Month: August 2015

Wintec students fundraise for Cure Kids charity

Shontelle Campbell August 24, 2015

WINTEC STUDENTS: Royal, Vanessa, Tash, Kate, Courteney, Zoe and Rebecca at their bake sale. Photo: Shontelle Cargill A group of...

Andrew Holmes returns to inspire students

Shontelle Campbell August 18, 2015

GUEST SPEAKER: Andrew Holmes, during his presentationÂ at Spark media arts festival. Photo: Supplied Wintec Bachelor of Media Arts graduateÂ Andrew HolmesÂ has...

Mayor opens new playground at Minogue Park

Shontelle Campbell August 18, 2015

ADVENTURE: Children testing out the new playground. Photo: Shontelle Cargill With stilt walkers and balloons paraded in the air, the...

Jess Johnson: from drawing to animation

Kyra Dawson August 17, 2015

Using pencil, ink and felt tips Jess Johnson has created her own world. Johnson's world is a science fiction based...

The world of advertising and how to survive it

Chantel Strydom August 17, 2015

Thomas Dirnberger, also known as Mr Dirns, said in his presentation at Wintecâ€™s Spark Festival that Â being able to look...

Johnson Witehira aims to be a Māori design hero

Dasha Kuprienko August 17, 2015

https://vimeo.com/136194481 A New Zealand artist whose work was 30 storeys high and displayed on 36 screens in Times Square spoke...

Lineage theme inspires Pacific couture

Te Ahua Maitland August 17, 2015

Pacific couture fashion designer Lindah Lepou speaking at the Wintec Spark Festival. Photo: Kelsy Carter In 1992, a fa’afafine pageant...

Glitterist sprinkles art for Spark

Haylee King August 14, 2015

GLITTER ARTIST: Reuben Paterson has been creating colourful art for 15 years. Photo: Haylee King Reuben Paterson is not your...

Daniel Von Sturmer and the perception of art

Carlie Scott August 14, 2015

It is sometimes assumed that a finished artwork is an end product. But that is not the case for New Zealand...

From med student to magazine editor

Richard Walker August 12, 2015

Do what you enjoy and work hard at it. That’s the advice to students from Home NZ magazine editor Jeremy...

Dylan Horrocks and the war on writer’s block

Christopher Reive August 11, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJI-kXExfI Stop being so hard on yourself. New Zealand graphic novelist Dylan Horrocks says this is the most important step...