Technology is descirbed by the "New Zealand Curriculum 2007" as invention by design. It provides a rnage of practical and itellectual experiences to develop products and systems that address real life situations. This helps our children and young adults keep pace with the needs of an ever changing society. We facilitate this type of learning in the technology department by providing real life problem solving in the following contexts; food and nutrition, soft materials, hard materials, design and visual communication and ICT.