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Celebrating Success
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Wintec Graduation Programme 2019

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Contents

                                      2     He Mihi

                                      3     About Us

                                      4     Our People

                                      6     Our Successes

                                      12 Honorary Award Recipients

                                      16 Graduation Ceremony
                                         Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae

                                      20 Graduation Ceremony
                                         Media Arts, Sport Science and Human
                                         Performance, Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing and
                                         Hospitality, Education and Foundation Pathways
                                         and Languages

                                      28 Graduation Ceremony
                                         Business and Enterprise, and Information
                                         Technology

                                      34 Graduation Ceremony
                                         Engineering and Industrial Design, Trades and
                                         Applied Science and Primary Industries

                                      42 Graduation Ceremony
                                         Health and Social Practice

                                      46 Academic Regalia, New Zealand Qualifications
                                         Framework, Photographs and Contributions

                                      47 Graduation Ensemble

                                      48 National Anthem

                                      49 Waiata

                                      The information in this publication is correct at the date of
                                      publication (01.03.2019).

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He Mihi
On behalf of Wintec we extend a warm welcome to all
graduands and their families to our 2019 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 Kingi Tūheitia
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.

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About Us
Our mission: To build stronger communities through education, research and
career development.

Wintec, one of New Zealand’s leading institutes of             Their knowledge is passed on to our students through
technology, helps drive the development of a skilled           innovative teaching, combined with state-of-the-art
workforce not only in New Zealand, but around the              technology and modern campus facilities.
world.                                                         To ensure we meet the needs of the job market, we
We are a modern institute of technology with a                 work closely with employers, industry and community
reputation for providing quality education. Our                organisations to understand and respond to the skills
graduates are work-ready and in demand by employers.           required in today’s workforce.
Our students learn professional and vocational skills          Our students come from the Waikato, around New
in stimulating and supportive environments. We offer           Zealand and the world. We are globally connected
training in engineering, trades, science, technology,          through partnerships with international institutions
agriculture, sport, health and social services, education,     and many of our programmes are delivered off-shore.
business, tourism, hospitality, events, English language,      We have grown from a small technical college to one of
communication and the creative industries. Our                 New Zealand’s largest tertiary education institutes, with
qualifications range from certificates and diplomas to         more than 14,500 students educated by us each year.
degrees and post-graduate programmes.
We employ staff with industry knowledge, often
practising professionals in their given fields of expertise.

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Our people

Barry Harris                                                       David Christiansen
Barry Harris, Chair of the Wintec Council,                         Acting Chief Executive, David Christiansen,
will award graduands their qualifications.                         will 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 Acting 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 25 years,
executive experience and he has held a number of chief             holding roles at Wintec (in quality assurance, planning,
executive roles, most notably at Environment Waikato,              and strategy), and the University of Waikato (teaching and
Greater Wellington Regional Council and Hamilton City              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.

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Gaye Barton                                                      Tame Pokaia
Gaye Barton, Dean, is our Master                                 Wintec’s Kaumātua, Tame Pokaia, opens
of Ceremonies.                                                   our graduation ceremonies with a mihi.

As the Dean of Faculty, Gaye is responsible for Wintec’s         Wintec’s Kaumātua, Tame Pokaia plays a key role in
academic direction and delivery across 12 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 in the region and beyond.                      local government, management, staff and students.
Gaye has been with Wintec for 21 years and held the role         Tame is from Waikato’s Ngāti Mahuta hapu and Ngāti Hikairo
of Dean since 2013. In her previous role, she was Head of        in Kāwhia. He was born and raised in Ngāruawāhia, home
School for Sport and Exercise Science and the Director of the    of the Kīngitanga marae at Tūrangawaewae. The experience
Centre for Foundation Studies.                                   and knowledge he has gained is invaluable and he draws on
Gaye plays a key role in Wintec’s strong academic                this to share and give guidance on tribal history, customs,
performance and external engagement.                             tikanga, Tainui and the Kīngitanga movement.
Gaye has a diverse background in the tertiary sector             He studied at the University of Waikato before graduating
specialising in teaching public relations, organisational        with a BA with Honours, with Māori as his major. Today he is
communication and interpersonal communication.                   in continual pursuit of education and academic excellence.
Gaye has had extensive governance experience in a                Tame was appointed as Wintec Kaumātua in 2009. Prior to
number of not-for-profit organisations and has held a            this, he worked for the Māori King’s office.
number of governance positions in the Young Women’s              When he looks back and reflects, he knows where he has
Christian Association (YWCA), including six years as National    come from and draws on this for his academic motivation
President. She has also been a delegate to four world YWCA       and for student motivation and success.
conventions.                                                     Tame is also Kaumātua for Hamilton City Council and
Gaye’s academic qualifications include a Masters in              the recently established Waikato Regional Economic
Management Studies, Communications (with distinction)            Development Agency, Te Waka.
and a Bachelor of Arts. She is also a Licentiate in speech and
drama from the Trinity College of London.
This is Gaye’s final Wintec Graduation as she is retiring as
Dean this month.

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Our successes
Our collective success is underpinned by a focus to create opportunities and
deliver qualifications that transition and develop careers in a world that is
changing faster than ever before. Here are some recent highlights:

Wintec gifts waka sculpture                                   and Design Factory NZ, also headed to China, but to
                                                              Chengdu University.
to the people
                                                              Bachelor of Media Arts and Design Factory NZ graduate
As its black shroud fell to the ground, Hamilton’s new        Cody Steens is going to be based at Chengdu for one
interactive waka sculpture, Tōia Mai was revealed             year while he completes a postgraduate Graphic
at its launch in November last year. Wintec student           Design programme. He then plans to return to Wintec
Juliann Smith who painted the artist’s concepts for the       to study his Masters.
sculpture, was the first person to walk inside Tōia Mai
                                                              “For me there are two main benefits of this scholarship:
as its soundtracks were activated.
                                                               The first is learning one of the most spoken languages
“It’s stunning. Inside you can hear the sounds of tui, it’s    in the world; and secondly, getting an understanding of
 beautiful.”                                                   another culture’s design to help me better understand
The sculpture was created at Wintec by artist and              and improve my design skills as a whole.”
tutor, Joe Citizen, staff, students and industry partners.
Citizen envisaged the sculpture for his PhD project as
it encompassed many of the disciplines and values             Celebrating Wintec’s
related to his research.                                      outstanding adult learners
“Tōia mai means to work together and this project is “for     Captivating, passionate, motivated and enthusiastic
 the people, by the people”, the result of many hands         are just a few of the words used to describe the 2018
 and minds coming together,” says Citizen.                    Wintec Adult Learner Award recipients.
The multidisciplinary project involved students               The annual event celebrating our top adult learners,
and staff from across Wintec including Media Arts,            aged 25 and above, took place during the national
Engineering, Trades and IT who worked with industry           Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga, He Tangata
partners, project partner Longveld, community                 Mātauranga 2018, in September, last year.
partners and individuals, and Hamilton City Council to        Six awards valued at $1,000 each are given out to adult
complete the project.                                         students who show enthusiasm and commitment to
The sculpture tells the Matariki story through                their study; support and encourage others in learning
an Internet of Things network using data and                  activities; share their skills, knowledge, and abilities;
environmental sensors, and it is activated by                 and challenge themselves and others with new ideas.
movement. Wintec students will continue to learn              The 2018 winners were: Angela Gray-Williams
from and develop the interactive components, and as           (midwifery), Kris Moore (engineering), Ling (Grace)
technology changes, so too, will Tōia Mai.                    Tong (English language), Merlin Nawalowalo
                                                              (arboriculture), Juanita Te Tau Grace Searancke (early
                                                              childhood teaching) and Hao Zhang (engineering).
Students to broaden their
                                                              Wintec executive dean, Gaye Barton said the awards
horizons in China                                             were a significant event on the annual calendar.
Six Wintec students experienced a trip of a lifetime          “Choosing to undertake tertiary study later in life
when they flew to China last year as part of the               isn’t always easy and often involves overcoming
prestigious Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia.            significant obstacles and balancing priorities. The
The students were among 180 New Zealanders who                 awards celebrate these students, the efforts they go
travelled to destinations including Korea, China,              through, and the academic achievements and social
India and Singapore to study, carry out research or            contributions they make.”
undertake an internship.
Wintec Business, Information Technology and                   Wintec launches
Enterprise students Jordan Finlay, Aaron Froggatt,
Keir Bullot and Phillippa Kahotea headed to Jinhua
                                                              physiotherapy school
Polytechnic in Jinhua city in China’s Zhejiang province       Wintec has launched New Zealand’s first new school of
for 19 weeks.                                                 physiotherapy in 45 years, a coup for the central North
Fellow scholarship recipients, Shannon MacMillan              Island.
and Cody Steens from Wintec’s School of Media Arts            Wintec now delivers physiotherapy with the

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Artist and Wintec tutor, Joe Citizen with Wintec sculpture project,      Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia recipients, (L-R) Keir Bullot, Aaron
Tōia Mai at the launch.                                                  Froggatt, Phillippa Kahotea, Shannon Dwyer, Jordan Finlay, Cody Steens.

Wintec Adult Learner Awards 2018 winners, (L-R) Hao Zhang, Kris Moore, Angela Gray-Williams, Grace Tong, Merlin Nawalowalo, Juanita Searancke.

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Wintec has launched New Zealand’s third physiotherapy school and welcomed its first cohort of students this year.

                                                                           Winning athlete, Hinewai Knowles receives her Champion of the Codes
                                                                           award from Wintec academic, Jako Bekker.

                                                                           Celebrating 10 years with Chengdu University. From left: Media Arts
                                                                           Head of School Sam Cunnane, Deputy General Consul-General from
                                                                           New Zealand, John Ryan McLane, President of Chengdu University,
Acclaimed New Zealand singer songwriter Hollie Smith is Musician in        Wang Qingyuan, Wintec Dean, Gaye Barton and Director of Office of
Residence at Wintec. Image supplied.                                       International Cooperation and Exchange Chengdu University, Du Jie .

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qualifications of Bachelor of Physiotherapy and               Over ten weeks, selected athletes from 13 Waikato
       Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours).                          secondary schools were tested for the challenge
      There was high interest for the limited places on offer        developed by Wintec’s Centre for Sport Science and
      and the first 32 students were enrolled this year.             Human Performance to find the most agile, powerful
                                                                     and the fastest Waikato athletes to win bragging rights
       Wintec acting chief executive David Christiansen says
                                                                     for their sport and school.
       the new programmes were developed to meet the
       needs of the region and its people.                           Post-graduate students and staff visited each school
                                                                     and used their performance testing skills and
      “There’s no doubt about the need for a third                   equipment to test some of the region’s best athletes.
       physiotherapy school in New Zealand and for this to be
       located in the Waikato region.”                               Organiser and Wintec Centre for Sport Science and
                                                                     Human Performance academic, Jako Bekker says all
      The Wintec programme was developed in consultation             the athletes did an outstanding job of representing
      with communities and local providers and will support          their schools and their sports codes.
      increased numbers of Māori and Pasifika students to
                                                                     “Now we have found our 2018 Champions of the Codes,
      qualify as physiotherapists.
                                                                      I’m ready for the 2019 competition. This year we ran a
       Physiotherapy of New Zealand chair, Janice Mueller             successful pilot and next year we plan to sign up more
       said the accreditation process is rigorous.                    schools.”
      “It has been a robust process and Wintec has met our           Hinewai Knowles from Cambridge High School
       requirements. As New Zealand’s population and health          won the women’s category and the men’s winner is
       needs grow the need for our profession also increases,        Matthew Pollock of St Peter’s School Cambridge.
       having a third school of physiotherapy helps deliver to
                                                                     They each received a one-on-one strength and
       that need,” says Mueller.
                                                                     conditioning assessment and a personalised strength
       Wintec is the largest health and social practice              and conditioning training programme at the Waikato
       education provider in the Midland Health region and           Human Performance Hub, based at Wintec’s Rotokauri
       joins AUT and Otago University as New Zealand’s only          Campus.
       accredited physiotherapy degree providers.

                                                                     A decade of cross-collaboration
       NZ music icon Hollie Smith                                    with Chengdu University
       joins Wintec music school
                                                                     Wintec and Chengdu University have worked together
       Internationally acclaimed New Zealand singer/                 for a decade and late last year this was celebrated.
       songwriter Hollie Smith, described as “the reigning           It also coincided with the 40th anniversary of the
       queen of Aotearoa soul”, joined Wintec’s School of            establishment of Chengdu University in China.
       Media Arts to mentor and teach music students.
                                                                     Since 2008, the two educators have created valuable
       Smith says of her appointment as musician in                  learning opportunities and experiences for students
       residence, “I hope that taking what I’ve learnt and           and staff.
       sharing that with students is going to be gratifying for
                                                                     President of Chengdu University Wang Qingyu says the
       all of us. We can all learn from others and I’m really
                                                                     relationship is one of cooperation that has benefited
       looking forward to that aspect of this experience.”
                                                                     many students and staff and built lasting friendships.
       David Sidwell, team manager of Wintec’s music
                                                                     “We recognise Wintec as one of our most important
       department, says it is an outstanding opportunity
                                                                      and closest partners and the 10-year cooperation
       for both students and staff to work alongside and be
                                                                      with Wintec is one of the highlights of our 40-year
       mentored by a New Zealand music legend.
                                                                      celebrations.
      “Hollie Smith is a high calibre musician, a prolific singer/   “Together we have more than 1500 postgraduate and
       songwriter known for her powerhouse vocals and she             undergraduate students who have benefitted from our
       has an enviable working knowledge of the local and             cooperation over the past 10 years.”
       international music scene.
                                                                     Wintec and Chengdu share several undergraduate
      “The fact she has achieved number one hits brings              and postgraduate pathways, with Chengdu students
       credibility to her role, reaffirming the teaching and         able to begin their study at Chengdu before arriving in
       learning that already happens within the programme            Hamilton to complete a Bachelor of Communication,
       here at Wintec.”                                              Bachelor of Design or Master of Arts at Wintec.
                                                                     To celebrate the milestone, Wintec dean, Gaye Barton
       Found! Waikato’s highest                                      and Media Arts staff Sam Cunnane and Jordan Foster
                                                                     travelled to Chengdu in December to deliver lectures
       performing secondary                                          as part of the Chengdu University International Week.
       school athletes                                               Wintec dean, Gaye Barton says “There is always a
      Two Cambridge students beat close to 100 Waikato               sense of family when I visit Chengdu and walk into
      athletes to win Wintec’s Champion of the Codes.                our New Zealand room where I am so warmly greeted

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by our students and by the wonderful Chengdu staff         like this, and the Hospice Nepal project is particularly
who have been caring for our students over these past      valuable as they are using their skills to engage with
10 years.”                                                 our community,” says Yeung.
                                                           The students, Phoebe Deng from China and Jeffrey Son,
                                                           from South Korea are studying towards a Graduate
Global students find solutions                             Diploma in Sales and Marketing. They are building a
to Waikato’s waste problems                                website and using their online and engagement skills
You know that old saying, a problem halved is a            to fundraise for the new hospice through the Rotary
problem shared, right? Well, imagine sending your          network.
problems on a virtual relay around the world, to be
solved by teams from four other countries who apply
fresh thinking at each stage.
                                                           New degrees set the stage for
The Rat Relay is a Design Factory Global Network
                                                           careers in the creative sector
annual event, a global design-thinking ‘hackathon’.        New Music and Performing Arts and Contemporary Art
Each Design Factory brings a sponsored challenge that      degrees complete a suite of four new degrees designed
is relayed around the world before returning ‘home’.       to take Wintec students into the future world of work in
Wintec’s Design Factory NZ took part for the first time    the creative sector.
recently and director, Margi Moore said the heat was       The two new, specialised degrees join the Bachelor
on for the teams who worked six hour shifts during the     of Design and Bachelor of Communication degrees
relay before moving their ‘challenge’ across the globe.    launched last year, at Wintec’s School of Media Arts.
“It’s about solving a problem the rest of the world can    Head of Wintec School of Media Arts, Sam Cunnane
 relate to, but also having fun and learning new ways of   says the new suite of creative degrees will set the stage
 thinking along the way and collaborating locally and      for future careers in the arts, design, communication
 internationally.”                                         music and performing arts sector.
The team’s sponsored challenge was a complex,              “We’re not offering your usual tertiary programme, this
environmental problem from Raglan’s Extreme Zero            is a response to the needs of a changing world and the
Waste.                                                      demands of a future workplace that requires people
The global hackathon involved 14 of the 24 Global           who can work together, think creatively and solve
Design Factories including New Zealand’s only Design        problems.”
Factory, launched in 2017 at Wintec.                       The new Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts degree
Design Factory NZ is now established at Wintec and         includes theatre, audio production, composition and
offers a programme to third-year Wintec students.          performance. For Wintec music team manager and
                                                           theatre director David Sidwell, it’s a dream come true.
“Our students come from across Wintec and are guided
 to use their multidisciplinary skills to work together    “There is nothing like this degree on offer in the North
 and develop solutions using design thinking,” says         Island. One of the points of difference is that we will
 Moore.                                                     teach in a theatre environment, students will not be in
                                                            a classroom, they will be on stage.”
                                                           The new Bachelor of Contemporary Art degree will
Students and Rotary on a                                   see students spending the majority of their time in the
mission to raise US$1million                               studio bringing their ideas to life.
for Hospice care in Nepal                                  Cunnane says that while students will create relevant
                                                           work by exploring, painting, photography, screen-
A hospice in Nepal desperately needs US$1million for a
                                                           based media, installation, street art, sculpture, curation
new building and a team from Fairfield Rotary Club are
                                                           or illustration, there’s more.
working with two Wintec students to make this happen.
                                                           “From the start, students will be connecting with
With just nine beds, Hospice Nepal staff and volunteers
                                                            specialists and mentors, problem solving and learning
deal with around 100 deaths a year. A New Zealand
                                                            about the professional and cultural context their work
project team, all Rotary members, heard about their
                                                            operates in.
struggle and wanted to help.
                                                           “We wrap a supportive community around our students
The three Rotarians, lawyer Michael Grayson, retired
                                                            but they will also be challenged and they will learn
Army Major, Mike Cahill, and palliative care specialist,
                                                            through real-life projects, exhibitions and industry
Dr Stuart Brown, share good project management
                                                            experience,” says Cunnane.
skills but they needed help with getting their message
out.                                                       “These programmes will have students become
                                                            super-literate in new media, social technologies, and
They approached Deniss Yeung who teaches Marketing
                                                            the demands of a globally connected, fast moving,
at Wintec’s Centre for Business and Enterprise, where
                                                            adaptable world.”
work-based experience and industry research projects
are an integral part of learning.
“Our students benefit greatly from real-world projects

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The Project Nepal team and Wintec support crew, (L to R) Phoebe Deng, Mike Cahill, Michael Grayson, Jeffrey Son and Deniss Yeung.

       The new Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts degree is a dream come true for Wintec’s David Sidwell (left) who says there is nothing
       like it on offer in the North Island.

       The 2018 Rat Relay team from Design Factory NZ at Wintec.

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Honorary Award Recipients
People who help build a stronger community are recognised by Wintec as part of our
commitment to seeing our city, region and nation grow.
Four Waikato leaders in the areas of innovation, business, arts, and health will receive honorary awards from Wintec for their
longstanding contribution to their respective fields, throughout the year.

Peta Karalus                                                       Sir James Wallace
Honorary Fellowship                                                Master of Arts
Peta Karalus moved to New Zealand from Western Samoa               Sir James, a Waikato-based primary industry entrepreneur,
when she was 17, after being awarded a New Zealand                 is the man behind one of New Zealand’s most important art
Government Nursing Scholarship to study. She graduated as          collections. The Wallace Arts Trust Collection has more than
a Registered Nurse and completed a Masters in Health Policy        9,000 works by New Zealand artists. The Wallace Collection
and Health Perspectives (Hons) in 2001. Peta holds a high          is intended as a cultural resource for present and future
chief title, Leaupepe from the village of Fasito’outa and is the   generations.
current president of the Fonofaufautua a Samoa, Advisory           He has a strong connection to the Waikato through the
Council of Chiefs, Hamilton.                                       Wallace Gallery Morrinsville, a contemporary gallery with
In 1999, Peta established K’aute Pasifika with the help and        multiple spaces that showcase New Zealand art and artists
support of Hamilton’s Pasifika communities and led the             as well as the Wallace Collection.
vision, ‘united we achieve’ as chief executive officer for 18      Twenty-seven years ago, Sir James Wallace established
years. K’aute Pasifika Trust now services more than 4,000          the Annual Wallace Art Awards. The longest surviving and
Pacific Island clients in Hamilton with a range of health,         richest annual art awards of their kind in Australasia, offer
social and education services. In 2011, Peta worked to             prizes amounting to approximately $275,000, rewarding
establish Aeretai Regional Collective and Network, which           artists with residencies in New York, Vermont, San Francisco,
brought together Pasifika providers in Hamilton, Tokoroa,          Switzerland, Rome and Vladivostok.
Tauranga and later Taranaki, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne.
                                                                   Sir James Wallace is patron, trustee or board member for 20
In 2016, Peta led the establishment of the Pasifika PowerUP        arts organisations in New Zealand. He was appointed Knight
Plus programme, which actively supports Pasifika parents,          Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to
families and communities to champion their children’s              the arts in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
learning.
                                                                   He is also the chairman and managing director of Wallace
Peta is a Justice of the Peace and was also awarded Member         Corporation, an 80-year old organisation with a focus on
of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday          recycling and reducing agri-waste, employing people across
Honours 2006, for services to the Pacific Islands community.       New Zealand and servicing markets across the globe.

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Dallas Fisher                                                             David Sidwell
Master of Applied Innovation                                              Institutional Medal
Dallas Fisher is well-known for his outstanding contribution              David Sidwell’s enduring commitment to the arts has
to the community, his passion for innovation and progress,                earned this long-standing member of the music and theatre
and his involvement in successful companies across the                    community, global and local recognition for his work.
business sector.                                                          David joined Wintec in 1999. For 19 years he has inspired
Dallas was instrumental in bringing the Sevens to Hamilton,               and guided Wintec students as programme manager, team
is a founder of NDA Group, a leading Waikato engineering                  manager, and postgraduate supervisor within the School
firm, one of two directors for the largest privately-owned                of Media Arts. He currently manages the Postgraduate and
caterer in New Zealand – Montana Food and Events, and                     Music & Performance Arts Department. He is the director
a director of Chiefs Rugby Club. He is chairman of Waikato                of Hamilton Operatic Society and has led other theatre
economic development agency, Te Waka and Ngaitahu                         companies since 1986.
Tainui Go Bus Holdings, New Zealand’s largest passenger                   In 2014, David was awarded with the civic award of
transport operator.                                                       Freedom Holder of the City, the highest civic honour, for his
His many philanthropic interests include Hospice Waikato                  significant contribution to Hamilton City’s music and theatre
and Perago Trust, which supports young athletes in the                    community.
Cambridge community. Dallas was appointed an Officer                      David has been instrumental in bringing a number of
of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business,               spectacular performances to the Waikato, including Les
philanthropy and sport in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday                       Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Oliver!,
Honours.                                                                  The Rocky Horror Show, Sister Act and Mary Poppins.
He is an active member of the Waikato community as trustee                With more than 40 years involvement in music and theatre
of MESH Sculpture Hamilton and chair of the Tamahere                      as musical director, composer, orchestrator, arranger and
Community Committee.                                                      pianist, it is no wonder David Sidwell has become one of
                                                                          the country’s most highly-acclaimed directors of musical
                                                                          productions.

Note: Peta Karalus will be conferred at the Health and Social Practice graduation ceremony at 2.00pm
on Wednesday 20 March 2019, other honoraries will be conferred at events later in 2019.

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Past Honorary Recipients
Honorary Fellows                                                         Honorary Degrees
2017       Dr Peter Robinson                                             2017       Te Radar (Andrew Lumsden)
2016       Clint Baddeley                                                           Master of Arts
2014       John Cook                                                     2017       Liam Messam
                                                                                    Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
2013       Gordon Chesterman
                                                                         2017       Susie Ryan
2012       Professor Jiliu Zhou
                                                                                    Master of Nursing
2012       Josh Emett
                                                                         2015       Anthea Simcock
2011       Sir Henry van der Heyden                                                 Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Social Work)
2011       John Spencer                                                  2013       Richard O’Brien
2009       Dr Andy West                                                             Master of Arts
2008       Jerry Rickman                                                 2012       Monica Leggat
2007       John Gallagher CNZM, K St J, JP                                          Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
2007       Laurie Pilling MBE                                            2011       Venetia Sherson
                                                                                    Master of Arts
2006       Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ DBE
           (deceased)                                                    2010       Daniel Vettori
                                                                                    Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
2005       Oswald (Ossie) James O.B.E., D.C.N.Z.M.
           (deceased)                                                    2010       Irene van Dyk
                                                                                    Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
2004       Mike Chunn
                                                                         2010       Lynda and Jools Topp (The Topp Twins)
2004       Brian Perry (deceased)
                                                                                    Master of Arts (Music)
2003       Dame Jocelyn Fish DNZM, CBE, JP
                                                                         2010       Bernie Crosby
2003       Bill Foreman (deceased)                                                  Bachelor of Business Studies
                                                                         2007       Keith (Midge) Marsden
Waikato Institute of                                                                Master of Arts (Music)
Technology Medals                                                        2006       Ruth Aitken
                                                                                    Master of Science (Sport and Exercise Science)
2015       Peter Stark
                                                                         2006       Annah Stretton
2015       Maureen Speedy                                                           Master of Arts
2015       David Fredericksen                                            2005       Maxine Hodgson
2015       Richard Hill                                                             Bachelor of Applied Social Science
2010       Dale Williams
2009       Kevin Sweeney
2007       David Peart JP
2005       Peter Johnson
2003       Hare Puke (deceased)

Previous Wintec honoraries. From left: Dr Peter Robinson, Te Radar (Andrew Lumsden), Liam Messam and Susie Ryan.

                                                                                                                   GRADUATION 2019     15
Celebrating
                                       your success
                                       Five 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.

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Te Kōpū Mānia o
Kirikiriroa Marae
Graduation Ceremony
9am, Friday 15 March 2019
Te Kōpū Mānia Marae mo ngā Kura katoa | 毛利风格毕业典礼

                                                   GRADUATION 2019   17
Order of Proceedings
MASTER OF CEREMONIES                                        PRESENTATION OF WAIKATO CONSORTIUM
Hagen Tautari, Māori Achievement Manager, Wintec            – MĀORI AND PASIFIKA TRADE TRAINING
Ko te Kaihautū ko Hagen Tautari                             AWARD FOR BEST PASIFIKA STUDENT
毕业典礼主持人                                                     Whakaaturanga a Waikato Consortium - He
                                                            tohu Māori me te Pasifika mō te mahi hanganga
MIHI/KARAKIA                                                mō te ākonga Pasifika pai rawa.
Kaumātua Tame Pokaia                                        怀卡托技工协会代表为来自毛利和太平洋岛国最佳
毛利祈祷仪式                                                      技工受训学生颁奖

WAIATA                                                      STUDENT SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
He Maimai Aroha Mō Waikato                                  Ellyn Proffit, Master of Nursing
                                                            Te kōrero whakahau a māngai a ngā tauira
WAIATA A TE MOTU - NATIONAL ANTHEM                          学生代表致词
This will be sung twice, the first time in Māori
and the second time in English.                             WAIATA
唱两遍国歌:第一遍用毛利语唱,第二遍用英语唱                                      Tūtira Mai

ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY BY ACTING                           CLOSING OF CEREMONY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DAVID CHRISTIANSEN                          Gaye Barton, Dean of Wintec
Ko te kōrero whakataki a te Tumuaki, a David                Nā Gaye Barton – Manutaki o Te Kuratini
Christiansen ki te whakaminenga                             o Waikato, ngā kōrero whakakapi
怀卡托理工学院校长致词                                                 怀卡托理工学院学术院长致闭幕词

WAIATA                                                      WAIATA
                                                            E Kore Koe e Ngaro
Pupuke Te Hihiri

                                                            KARAKIA MŌ TE KAI - BLESSING OF
GUEST SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
                                                            FOOD - KAUMĀTUA TAME POKAIA
Lisa Tamati - Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Raukawa
                                                            Light refreshments will be available after the ceremony.
​Ultra marathon runner, broadcaster,
                                                            The graduation photographer will be available
 author and businesswoman
                                                            to take portraits after the ceremony.
 Ko te kōrero whakataki a te kaikōrero o te manuwhiri
                                                            简单餐食。专业摄像师可在仪式后提供摄影。
嘉宾致词

WAIATA
Purea Nei

CONFERMENT OF DEGREES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
Te whakapūmautanga o te tohu Paetahi me te tohu Paerua
董事会主席给学士学位获得者颁发证书

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
Ngā whakawhiwhinga mō ngā tohu
Pokairua me ngā Tiwhikete
董事会主席给专科和证书文凭获得者颁发证书

PRESENTATION OF WAIKATO-TAINUI TE
KAUHANGANUI INC - POU ARONUI TROPHY
FOR BEST MĀORI TRADE TRAINEE
Whakaaturanga a Te Kauhanganui o Waikato Tainui i te tohu
Pou Aronui ki te ākonga kirikawa mō ngā mahi a rēhe Māori
怀卡托代表给最佳毛利技工受训者颁奖

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Master of Applied                        Sindhuja Sundarrajan                      Bachelor of Nursing
Information Technology                   Jason Trevor Terry Tavai                  Melissa Victoria Bennett
Micheal Joseph Dunstan                                                             Georgia McLean Cullen
Dylan George Knapp                       Bachelor of Applied Management            Chasey Ngarangi Kim
Kane Craig Maxwell                       (Accounting (Non-CAANZ/CPA))              Stephy Kiran
                                         Adharsh Gangadharan Chamakkadu Babu       Rhiannon Te Ara Miriama
Master of Arts (Visual Arts)                                                       Doreen Magee
                                         Kathy Waiehu Figure
with Distinction                                                                   Tasha-Lee Mahara
                                                                                   Ashleigh Nicola Teaomarama Muraahi
Kayla Rebecca Ratima                     Bachelor of Applied Management
                                                                                   Porchea La’mont Nancy Marie Popata
                                         (Event Management)
                                                                                   Renee Leanne Renata Smith
Master of Nursing
                                         Naomi Ana-Marie Hiakita                   Ariana Taumoana Walker
Ellyn Paula Aroha Proffit
                                         Bachelor of Applied Management            Bachelor of Occupational
Master of Science (Sport and             (Human Resource Management                Therapy (Otago Polytechnic)
Exercise Science) with Distinction       and Event Management)                     Lucy Joan Tari Hira Beckett
Petrus Jakobus Bekker                    Nerina Maria Luppers                      Marion Alice Rangihuna
Rohan Kandoi
Stacey Maria Arohanui Niao                                                         Bachelor of Social Work
                                         Bachelor of Applied Social
                                         Science (Counselling)                     Danika Kate Armstrong
Master of Science (Sport and                                                       Alexia Shelley Bedford
Exercise Science)                        Jennifer Lee Hansen                       Trudy Helen Calley
Lydia Te-Manava-O-Te-Enua Tuaiti                                                   Kate Vivienne Douglas
                                         Bachelor of Engineering                   Aimee Jean Fraser
                                         Technology (Civil)                        Krista Luise Hansen
Postgraduate Diploma in
Applied Informatics                      Eric Tawanda Nyahore                      Kirandeep Kaur
                                                                                   Jerry-Lee Emily Manu
Lydia Manchala                                                                     Mark Waru Nikara
Rathidevi Parthasarathy                  Bachelor of Media Arts (Visual Arts)
                                                                                   Nicole Pislor
                                         Bria Te Amohia Kingi-Fletcher             Cassie Marie Starkie
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing                                                    Mereana Angel Tapara
Irene April Harrison                     Bachelor of Midwifery                     Irihapiti Emily Vose-Black
Karamjeet Kaur Sidhu
                                         Hannah Jennifer Chandler                  Bachelor of Sport and
Postgraduate Diploma in                  Chontai Nicole Katherine Collins Parker   Exercise Science
Sport and Exercise Science               Amber Joy Dashwood
                                                                                   Materoa Heni Nakita Poi
                                         Gaye Margaret Davis
Rasika Ravindra Bakare                                                             Celine Selwyn
                                         Lummetje de Vries
Saili Atul Deodhar
                                         Liana Jayne Doherty                       Bachelor of Teaching
Nathan John Rennie
                                         Erin Driver                               (Early Childhood Education)
Sonali Sanjiv Vaidya
                                         Charlene Huatahi Eparaima
                                                                                   Justine Helen Mary Edwards
Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing      Holly Emma Fisher
                                                                                   Chelsie Loryn Morgan
                                         Henrietta Magdalene Fredericks            Juanita Te Tau Grace Searancke
Earl John Montero Pana                   Pinja Meri Minnami Funnell
                                         Neroli Alice Griffiths                    Paetahi Tumu Kōrero
Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours)
                                         Lesila Halauafu                           Bachelor of Counselling
First Class Honours
                                         Kelly Eva Heke
Jaimee Lee Golden Cruse                                                            Kumari Nanda Cyparsad-Jones
                                         Raigan Ellis Joan Hodgson
                                                                                   Helen Marie Graham
                                         Jiayi Huang                               Sherryn Louise Hill
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise           Kayla Rebecca Hughes
Science (Honours) Second Class                                                     Cassandra Jessica James
                                         Courtney Louise Jensen                    Lauren Joy Ness
Honours (First Division)
                                         Nicole Marie Johansen                     Kristina Dawn Terrey
Kerryn Joel Pegram                       Courtney Marie Kahura
                                         Katherine Joanne Kilgour                  Graduate Diploma in
Bachelor of Applied                      Precious Ginn Tubal Lopena                Communication (Public Relations/
Information Technology                   Tawhia Wanita Daphne Phelwasher           Advertising) (Level 7)
Harmeet Kaur                             Sevigne Shema                             Louwela Pegarido
Noel William Morris                      Hannah Nicole Smith
                                         Sauiluma Tiatia                           Graduate Diploma in Information
Bachelor of Applied Management           Johanna Kristen Van Zweeden               Technology (Level 7)
(Accounting - CAANZ/CPA)                 Emma Mary Weston                          Gnana Gopi Chowdary Chintamaneni
Te Aurere Te Rangimarie Edwards          Kelly Ann Williams                        Sivasubramaniyam Ganapathy
Ratu Epeli C Curukinaboselawa Gaunavou   Katrina Rose Winter                       Roshan Hanumanthe Gowda

                                                                                                   GRADUATION 2019    19
Narendra Kumar Pokala                      Diploma in Enrolled Nursing (Level 5)       New Zealand Certificate in
Chrisita Sharon Rajan Jeyakumar                                                        Construction Trade Skills (Level 3)
                                           Katrina Ngakutaumata Tarawhiti-Hape
Asraf Saleem                                                                           in Carpentry Strand
Rushabh Jayeshkumar Shah                   New Zealand Diploma in Information          David Hone Brady
Amit Sharma                                Technology Technical Support                Wairehu Hohepa Te Huia
                                           (Level 5)                                   Steven Kopa
Graduate Diploma of Information                                                        Kelly Dawn Riria Kingi Mischewski
Technology in Education (Level 7)          Thilini Shanika Amarathunga                 Danny-Tama Lloyd Moetu
                                           Amarathunga Arachchige                      Tyler-Nash Te Kono Te Hira Olsen
Amy Pearl Marie Opperman
                                                                                       Kristoffer Duncan Sesele Saki
                                           Certificate in Adult and                    Niketi Poneke Toataua
Graduate Diploma in Operations and         Tertiary Education (Level 5)                Tave John Taua Tuakana-Natua
Production Management (Level 7)
                                           Priscilla Susanne Te Wehenga Davis-Ngatai
Jayeshkumar Babubhai Dafda                 Kerry Ann Duffy                             New Zealand Certificate in Electrical
                                           Paul Ewart                                  Engineering Theory (Level 3)
Graduate Diploma in Sales                                                              Samuel Leonard Erueti Ketetahi Hetet
and Marketing (Level 7)                    New Zealand Certificate in Adult            Samuel James O’Brien Rickard
Komalpreet Kaur                            Literacy and Numeracy Education
                                           (Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5)            New Zealand Certificate
                                                                                       in Horticulture (Level 3)
Graduate Diploma in Sport and              Petrus Jakobus Bekker
                                                                                       in Amenity Strand
Exercise Science (Level 7)
                                           Certificate in Business                     Te Atatu Victa Wihongi Green
Eashwar Vijayandran
                                           Administration and Computing
                                           (Level 4)                                   New Zealand Certificate
Graduate Diploma in Strategic                                                          in Horticulture (Level 3) in
Management (Level 7)                       Chelsea Pehirangi Teepa
                                                                                       Landscape Construction Strand
Prince Parmar                                                                          Ralowa Maladina
                                           Certificate in Media Arts (Level 4)
Diploma in Technology (Science)            Manihera Hohepa Ngatai Mansell              New Zealand Certificate in
(Level 6)                                                                              Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying
                                           New Zealand Certificate in English          (Pre-Apprenticeship) (Level 3)
Ishanka Jaliya Wijeratne Sellapperuma
                                           Language (Academic) (Level 4)
Arachchige                                                                             Raukawa Phlomena Hepi
                                           Shiting Liu
New Zealand Diploma in                     Hetul Sanjaybhai Majmundar                  New Zealand Certificate in
Architectural Technology (Level 6)         Sreyphea Thorn                              Primary Products Food Processing
                                                                                       (Level 3) in Product Quality
Hammond Matthew Panapa Wickliffe
                                           New Zealand Certificate in                  Implementation Strand
                                           Hairdressing (Emerging Stylist)
New Zealand Diploma in                                                                 John Samuel Hohepa Tumai
                                           (Level 4)
Construction (Level 6) in
Quantity Surveying Strand                  Natruly Hokianga Kororia-O-Te Ata Mani
                                           Haley Ann Rihari
Riaz Ahamed Saleem
                                           New Zealand Certificate in Health
New Zealand Diploma in                     and Wellbeing (Primary Care
Dairy Processing (Level 6)                 Practice Assistance) (Level 4)
Tupaea Taupe Ahomiro                       Samira Thomas
Raymond Gavin Bush                         Marcia Whakatau
Karen Marie Walsh
                                           New Zealand Certificate in
New Zealand Diploma in                     Health and Wellbeing (Social and
Engineering (Electrical) (Level 6)         Community Services) (Level 4)
Darwin Daryl Manalaysay                    Charlene Matenga Wheki
Phornnory Rasmey They
                                           New Zealand Certificate in Study
Diploma in Beauty, Body and                and Career Preparation (Level 4)
Spa Therapies (Level 5)
                                           Vicky Jean James
Kirsty Ella Raiha Rangitaawa               Katerina Turiparu Jack Tarry
Hayley Sanders
Jasmine Elizabeth Welch                    New Zealand Certificate in Animal
                                           Care (Companion Animals) (Level 3)
Diploma in Business Studies (Level 5)
                                           Edyn Waihape
Terence Michael Phelan                     Jillian Louisa Walker

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Graduation Ceremony
9:30am, Tuesday 19 March 2019

Media Arts
Te Kura Pāpāho | 媒体艺术学院毕业典礼

Sport Science and Human Performance
Te Kura Koiora | 体育科学与人体机能

Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing
and Hospitality
Te Kura Manaaki Tangata | 美容美发与餐饮学院毕业典礼

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

                                                GRADUATION 2019   21
Order of Proceedings
MASTER OF CEREMONIES                                     STUDENT SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
Gaye Barton, Dean of Wintec                              Brydie Senior, Bachelor of Media Arts (Fashion)
Ko te Kaihautu                                           Te kōrero whakahau a māngai a te ngā tauira
怀卡托理工学院学术院长主持毕业典礼                                        学生代表致词

MIHI/KARAKIA                                             CLOSING OF CEREMONY
Kaumātua Tame Pokaia                                     Gaye Barton, Dean of Wintec
毛利祈祷仪式                                                   Nā Gaye Barton – Manutaki o Te Kuratini
                                                         o Waikato, ngā kōrero whakakapi
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.                          PROCESSION OF OFFICIAL PARTY, STAFF AND GRADUANDS
Waiata a te motu                                         Te hīkoi tapu a te tira haere
唱两遍国歌:第一遍用毛利语唱,第二遍用英语唱                                   官方嘉宾, 员工和毕业生退场

ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY BY ACTING                        Light refreshments will be available on the upper concourse
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DAVID CHRISTIANSEN                       following the ceremony.
Ko te kōrero whakataki a te Tumuaki, a David             The graduation photographer will be available on the lower
Christiansen ki te whakaminenga                          concourse, near Door 1, to take portraits following the
                                                         ceremony.
怀卡托理工学院校长致词
                                                         简单餐食。专业摄像师可在仪式后提供摄影。
GUEST SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
Pat Mellsop, General Manager Montana Food
& Events Waikato and 37 South Events
Ko te kōrero whakataki a te kaikōrero o te manuwhiri
嘉宾致词

CONFERMENT OF DEGREES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
Te whakapūmautanga o te tohu Paetahi me te tohu Paerua
董事会主席给学士学位获得者颁发证书

AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
Barry Harris, Chair of Wintec Council
Ngā whakawhiwhinga mō ngā tohu
Pokairua me ngā Tiwhikete
董事会主席给专科和证书文凭获得者颁发证书

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Master of Arts (Communication)          Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours)       Bachelor of Media Arts (Visual Arts)
                                        Second Class Honours
Younan Lyu                                                                     Sheldon Peter Aden
                                        (First Division)
                                                                               Rex Emmanuel Alfaras
Master of Arts (Design)                 Theadora Allison                       Louise Henriette Bouter
with Distinction                        Jarom Wayth Hawaikirangi Gudgeon       Lara Louise Brock
                                        Georgia Rose Ransfield                 Souem By
Dale Graham Sattler                                                            Lucy Harriet Coombes
                                                                               Shennaye Tennielle Cox
                                        Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours)
Master of Arts (Design)                                                        Rebecca Grace Daczo
                                        Second Class Honours
                                                                               Javesh Dheda
Yang Yang                               (Second Division)
                                                                               Hongyu Fan
Lanxi Yin                                                                      Lane Bryant Fisher
                                        Logan Carl Dinning
                                        Samantha June Eva                      Madison Paige Guise
Master of Arts (Music)                                                         Abigail Hope Halliday
                                        Jonathon Philip Hagan
with Distinction                                                               Kate Ellen Heaton
                                        Alexandra Marie Rico
Marcel Rene Bellvé                                                             Talia Lee Horgan
                                                                               Reanna Jean Inglis
David James Johnston                    Bachelor of Media Arts                 Aidan Harris Jackson
                                        (Commercial Music)                     Tammy Lola-Ann Johnson
Master of Arts (Visual
                                        Kristian Royal Gordon Ikiafe Bennett   Jessica Anne Lamont
Arts) with Distinction
                                        Andrew Carter                          Alice Miranda Leonard
Leal Innis Butler                                                              Maxine Judith Levien
                                        Amy Jitske Christopher
Jennifer Elizabeth Quayle                                                      Feijie Lin
                                        Norefjell Deana Fay Davis
Kyle Sattler                                                                   Hannah-Kate Rose Magon
                                        Jade Wikitoria Petaera-Nikora          Mark Matchett
                                        Mark Joseph Quirante                   Jade Marijke Mobberley
Master of Arts (Visual Arts)
                                        Calum Ray                              Dominique Natalie Morgan
Angela Marion Day                       Luke Ronald Thomas                     Kodi Rain Murray
Di Wang                                 Tawny Madison Vooght                   Khusbu Chandu Patel
                                                                               Yuxiang Peng
Master of Science (Sport and            Bachelor of Media Arts                 Richard Henry Dy Perez
Exercise Science) with Distinction      (Communication)                        Lara Ratlidge
                                                                               Jianxing Ren
Kimberley Jane Abbott                   Chloe Rebecca Davies                   Kaushik Sharma
Lynne O’Malley                          Candice Irene Lyn Gollan               Lukas Skipper
Theunis Lodewyk Pieters                 Horiana Adrienne Henderson             Madison Meri Ariki Southey
                                        Rebecca Amy Elizabeth Hudson           Terry Su
Master of Science (Sport                Sarah Michelle James                   Wallesha Donna Tauranga
and Exercise Science)                                                          Nicole Jane Thomas
                                        Caitlan Aroha Johnston
                                                                               Sotoudeh Vafsi
Terrina Tuaolamoka Riz ‘ Gath Chapman   Alexandra Jane Leeson
                                                                               Denise Katherine Van Dam
Victoria Tiiana Suzanne Fleming         Chan Ratanak Meang                     Leo Kaupuke Waitere
Robyn Lenore Polley                     Whetu-Marama Motu-Heta                 Miriana Arihia Wetere-Ryder
Haizhou Yang                            Aasha Parle                            Makaely Grace Wingate
                                        Aidan Michael Sami                     Feng-Hua Yang
Postgraduate Diploma in                 Ezra Jade Michelle Shield              Hengrui Zhang
Sport and Exercise Science              Laura Frances Smith                    Yuan Zhang
                                        Heather Leigh Williams                 Zhiyun Zhang
Tayler James Beggs                                                             Yixuan Zheng
Beena Binu Zacharias                    Kerenapu Christina Winiata-Katting
Kirsty Emma Louise Cowsley                                                     Bachelor of Sport and
Samantha Megan Hall                     Bachelor of Media Arts                 Exercise Science
Jatinder Kaur                           (Fashion Design)
                                                                               Katrina Marie Boyack Candy
Manaaki Wade George O’Brien             Emma Clare Ayson                       Todd Stewart Alexander Cameron
William Smart                           Nicole Monique Boersen                 Danielle Jay de Waard
                                        Kimberley Nancy Beatrice Chance        Robyn Dirks
Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours)        Ashley Marie Flutey                    Alex Elsie Douglas
First Class Honours                     Jessie Helen Avery Handcock            Larissa Faye Glasgow
                                        Carmen Melva MacKey-Morgan             Alicia Karin Gray
Ahsin Ahsin
                                                                               Tazmin Richard Maui Hayward
Melinda Louise Drysdale                 Carol Judith Oldfield
                                                                               Tobias Jack Henderson
Reece John Gielen                       Melissa Louise Ryan
                                                                               Brenna Ann Holcroft
Mason Holloway                          Ansune Scholtz                         Holly Alice Hucker
Heather Dianne Olesen                   Brydie Jessica Senior                  Lexie Louise Jones
Rachel Hope Peary                       Rose Ashley Sidwell                    Simone Mata Kokaua
Juliann Joy Smith                       Angela Jane Tremayne                   Carli Loubser

                                                                                               GRADUATION 2019    23
Shynade Samantha Mellish                   Graduate Diploma in Teaching          Graduate Certificate in Teaching
Shani Caroline Oed                         English to Speakers of Other          English to Speakers of Other
Ashleigh Robyn Phillips                    Languages (Level 7) with Merit        Languages (Level 7)
Toby Dalton Platt                          Diane Susan Cooper                    Donald Richard Beer
Asanka Manoj Ranasinghe                    Mei Dong                              Rong Ge
Connor Pati Shannon                        Jian Li                               Vicky May Knight
Chante Stokes                              Juntong Li                            Roji Maharjan
Calah Portia Stuart                        Maria Fernanda Moncada                Muthukuda Arachchige Dilhara
Danielle Aimee Temm                        Kate Louise Musker Reynolds           Dilrukshi Perera
Oskar Scott Williams                       Shuang Zhou                           Rebecca Poole
                                                                                 Suresh Shrestha
Bachelor of Teaching                       Graduate Diploma in Teaching          Tian Tian
(Early Childhood Education)                English to Speakers of Other          Emma Tumohe
                                           Languages (Level 7)
Mubaraka Begum Ahmed Kabir                                                       Diploma in Interior Design (Level 6)
Harriet Monique Allen                      Indika Nilanthi Gunarathna
Luisa Crystal-Rose Balsom                  Kaluthanthri Patabendige              Leanne Shirley Bhula
Kylah Leslie Bardsley                      Manvinder Kaur                        Hayley Louisa Christian
Abigail Grace Benge                        Manal A I Osman                       Jonathan Hubert Kirsten
                                           Nguyen Phan                           Xiaojun Liang
Sarah Hazel Buchanan
                                           Suresh Shrestha                       Alexis Ivy Parker
Michelle Louise Buckley
                                           Unarii Vahinerii Tafale               Libby Maree Phillips
Kylie Marie Carter
                                           Janette Sherrie Tinetti               Nikalah Grace Sloane
Eleana Cowdell
                                           Yang Zhao                             Hannah Rhoda Stannard
Rachael Anna Densem
                                                                                 Shayden John Jovan Taylor-Puru
Matisha Ann East                           Graduate Diploma of Information       Alex Maree Woods
Robert Reginald Forster                    Technology in Education (Level 7)
Rosemary Louise Goodall                                                          Diploma in Sport and
Brianna Rose Goodman                       Charlotte Maree Burt
                                                                                 Exercise Science (Level 6)
Sarah Margaret Hardy Illanes               Nicola Helen Conn
Paula Anne Higgins                         Alana Stephanie Egerton               Liam Robinson
Kendall Maree Hogg                         Jannat Maqbool
Hilary Jane Larsen
                                           Melanie Jane Martin                   Diploma in Beauty, Body and
                                                                                 Spa Therapies (Level 5)
Tineke Ann Martin
                                           Graduate Certificate in Information
Victoria Emma Louise McGillan                                                    Jadie Louise Bailey
                                           Technology in Education (Level 7)
Demi McInally                                                                    Kimberley Laura Brown
Jessica Ellen Miller                       Dian Nicole Brookes                   Kayla Grace Cartwright
Kyuhong Min                                Amy Ruth Christie                     Briar Elizabeth Archer Hawes
Alexis Danielle Nichols                    Alissa Jane Dyer                      Rose Kristina Michelle McEwan
Ruby Leigh Owen                            Kristy Ellen Ferguson                 Caran Joanne Spicer
Rebecca Amy Phillips                       Rachael Claire Forde                  Patricia Thomas
Keisha Louise Stead                        Deanna Adele Foster                   Mokoia Hirina Wainui
Jaimee Nicole Stevens                      Scott Gregory Hammer                  Mikyla Nasara Debra Wright
                                           Matutaera Te Anga Herangi
Ashleigh Margaret Sutton
                                           Khalil Jeries Khalil Hijazeen         Diploma in Sport and
Jennifer Margaret Watts
                                           Mathew Hill                           Exercise Science (Level 5)
                                           Frances O’Donnell
Graduate Diploma in                                                              Paula Gaye Dowd
                                           Joanne May Oxley
Communication (Professional                                                      Nicholas James Woods
                                           Jordan Danielle Priestley
Writing) (Level 7)
                                           Kevin James Rae
                                                                                 National Diploma in Journalism
Shisir Parajuli                            Deborah Jane Reeves
                                                                                 (Multi-media) (Level 5)
Eeshani Dinesh Shetty                      Sonya Mary Short
                                           Peter James Van Den Broek             Candice Irene Lyn Gollan
Graduate Diploma in                        Zelda Vermeulen                       Horiana Adrienne Henderson
Communication (Public Relations/           James Mathew Wickham                  Caitlan Aroha Johnston
Advertising) (Level 7)                     Tony John Wisnewski                   Blair James Voorend
                                                                                 Jesse Duval Benton Wood
Tania Baptista                             Graduate Certificate in Teaching
Ruchita Vijaykumar Bharbhari               English to Speakers of Other          New Zealand Diploma in
Ngaroimata Keryn McKay                     Languages (Level 7) with Merit        Cookery (Advanced) (Level 5)

Graduate Diploma in Sport and              Dianne Browne                         Melvin Anto
Exercise Science (Level 7)                 Rosa Conway                           Sahil Arora
                                           Johannah Myfanwy Gwendolen Hawthorn   Moana Tonya Dione Bennett
Pooja Rajendra Jejurkar                    Jian Li                               Jiemin Chen
Jyoti Bharatkumar Mithaiwala               Woon Foong Lum                        Alyssa Star Suzanne Amy Deed
Dionne Margaret Sasso                      Lisa Spaans                           Mengqi Dou
Radha Chandrashekhar Wagle                 Yang Zhao                             Maddison Jacqueline Fatu

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Xiaoxi Feng                               Maryam Moridnejad                     New Zealand Certificate
Serenity Maia Paretuhara Gray-Chase       Ogechi Okoro                          in Exercise (Level 5)
Hettige Hashini Erandi Gunasekara         James John Pickford
                                                                                Kelly Min-Yee Fleming
Blake William Hall-Hitchens               Reza Rafeh
                                                                                David William John Harwood
Yihong He                                 Mahdiyeh Salmanzadeh
Chloe Jasmine Hedder                      Lisa Michelle Salter                  Izhian Zallen Southcombe-Eru
Irene Ishmael                             Chathurika Sumali Samarakoon
Andrey Kiselev                            Samarakoon Mudiyanselage              Certificate in Beauty Clinic
Lihua Lin                                 Hazel Ruth Simpkin                    Practices (Level 4)
Mari Dianne Llarena                       Regan John Standing
                                                                                Maddison Charne Findlay
Hannah Pearl Tui Love                     Tina Marie Taola
                                                                                Jazmine Marie Heaslip
Qin Luo                                   Fiona Elizabeth Taylor
                                                                                Leah Penelope Miller
Ayush Malhotra                            David Lee Terry
                                          Justin David Thomas                   Aria Tyler Moeke
Te Wera Wiremu Te Kotua Mateparae
                                          Karen Monique Yvonne Van Der Lingen   Brittany Wilson
Qiongyao Miao
Tracey Olivia Morton                      Janelle Maree Ward
Cheyanne Nowacki                          Paula Clare Wilson                    Certificate in Introduction to
Vinjal Balvantbhai Patel                                                        Study (Health) (Level 4)
Laura Megan Payne                         New Zealand Certificate in Adult      Karen Dorothy Evans
Aditya Phogat                             Literacy and Numeracy Education
Angilica Edulan Plamus                    (Vocational/Workplace) (Level 5)
                                                                                Certificate in Massage (Level 4)
Rishab Rishab                             Koroniria Amai
Isla Sando                                                                      Caitlyn Ann Mallard-Bailey
                                          Gene Lee Cooper
Matthew David Seaton-Snowdon              Christopher David Ellis
Harjinder Singh                           Melisa M’Love Fotu                    Certificate in Media Arts (Level 4)
Sari Leah Steed                           Jillian Clare Morgan                  Kaylee Jean Baucke
Fran Boby Tanoto                          Ernie Joseph Pene                     Kelly Nicole Cunliffe
Karamea Te Tomo                           Gary Wayne Pepperell
Marama Anastasia Ngarie Tedbury                                                 Amanda Aurora De Vries
                                          Anthony William Picard                Diego Flores Diaz
Jia Xin Tong                              Christina Marie Tuheke
Jessica Anne Walker                                                             Simon David Folkard
                                          Karen Monique Yvonne Van Der Lingen
Jian Wen                                                                        Michael Angelo Fornieri
                                          Yi Wang
Wenjiao Xie                                                                     Cody Stewart Thomas Golder
Yi Yang                                                                         Emma Heath
                                          New Zealand Certificate in English
Hanjie Yao                                Language (Academic) (Level 5)         Deone Herman
Nizhe Ye                                                                        Shani Tegan Kelman
Ping Zhang                                Sinda Davis Alappatt                  Te Rangi Haeata Puata Koroheke
                                          Nigeena Anwari                        Logan Jefferey Lewis-Prayoorakong
New Zealand Diploma in Wellness           Minsung Byeon
                                                                                Olea Lloyd
and Relaxation Massage (Level 5)          Jenifer Gunhoran Delos Reyes
                                                                                Jayden Martin
                                          Wei Ding
Berengere Couturier                                                             Dion Reihana McMahon
                                          Atoli Sema Dixon
Ivone Manuela Da Silva Tavares            Li Fu                                 Jacob McWhannell
Avon Struan Griffiths                     Huihui Ge                             Shinnia Chelsey Maikuku Tia Tia Mitchell
Gemma Dee Parsons                         Min Huang                             Madison Abigail Morris
                                          Yunjeong Jeong                        Brandon Lee Newton
Certificate in Adult and                  Eunjung Jun                           Andres Obrecht Toro
Tertiary Education (Level 5)              Johana Joseph Kallungal               Rivay Michele Rana Parewairere O’Donnell
Steffan Phillip Leon Auliff               Andini Setya Karlina                  Greer Louise Osborne
Russell John Best                         Rupinder Kaur                         Fiona Elsie Owsley
Michael Franklin Bosu                     Yi Liu                                Sophie Paraha
Jane Kathryn Brunton                      Zhi Liu                               Madison Jane Parker
William Charleston                        Jia Luo                               Yuanhao Quan
Michael Knox Clarke                       Baoyan Ma                             Hannah Elisabeth Rose Richards
Deanne Lesley Cleaver                     Marie-Christine Missud                Aaron David Ross
Karen Anne Edelsten                       Najiba Muhammad Hussain               Ceilidh Sophia-Grace Russell
Anthea Marcelle Fester                    Yakeline Del Rosario Pantoja Iguad
                                                                                Ryan James Thomson Scott
Jacqueline Margaret Catherine Gallichan   Hyejin Park
                                                                                Kieran Brodie Stephens
Joshua William Kanara-Bailey              Frank De Jesus Perez Rodriguez
                                                                                George Peter Thony
Celine Patricia Kearney                   Hye Jung Ra
Prashant Khanna                           Zheqiang Shi                          Zarna Lee Molly Torpey
Ajay Kumar                                Harjot Singh                          Mark John Valenzuela
Yi-Ting Vivian Lang                       Qiaosha Tang                          Margot Elizabeth Kayla Vincent
Arthur Maria Do Valle Neto                Lilin Wang                            Claudia Luane Wallace
Sarah Kylie McLeod                        Jiewen Xu                             Yifan Wang
Sarah Elizabeth McMillan                  Li Yan                                Jayden Watkins
Sandra Moetara                            Chuanyi Zheng                         Jason Daniel Witika

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Certificate in Outdoor Adventure            Amy Lantana Warren                   Ravinderdeep Singh
and Recreation (Level 4)                    Yang-Che Yueh                        Qin Sun
                                            Ke Zhang                             Qinzheng Sun
Shang Amorangi Apaapa
                                                                                 Zhongnan Sun
Astrid Cotterill-Nagels
                                            New Zealand Certificate in English   Yoshiki Tatsumi
Hayley Louise Shirley Hill
                                            Language (Academic) (Level 4)        Shengli Tian
Dane Mathew
Ciarne Ngatai-Morrison                                                           Tian Tian
                                            Fartun Yusuf Ali
Tori Johanna Prendergast                                                         Lilin Wang
                                            Zeeshan Ali
Bethany Sarah Roughton                                                           Peixuan Wang
                                            Soraya Azarakhsh
Renee Tyra Swetman                                                               Tianyu Wang
                                            Zhenyi Bao
                                                                                 An Wei
                                            Veerpal Kaur Bhele
New Zealand Certificate                                                          Zheyu Wu
                                            Qiqi Cai
in Cookery (Level 4)                                                             Jiewen Xu
                                            Vijeta Arpitkumar Chauhan
                                                                                 Kexin Xu
Dilan Sachintha Alahakoon                   Mengdi Chen
                                                                                 Sijia Xu
Hansol Bae                                  Hana Choi
                                                                                 Xi Xu
Garima Batra                                Ling Dai
                                                                                 Feng Xue
Haloma Tomairangi Bluegum-Perese            Meng Deng
                                                                                 Shijie Yang
Haylee Rose Cammock Seator                  Chaonan Shannon Ding
                                                                                 Huacong Yin
Priti Chauhan                               Atoli Sema Dixon
                                                                                 Hanshuo Zhang
Jatin Chodha                                Xiaofeng Dong
                                                                                 Jing Zhang
Guneet Kaur Chopra                          Tarome Euta
                                                                                 Lumiao Zhang
Hamish Byron Christensen                    Mengjiao Fan
                                                                                 Weijie Zhang
Oliver Cleland                              Yu Feng
                                            Vinas Giradharbhai Gajera            Xiaolan Zhang
Emma Sharee Colquhoun                                                            Yifan Zhang
Madison Rose Curran                         Hector Enrique Giraldo Rincon
                                            Aoran Han                            Chuanmei Zhou
Anitra Devi                                                                      Jiana Zhu
Lindsay Du Plooy                            Libin He
                                            Jingfei Hou                          Xiaolin Zhu
Sally Michelle Dustow                                                            Zhenyao Zhu
Kayleigh Kim East                           Chun-Jou Huang
                                            Fei Huang                            Ran Zong
Enoka Enoka                                                                      Miaoheng Zou
Sophy Petra Gardiner                        Ruiqi Huang
Tijuana Haenga-Albert                       Yeji Jang
                                            Haohsun Jao                          New Zealand Certificate in English
Lucy Harder                                                                      Language (Employment) (Level 4)
Yaxuan Hu                                   Yunjeong Jeong
Hongwei Kang                                Wei Jiang                            Wenjie Deng
Hardeep Kaur                                Eunsun Jung                          Muhammad Kazim Gulzari
Komalpreet Kaur                             Hadil Kanakrieh                      Reeka Gulzari
Rajwinder Kaur                              Paramjeet Kaur                       Jiayun Luo
Jaepil Kim                                  Ashima Khurana                       Sathya Ny
Lindsay Celia Kiwara                        Seungkook Kim                        Abdullahi Ibrahim Shaqlane
Talita Klopper                              Shin Jung Kim
Seongwoo Kwon                               Mukesh Kumar                         New Zealand Certificate
Zac Steven Robert Linton Brown              Eun Sil Lee                          in Exercise (Level 4)
Lisa Marie MacDonald                        Jong Il Lee
                                                                                 Zachary Frances Clarke
Murihiku Teau Martell                       Chaoming Li
                                                                                 Rhys William Dickinson
Devon James Mitchell                        Chunling Li
                                                                                 Heavenly-Grace Elizabeth Graham-Hayes
Lisheng Mo                                  Ning Li
                                                                                 Marc Laurence Hagan
Shahriar Naim                               Ruhao Li
                                                                                 Grace Jennifer Herdman
Anupanand Nimmala                           Zhizhou Li
                                                                                 Samantha Brooke Irvine
Manak Oberoi                                Jiaer Liang
                                                                                 Samuel James McGovern
Tobias Alan Pudney                          Wenrui Liao
                                                                                 Kerrin Brent Prankerd
Vishaal Vikash Ram                          Roumin Lin
                                                                                 Izhian Zallen Southcombe-Eru
Nandita Dashni Reddy                        Mengke Liu
                                                                                 Jusdean Spicer
Georgia Summer Robb                         Shanshan Liu
                                                                                 Awhina Kimiora Tangen
Jaehyun Shin                                Yuliang Liu
                                                                                 Jasmine Karen Lorraine Wilson
Anaka Tearani Oshenna Sidhu                 Shiranthi Shalika Liyanage
                                                                                 Bruce Ngatihaua Witehira
Gurkaranjit Singh                           Rabina Maharjan
Jaskaran Singh                              Fartun Ahmed Mohamed
                                                                                 New Zealand Certificate in Food
Prabhjot Singh                              Baharah Noori
                                                                                 and Beverage Service (Level 4)
Yadwinder Singh                             Hyejin Park
                                                                                 in Restaurant Services Strand
Ploion Daisy So’o                           Yun Hee Park
Cassandra Rose Ella Stockman                Akshar Rajeshkumar Patel             Alishia Arthur
Coleman Eden Strother                       Amiben Vijaybhai Patel               Jessie-Jade Ngahiriwa Barrett
Taylor Margaret Taitoko                     Yuanhao Quan                         Jenna Marie Clarke
Gay Manawas Ticuala                         Kirpalsinh Rangitsinh Rathod         Franchesca Elizabeth Farnum
Zechen Wang                                 Fernanda Rosa Filgueiras             Kingsley O’Brien

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