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CPIT Metronews snaps up Seven Sharp news desk
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 10:20 am | CPIT
CPIT New Zealand Broadcasting School students will get an even more authentic feel for industry conditions when they sit down behind the Seven Sharp programme’s news desk to film Metronews this week. More >>
Nutritional myths in the media exposed
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 2:33 pm | CPIT
Misleading myths and sensationalised information purported in the media will be exposed at CPIT on Thursday. More >>
Fresh Horizons workshop brings Pasifika artists to CPIT
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 10:44 am | CPIT
A three-day creative workshop with a difference concludes at CPIT today with an exhibition of work by secondary school Pasifika students from 5.30 – 7pm in the Rakaia Centre. More >>
Free robotic workshop ends tomorrow
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 4:55 pm | CPIT
A free workshop at CPIT during the school holidays will challenge students to build a robot that can tackle dangerous environmental tasks using their maths, physics and computing skills. More >>
Electric Vehicle Bootcamp coming to CPIT
Monday, 7 April 2014, 10:40 am | CPIT
CPIT is running a free EVolocity bootcamp on 13 April to kickstart interest amongst secondary school students in electric vehicle (EV) technology. The bootcamp at CPIT is the first of its kind in New Zealand and organisers plan to take the concept to ... More >>
Nathan Fa’avae to address CPIT’s biggest graduation
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 1:12 pm | CPIT
Adventurer Nathan Fa’avae will address CPIT’s biggest graduation yet, with 866 people graduating in person over two ceremonies at CBS Arena this Friday. As captain, Fa’avae led the New Zealand Adventure Racing Team to victory in the World Championships ... More >>
Books to devour, literally
Monday, 24 March 2014, 11:10 am | CPIT
Devouring a good book takes on a different meaning at CPIT when staff and students present witty and creative interpretations of literary favourites for the Edible Book competition on 1 April. More >>
Treasure Hunt Art Giveaway
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 2:04 pm | CPIT
Keen scavengers should head down to the Christchurch Botanical Gardens this weekend, as a treasure hunt begins for $5000 worth of art. As part of the RISE street art exhibition, CPIT is sponsoring the Great Art Giveaway this Saturday and Sunday. More >>
New Japanese scholarship in memory of quake victim
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 1:01 pm | CPIT
A new scholarship to study in Japan has been established by the parents of a student who lost her life in the February 22 earthquake. More >>
Next generation 3D design wins over CPIT
Monday, 10 February 2014, 11:39 am | CPIT
As the 3D design environment evolves, one tertiary institute is keeping ahead of the changes, with a little help from a key industry partnership, and it’s the new generation of designers who will reap the rewards. More >>
Applications are up at CPIT
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 3:38 pm | CPIT
Applications are up at CPIT CPIT’s Chief Executive Kay Giles is pleased to see applications for programmes at the institute up by almost 300 on the same time last year. “Christchurch is actually getting a lot of attention as an exciting city, ... More >>
Lightning strikes at Open Day
Monday, 20 January 2014, 4:59 pm | CPIT
They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but CPIT will soon prove them wrong. More >>
Health sector welcomes dual qualification initiative
Monday, 16 December 2013, 11:35 am | CPIT
Health sector welcomes dual qualification initiative Christchurch will be the only place in New Zealand where degree graduates can study for a Bachelor of Nursing and a Masters of Health Science simultaneously thanks to a new collaboration between ... More >>
Partnership provides much needed skills for the rebuild
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 3:24 pm | CPIT
As the demand for rebuild workers increases, one of the city’s leading labour supplying companies has teamed up with CPIT to help meet the shortfall. More >>
Trades changing lives as more Māori up-skill for the rebuild
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 2:40 pm | CPIT
Christchurch painter and decorator Tessa Gregory says enrolling in the He Toki ki te Rika (Māori trades training) programme at CPIT was one of the best decisions she has ever made. More >>
Student’s Godley House design plan
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 4:01 pm | CPIT
A range of innovative architectural projects created by the next generation of Christchurch’s talented designers are now on display at CPIT. More >>
CPIT celebrates 40 years of nursing
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 3:59 pm | CPIT
The most senior nurse in New Zealand is one of many prestigious graduates from CPIT’s pioneer nursing programme, which will this week celebrate four decades as a leader in nursing education. More >>
CDHB opens new hospital unit for student nurses
Monday, 18 November 2013, 2:54 pm | CPIT
Burwood Health Campus became the first in the country to offer enrolled nursing students hands-on experience in theatre patient care in a joint initiative between CPIT and Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) which started on 11 November. More >>
Chinese programme delivery changes
Monday, 18 November 2013, 11:38 am | CPIT
Chinese language programme delivery at CPIT is changing in 2014 in response to the needs of business and the community. More >>
Quirky, weird Toy Shop opens in Sumner
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 11:47 am | CPIT
There’s a new toy shop coming to Sumner. You can’t buy toys there. In fact you can’t buy anything there. But CPIT art tutor Henry Sunderland says the unusual items in the Sumner Art Window will bring some cheer to people who stop to have a ... More >>