AUT Worldwide

At AUT, our students represent nearly 140 countries – 140 cultures woven into our collective identity and we keep looking for ways to celebrate this. From 30 April to 2 May, we’re celebrating AUT Worldwide, an occasion for all our student communities to come together, connect and celebrate who we are.

Hāngi experiences

Come and experience a traditional Māori hāngī, a method of cooking food in an earth oven. The food - generally meat, fish, kumara, pumpkin, potato or cabbage - is wrapped in mutton cloth or foil and placed in a hole dug in the ground with hot stones for several hours. Sharing kai (food) is central to manaakitanga (hospitality). This is an opportunity to welcome our international students to New Zealand with an authentic Aotearoa experience.

We are using Halal-certified meat (chicken and lamb). Batches of stuffing and vegetables are cooked separately using mobile steam cookers. This event is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

This is a free event open to all students. The food will be shared among the students present until we run out.

Tuesday, 30 April
North Campus, outside the whānau room (AE101)
From 1pm

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Wednesday, 1 May
South Campus, in front of MH Building
From 1pm

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Food market and cultural performances

The AUT Worldwide cultural festival will be held at the City Campus with a food market, music and performances. There will be a range of food trucks and stalls selling street food from across the world to bring a taste of adventure to your lunch. Cultural performances by AUT student clubs and community groups will showcase music and dances from around the world. Come and enjoy the show, the food and celebrate the culture within our AUT community.

We’ll have a list of who’s coming very soon.

Make sure to scan into the event on the day, using the AUT App, to go into the draw to win a pair of Apple AirPods. There will also be spot prizes for ‘best dressed’ so come along and represent your culture.

Thursday 2 May
City Campus, Hikuwai Plaza
11am-3pm

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