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New Generation Of Jazz Musicians To Light Up Stage

Monday, 19 March 2012, 12:37 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Christchurch audiences will get to hear the new generation of jazz talent when students from the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) Jazz School take to the stage during the New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival. More >>

Christchurch Chefs Back In The Race For Golden Hat

Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 2:07 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

With the February 2011 earthquake behind them, Christchurch culinary students are gearing up for the prestigious annual Nestlé Toque d’Or competition. The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) students will join young chefs from 11 ... More >>

CPIT Lights The FUSE For O-Week

Monday, 20 February 2012, 1:18 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Dub band Knights of the Dub Table and comedian Steve Wrigley from TV3’s Seven Days are heading to CPIT to welcome students to the institute’s biggest orientation yet. More >>

Christchurch: CircoArts Programme cancelled for 2012

Friday, 22 July 2011, 2:34 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

CPIT announced today that its CircoArts programme - the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Circus Arts and Physical Theatre) will not be delivered in 2012. The specialist facilities that have housed the programme for the last 15 years have been severely ... More >>

Sparky’s Frontline Repairs

Monday, 28 March 2011, 11:49 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

CPIT electrical tutor Andrew Massie got to see the damage an earthquake can wreck on a city’s power network firsthand – then he rolled up his sleeves and helped with the repairs. More >>

CPIT increases staff student ratio

Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 3:36 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

The Christchurch Polytechnic and Institute of Technology (CPIT) has secured a huge surplus for the year by raising student numbers but not recruiting enough staff to cover the increased workload said Tertiary Education Union organiser Phil Dodds. More >>

NZer wins Receptionist of the year In France

Monday, 2 March 2009, 2:26 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Eve Stacey from the Intercontinental Hotel Wellington competed in the AICR International Receptionist of the Year competition against candidates from Estonia, Australia, Paris, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Dubai, Cote d’Azur, Singapore, Czech Republic, ... More >>

CPIT Creative Festival: 7 - 15 November 2008

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 10:04 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

CPIT's annual Creative Festival, premieres next month and highlights the talent and achievements of the institute's leading jazz musicians, theatre and circus performers, television broadcasters and filmmakers, graphics designers and fine artists, photographers ... More >>

Creative Festival sure to Ignite the Senses

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 12:29 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

CPIT's annual Creative Festival, premieres next month and highlights the talent and achievements of the institute's leading jazz musicians, theatre and circus performers, television broadcasters and filmmakers, graphics designers and fine artists, photographers ... More >>

TradeFIT recognised for collaborative approach

Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 9:40 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) Project Manager Phil Agnew has won the 2008 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand Cooperation for Results award for the development of TradeFIT, CPIT’s experiential learning ... More >>

Fiddler on the Roof – A Musical

Monday, 25 August 2008, 4:26 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

With assistance from Showbiz Christchurch, 2nd year students from CPIT’s National Academy of Song and Dramatic Art (NASDA) will perform one of the most cherished musicals of all time, the internationally acclaimed, Fiddler on the Roof. More >>

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Monday, 25 August 2008, 4:26 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Nine CPIT NASDA performing arts students and three Jazz School students will combine their talents this month for the New Zealand premiere of The Wonderful World of Dissocia. More >>

Radium Girls – Fighting for their Rights

Monday, 25 August 2008, 4:25 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Those who enjoy the thrill of live performance are in for a treat this month with opening of Radium Girls, the first of three plays performed by CPIT’s NASDA students. More >>

Mentor inspires scholarship for young broadcasters

Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 2:54 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

A desire to acknowledge the people and country that gave them their start in the broadcasting industry has led two New Zealanders to establish a $13,000 radio scholarship to give young broadcasters the same opportunity. More >>

CPIT to offer new trades qualification

Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 10:12 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

The Trades Innovation Institute at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) is offering a new qualification, the National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology Level 2. More >>

Tutor first overseas recipient of US Award

Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 4:05 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) tutor, Alison Reynolds, has just been awarded the Jay. R. Gould award for excellence in teaching technical communication by the US based Society for Technical Communication. This is the first time in its ... More >>

Wanted – Tomorrow’s Stars Of Stage And Screen

Friday, 21 December 2007, 11:55 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

The next generation of Kiwi celebrities could fast-track their way to stardom by auditioning for the 2008 student intake for the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA) at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). More >>

Maori students get top honours at inaugural awards

Friday, 9 November 2007, 3:42 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Three Maori school students have been named supreme award winners at the inaugural Rakatahi Awards dinner held on Thursday 8 November at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). More >>

Performers light up the skies

Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 11:36 am | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Outdoor entertainment doesn’t get any more daring, dextrous or delirious than Circus under the Stars, the annual showcase from CircoArts students at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). More >>

CPIT moulds students in plastics

Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 1:16 pm | Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) is training students in the use of plastics and polymers technology at its new Plastics and Polymers Centre that opened this month at the Sullivan Avenue trades’ campus. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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