinda Latter
New Zealand Certificate in
Automotive Engineering (Level 3)
Rawiri Brightwell
New Zealand Certificate in
Business (Administration
and Technology) (Level 3)
Jaspreet Kaur
New Zealand Certificate in
Computing (Intermediate
User) (Level 3)
Andrea Hacker-Page
Connor Michael Haskett
Jatinder Kumar
New Zealand Certificate in
Construction Trade Skills
(Level 3) in Carpentry Strand
Ataneta Barakat
Te Wiwini A Rongo Paekau Mahuta
Dakota-Blayde Te Ohomauri
Te Hukanui Nikora
Carson Herewini Russell
GRADUATION 2020 21Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae Graduation Ceremony 2pm, Friday 13 March 2020 Te Kōpū Mānia Marae mo ngā Kura katoa | 毛利风格毕业典礼 Health and Social Practice Te Kura Mō Ngā Mahi Tiaki te Hapori 健康护理与社会服务学院毕业典礼 Media Arts Te Kura Pāpāho | 媒体艺术学院毕业典礼 Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing Te Kura Manaaki Tangata | 美容与美发学院毕业典礼 Languages Te Kura Whakako Reo | 语言学院毕业典礼 22 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Order of Proceedings
KO TE KAIHAUTŪ KO - MASTER OF CEREMONIES TE KŌRERO WHAKAHAU A MĀNGAI A NGĀ
Hagen Tautari, Māori Achievement Manager, Wintec TAUIRA - STUDENT SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
毕业典礼主持人 TeRina Joseph, Bachelor of Midwifery
学生代表致词
MIHI/KARAKIA
Tame Pokaia, Kaumātua WAIATA
毛利祈祷仪式 Tūtira Mai
WAIATA MANUTAKI O TE KURATINI O WAIKATO, NGĀ
He Maimai Aroha Mō Waikato KŌRERO WHAKAKAPI - CLOSING OF CEREMONY
Katrina Van de Ven, Dean of Wintec
WAIATA A TE MOTU - NATIONAL ANTHEM 怀卡托理工学院学术院长致闭幕词
This will be sung twice, the first time in Māori
and the second time in English. WAIATA
E Kore Koe e Ngaro
唱两遍国歌：第一遍用毛利语唱，第二遍用英语唱
KARAKIA MŌ TE KAI - BLESSING OF FOOD
KO TE KŌRERO WHAKATAKI A TE TUMUAKI
Tame Pokaia, Kaumātua
- ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY
Light refreshments will be available after the ceremony.
David Christiansen, Chief Executive, Wintec
The graduation photographer will be available
怀卡托理工学院校长致词
to take portraits after the ceremony.
WAIATA 简单餐食。专业摄像师可在仪式后提供摄影。
Pupuke Te Hihiri
KO TE KŌRERO WHAKATAKI A TE KAIKŌRERO
MANUWHIRI - GUEST SPEAKERS’ ADDRESS
Leaupepe Rachel Karalus,
Chief Executive Officer, K’aute Pasifika Trust
Natalie Lewis,
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hauora iHub,
Waikato District Health Board
嘉宾致词
WAIATA
Purea Nei
TE WHAKAPŪMAUTANGA O TE TOHU PAETAHI ME
TE TOHU PAERUA - CONFERMENT OF DEGREES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给学位获得者颁发证书
NGĀ WHAKAWHIWHINGA MŌ NGĀ TOHU
POKAIRUA ME NGĀ TIWHIKETE - AWARDING
OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给专科和证书文凭获得者颁发证书
GRADUATION 2020 23Master of Arts (Communication) Millicent Lillie Rose Tuitufu Hayleigh Reana Ebborn
with Distinction Tayla Marie Edwards
Bachelor of Nursing Tania-Marie Forbes
Samuel Jacques Annals Cunnane
Eliza Grace Gilling
Jyothi Maya D Almeida
Angelica Iotebwa
Master of Arts (Music) Stefan Sebastian Heinz
Stacey Dannella Kahurimu Kaneri
with Distinction Faiilelua Elizabeth Ho Kum
Janice Marjory Marr
Salamasina Kozuka
John Slivsgaard Ropiha Te-Awhi-Mokai Moore-Foe
Sokoveti Alani Livani
Sela Ngahe
Rihipeti Te Atatu Magner
Master of Arts (Visual Mele Siale Polohiva Nginingini
Antoinette Kara Takimoana Maresca
Arts) with Distinction Fe’ofaaki He Lotu Pule
Zaradene McGregor
Dwayne Anthony O’Carroll Hollie Suzanne Scott
Te Arohanui O’Leary
Frances Jody-lee Tahana
Yean Chong Teo Lepeka Lupe-To-Lelei Pahulu-Pearce
Kirsty Taumaoe
Rachel Elizabeth Peehikuru
Christine Polly Poikaere Whare
Master of Arts (Visual Arts) Tessa Marie Siteine
Simone Paris Ngapeka Mairangi Southon
New Zealand Certificate in English
Wainuiomata Suisala
Language (Academic) (Level 4)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hayley Jeanne Te Maro
Nga Poria Shane Tuhakaraina Ming-Chu Chang
Health and Social Practice
Parekaawa Mary Marina Turia Yu-Fan Hsiao
Amore Jane Decena Desiray Chrisanthamum Walker Nicole Andrea Lizama Guajardo
Peipei Wang Haowei Ye
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Kerry Joy Watene Jiaxuan Yu
Tamara Monica Danielle Mayron Lea Witehira
Louisson-Karena New Zealand Certificate in Health
Urmila Devi Smith Bachelor of Occupational and Wellbeing (Primary Care
Siao-Huei Wang Therapy (Otago Polytechnic) Practice Assistance) (Level 4)
Dean Brian Abercrombie-Gilby Kayla Maraea George
Bachelor of Media Arts Moriah Enid Cushla Harte Vanessa Goninon
(Commercial Music) Glacia Arena Moeahu Emma Louise Green
Vicki Lee Greetis Leikyn Marie Pahuru Ian McGrath
Maraea Paretewa Parangi Yvonne Moeroa Morgan
Bachelor of Media Arts Chanelle O’Bryan
(Fashion Design) Bachelor of Social Work Sarah Piahana
Arahina Williams
Eunji Min Hanna Jane Bentley
New Zealand Certificate in
Bachelor of Media Arts (Visual Arts) Paetahi Tumu Kōrero
Health and Wellbeing (Social and
Bachelor of Counselling
Yujin Chang Community Services) (Level 4) in
Robert Ivan Fink Reinae Maria Post Community Health Work Strand
Seth Eric Freed Alexandra Jean Watkins
Mark Terence Phillips
Andrea Horton
Frances Kroondyk Graduate Diploma in
New Zealand Certificate in
Vicky Yuh-Chyi Lin Communication (Public Relations/
Health and Wellbeing (Social
Georgia Rose Whaitiri Advertising) (Level 7)
and Community Services) (Level
Ranginui Charlton Bhaumik Shukla 4) in Social Services Strand
Sarah Louise Rose
Kayla Adams
Diploma in Interior Design (Level 6)
Bachelor of Midwifery
Tracey Anne Ellis New Zealand Certificate
Devon Amanda Bergerson in Hairdressing (Salon
Trina Louise Buckley Diploma in Beauty, Body and Support) (Level 3)
Chloe Daisy Fong Spa Therapies (Level 5)
Helena MacKenzie
Angela Linda Gray-Williams
Madison Chelsea Brett
Georgia Elise Hogg
Megan Genevieve Cooke
Terina Jane Joseph
Chelsea Emma Gotty
Paris Lauren Kingston-White
Wairere-Ata Pauline Herewini Te-Tahi
Rebecca Jayne Mason
Jaimie Charlotte Machiavelli
Grace Venus McGhee
Lianping Wei
Bernadette Ellen Miers
Patricia Hokimate Wellington
Amy Louise Newman
Cera Ngakuru
New Zealand Diploma in
Xiyas Cera Ngakuru
Enrolled Nursing (Level 5)
Melissa Louise Seed
Crete Parekura Te Kani Dallas Michelle Boyes
Florence Jaydene Te Kani Jahna-Lee Lenae Te-ina Deacon
24 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYGRADUATION 2020 25
Graduation Ceremony 9:30am, Tuesday 17 March 2020 Sport Science and Human Performance Te Kura Koiora | 体育科学与人体机能学院毕业典礼 Media Arts Te Kura Pāpāho | 媒体艺术学院毕业典礼 Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing Te Kura Manaaki Tangata | 美容与美发学院毕业典礼 Education and Foundation Pathways Te Kura Pūtake Me Ngā Mahi Whakaako | 教育和预科学院毕业典礼 Languages Te Kura Whakako Reo | 语言学院毕业典礼 Design Factory NZ Te Tumu Herenga Whakaaro o Aotearoa | 新西兰激情与创新设计工厂毕业典礼 26 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Order of Proceedings
MASTER OF CEREMONIES - KO TE KAIHAUTŪ STUDENT SPEAKER’S ADDRESS - TE KŌRERO
Katrina Van de Ven, Dean of Wintec WHAKAHAU, MĀNGAI A NGĀ TAUIRA
怀卡托理工学院学术院长主持毕业典礼 Bridget Skinner, Bachelor of Teaching
(Early Childhood Education)
MIHI/KARAKIA 学生代表致词
Tame Pokaia, Kaumātua
毛利祈祷仪式 CLOSING OF CEREMONY -MANUTAKI O TE KURATINI
O WAIKATO, NGĀ KŌRERO WHAKAKAPI
NATIONAL ANTHEM - WAIATA A TE MOTU Katrina Van de Ven, Dean of Wintec
This will be sung twice, the first time in Māori 怀卡托理工学院学术院长致闭幕词
and the second time in English.
唱两遍国歌：第一遍用毛利语唱，第二遍用英语唱 PROCESSION OF OFFICIAL PARTY, STAFF AND
GRADUATES – TE HĪKOI TAPU A TE TIRA HAERE
ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY - KO TE 官方嘉宾, 员工和毕业生退场
KŌRERO WHAKATAKI A TE TUMUAKI
Light refreshments will be available on the upper concourse
David Christiansen, Chief Executive, Wintec
following the ceremony.
怀卡托理工学院校长致词
The graduation photographer will be available on the lower
concourse, near Door 1, to take portraits following the
GUEST SPEAKER’S ADDRESS - KO TE KŌRERO
ceremony.
WHAKATAKI A TE KAIKŌRERO MANUWHIRI
Dallas Fisher, 简单餐食。专业摄像师可在仪式后提供摄影。
ONZM, Montana Food & Events, 37 South Events
嘉宾致词
CONFERMENT OF DEGREES - TE WHAKAPŪMAUTANGA
O TE TOHU PAETAHI ME TE TOHU PAERUA
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给学位获得者颁发证书
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
- NGĀ WHAKAWHIWHINGA MŌ NGĀ TOHU
POKAIRUA ME NGĀ TIWHIKETE
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
董事会主席给专科和证书文凭获得者颁发证书
GRADUATION 2020 27Master of Applied Innovation Bachelor of Media Arts Courtney Grace Cavanagh
with Distinction (Honours) Second Class Stanley Simkin Chan
Honours (First Division) Junhua Chen
Hendrik van Zyl
Jenny Chhour
Heidi Lynn Douglas
Finn Jessica Chinnery
Master of Arts (Design) Victoria Miles
Christopher Michael Chivers
with Distinction Karyn Jacqueline Van Dam
McKenzie Meg Claydon
Luke Oliver McConnell Eva Kaati Judith Cooper
Bachelor of Media Arts
Brylee Ella Courtney
(Honours) Second Class
Master of Arts (Music) Heather Ann Craig
Honours (Second Division)
with Distinction Olivia Lynn Day
Walaiporn Hickmott Meng Deng
Nicola Brooke Baker
Salman Amir Khan Shannon Monique Dwyer
Duncan Bouwer
Kalei Okalani Esteves
Sam Brownie
Bachelor of Media Arts Yu Feng
Paul Kenneth Hoskin
(Commercial Music) Savanna Jae Fleming
Andrew John Moller
Jordan Harvey Cole Rachael Janine Friend
Dixon Johnson Nacey
Harley Flynn Melissa Anne Grainger
Carol Elizabeth Power
Tamsyn Ruby Forlong Lesley Ann Hall-Wharewera
John Rae
Tyrone Arapeta Gage James Samuel Higgs
Christopher Yeabsley
Caiyi Li Elliot John Hopkins
Daniel Yeabsley
Conor Alexander McMillan Emma Joe
Garry Faamanuiaga Mose Iopu Juanita Jordaan
Master of Arts
Rochelle Hera Ngarangi Sykes Danielle Renee Kane
(Visual Arts) with Distinction
Leonard Hilding Walker Han Li
Claudia Avril Zhizhou Li
Toni Aotea Herangi Bachelor of Media Arts Xiaojun Liang
John Mandelberg (Communication) Yuliang Liu
Callum James Rhodes MacRae
Master of Arts (Visual Arts) Meghan Tara Batey Georgia Helen Alice Maxwell-Floyd
Hollie Jade Blanchard Daniel Ross Mouat
Wei Ding Arielle Jayne Christiansen Joshua Matthew Nelson
Wenrui Liao Rachel Louise Cuneen Teagan Hubertus Keith O’Connor
Samuel de Meijer Douglas Martin Page
Master of Science Brooke Kayla Frampton Stacey-Lee Paki
(Sport and Exercise Science) Kellie Mayann Given Haana Ruby Pratt-Rink
Kate-Lynn Blythe Oskar Corboy Howell Fawn Ebonie Sorensen-Litt
Robyn Louise Chrystall Ferrier Isaac James Kerr Brittany Rae Spencer
Kristen Emma Miles Vivek Krishna Scarlett Eden Steel
Julian Louis Deearn Barbara Strawbridge
Postgraduate Diploma in Megan Maree Kelma Matthews Edward John Thompson
Sport and Exercise Science Connor Bryce McCracken Max Frederick Tommy
Joseph Ryan Langendam Outram Sarah Nancy Walker
Brenna Ann Holcroft Lucas Mark Haki Tainui Ying Wang
Holly Alice Hucker Makayla Jane Wallace-Tidd Zheyu Wu
Slade King Julie Sara Williamson Yawen Xiao
Ruby Grace Perry
Fan Zhao
Dionne Margaret Sasso Bachelor of Media Arts Hao Zhong
(Fashion Design)
Postgraduate Certificate in
Jhodi Olive Guasa Abellanosa Bachelor of Sport and
Innovation with Distinction
Dasanayake Mudiyanselage Exercise Science
Ethan Terrance Lankshear Thilini Kaushalya Dasanayake Monique Parekahu Ngunu Albert
Kendra Paige Dinsdale Anthony Scott Allen
Postgraduate Certificate in Hayley Ruth Knight Travis Jerome Bartels
Transdisciplinary Research Rhys Mahara Joseph Muru-King Mark David Burrows
with Distinction Sanjani Prasad Anna Joy Butcher
Dawn Mary-Elizabeth Carlisle Jiayi Sun Dylan Jacob Crooks
Rebecca Mei Fung Sun Michael David Cunningham
Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours) Natalya Adela MacDonald Dalley
First Class Honours Bachelor of Media Arts Silver Splat Daly
(Visual Arts) Alyssa Jayne Entwisle
Julia Bettina Christey
Lara Zoe Anderson William Edward James Houston
Jonathan Rerekaipuka Clarke
Josie Hannah Bedford Melanie Kiara Joy
Liam James Bourton Sarajane Laura Kearney
Marie Sarah Brunskill Kahlee Rose Norton
Michelle Maryke Buyn Kurtis Jon Parks
28 WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYTeagan Baxter Ryan Graduate Diploma in Teaching Graduate Certificate in Teaching
Marika Lee Searancke English to Speakers of Other English to Speakers of Other
Jacinda Ellie Shaw Languages (Level 7) with Merit Languages (Level 7) with Merit
Emma Ann Smith Julia Kim Endres
Rosa Conway
Devin Thomas Stephenson Rebecca Amy Elizabeth Hudson
Olga Romadanova
Monique Van Dijk Lucinda Paulette Ransley
Chelsea Rose Watton Janet Anne Scantlebury
Teresa Jane Whale Graduate Certificate in Teaching
Graduate Diploma in Teaching
English to Speakers of Other English to Speakers of Other
Bachelor of Teaching Languages (Level 7)
(Early Childhood Education) Languages (Level 7)
Nicola Nancy Cowling Camryn Gray Coles
Joy Elizabeth Archer Andrea Ruth Dawson
Kayla Samantha Bromwich Peter Duncan Gray
Amman Hendrikse Mogammad Rifae Jappie
Hannah Frances Mary Callinicos Kerrianne Marion Lindsey
Colleen Coetzer Gurpreet Kaur
Izumi Kawaguchi Shih-Chieh Lo
Louisa Couper Gregory Douglas Oosterbaan
Renae Margaret Daley Pragyananda Maharjan
Peter Orton
Peta Bella Davis Roji Maharjan
Heshanthi Deema Ranaweera
Rhiannon Donkin Muthukuda Arachchige
Vance Stewart Symon
Nicola Anne Duthie Dilhara Dilrukshi Perera
Nicole Lee Foster Tian Tian
Diploma in Interior Design
Nathalie Fay Gardiner (Level 6)
Jaide Keely Garland Graduate Diploma of Information
Sophie Gibbs Technology in Education Suzanne Helen Dillon
Rachel Lee Goodin (Level 7) Janette Helen Empson
Kelly Rose Harvey Francine Margie Ensor
Adeline Crawford
Lauren Kelly-Marie Healey-Goodin Rachel Sarah Hogan
Kristy Ellen Ferguson
Amber Laura Johnson Brigitte Helen Carley Rowe
Deborah Jane Page
Nicole Patricia Lindsay Melody Moana Simon
Dean Mark Parr
Sophie Lauren Masterson Taya Chenae Stockdale
James Mathew Wickham
Jessie Lesley Matamua Jodie Waite
Tony John Wisnewski
Teah Elizabeth Antonia Milward Hayley White
Rhian Tui Moorhead Devon Jane Willis
Graduate Diploma of Information Britney Marie Wolfsbauer
Dawn Monique Moses
Technology in Education (Applied
Sarah Rose Pennell
e-Learning) (Level 7) with Distinction Diploma in Beauty, Body and
Tyler Sophie Stella Peters
Jessica Laura-Anne Read Raewynne Joy Murfitt Spa Therapies (Level 5)
Rebecca Hayley Elena Ross Briony Colville
Laycee Miringa Shead Graduate Certificate in Information Epifania-Hannah Lister
Bridget Elizabeth Skinner Technology in Education (Level 7) Chance Renee Harmon Waenga
Jessica Catherine Smith Katy Rose Waters
Carlyn Ryklief
Sophie Taurua
Nilesh Lal Adip
Caitlin Paige Taylor Diploma in Sport and
Brendon Wayne Anderson
Priscilla Moana Van der Meys Exercise Science (Level 5)
Catharina Maria Baptist
Kayla Maree Webb
Cassandra Grace Barr Christianus Jacobus Bronswijk
Mark Andrew Williams
Rachel Louise Bond
Tanya Calitz New Zealand Diploma in
Graduate Diploma in
Amitesh Chand Journalism (Level 5)
Communication
(Public Relations/ Amanda Mary Cullen
Emma Louise Derrick Oskar Corboy Howell
Advertising) (Level 7) Jennie-Louise Kendrick
Sarah Jane Edgecombe
Esther Louisa Burnett Donnis Phyllippa Harrison Lucas Mark Haki Tainui
Nabina Kharel Elizabeth Mae Lark
Shin Jung Kim Ashleigh Lauren Macdonald New Zealand Diploma in Wellness
Josephine Makuden and Relaxation Massage
Donna-Marie May McDonald
Megha Rajesh Pardasani (Level 5)
Gwyneth Jane Nuttall
Fernanda Rosa Filgueiras Catherine Maria Petoe Silver Splat Daly
Sarah Schultheiss Sarah Elizabeth Read Kyla Te Rautauhinu Greening
Annalese April Webber Martin Richter Melanie Kiara Joy
Julian Trevor Shoesmith Shiting Liu
Graduate Diploma in Sport Nicola Elizabeth Smith Kerryn Joel Pegram
and Exercise Science (Level 7) Rachel Kylie Smith Touchkorn Raunio
Guramardeep Kaur Mark Alan Still Patinya Witehira
Sukhbir Kaur Moragh Catherine Sutherland Jane Mary-Ellen Wright
Gokula Priyadharshini Palanisamy Anna Maree Watkin
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