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Car Cup Holder And Skin Elixir Take Top Prizes At YES Canterbury Final
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 11:51 am | Te Pukenga
Ever had a drink topple in your car, soaking the carpet in stinky smoothie? Or tried to find an all-on-one natural skin care product? The 2023 Canterbury Ōtākoro winners of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) have you covered. The record-breaking local ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Teams Up With REANNZ To Deliver High Performance Wi-Fi To All Learners
Friday, 27 October 2023, 11:44 am | Te Pukenga
By the end of 2023, all ākonga (learners) and kaimahi (staff) of Te Pūkenga New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology will have access to free, secure, high-performance Wi-Fi across Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Pūkenga and Crown entity REANNZ are working ... More >>
Capturing A Spot In Photo Finals
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 2:04 pm | Te Pukenga
Just one word summed up how Cindy Griffith felt when she heard she was a finalist in the IHC Capture the Moment photography competition- ‘wonderful’. Cindy is an NMIT Te Pūkenga Community Living ākonga at the Marlborough Campus and her tutor, ... More >>
Ara | Te Pūkenga Delighted To Host Indian Government Officials
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:34 am | Te Pukenga
A visit from a delegation headed by the Hon Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Government of India Minister of State for External Affairs and Education was warmly welcomed by Ara leadership this week . Accompanying the Minster for an informal session with ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Confirms New Structure For Enhanced National Vocational Education And Training
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 1:06 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, the country’s largest tertiary education and training provider, today unveiled its new operating structure for delivering better outcomes for ākonga (learners) and employers through a single ... More >>
Café Owner And Staff Study Together And Graduate Together
Saturday, 16 September 2023, 8:44 pm | Te Pukenga
It’s aprons off and graduation gowns on for three cooks from the Tai Tapu Café and Store today - and the entire staff are heading out to celebrate their academic achievements. Business co-owner Lesley Edwards along with kitchen staff Jadene Thompson ... More >>
More Than 400 Line Up For Ara |Te Pūkenga Spring Graduation
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:39 am | Te Pukenga
Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees, Post-Grad qualifications and Masters to be awarded From Skills for Working and Web Design to Architecture and Automotive Engineering, ākonga of all walks are preparing to walk the stage at Ōtautahi’s Wolfbrook Arena ... More >>
He Toki Kai Te Rika Carving The Future Of Ōtākou | Otago
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 3:04 pm | Te Pukenga
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today opened a new multimillion-dollar training centre in Dunedin to develop the next generation of Ōtākou | Otago’s tradespeople and engineers. He Toki Kai Te Rika translates as ‘a tool for the hand’ and will offer ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Graduand Prepares For Special Day
Monday, 11 September 2023, 2:44 pm | Te Pukenga
Rika Vermue has good reason to be thrilled about graduating from Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga on Friday 15 September. Rika will join around 120 graduands at the Dunedin Town Hall ceremony, where she’ll graduate with a New Zealand Certificate ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Kaiako Among Top Tertiary Teachers
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 4:24 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga congratulates teaching kaimahi (staff) who have been named as recipients of Te Whatu Kairangi - Aotearoa Tertiary Educator Awards this year. The winners are: - Le Moana Mua Award - Genevieve Togiaso, Ara Institute of Canterbury | Te Pūkenga ... More >>
Te Pūkenga International Celebration Spans The Globe
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 6:40 pm | Te Pukenga
A feast of performance and delicious foods featured at a cultural celebration with a family feel at the Ara | Te Pūkenga City campus on Thursday. For the first time since the Covid pandemic, ākonga (students) and kaimahi (staff) were treated to ... More >>
A Lifetime Of Giving Lives On In New Ara | Te Pūkenga Scholarship
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 4:04 pm | Te Pukenga
A trained nurse, psychotherapist and creative - Annie Currie had a sense of adventure and an infectious joy for life described as rare. She passed away in 2021 from a long illness after a lifetime of striving to expand her mind and encouraging others ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Has Multiple Finalists In Best Design Awards
Monday, 21 August 2023, 5:24 pm | Te Pukenga
Twelve Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga projects have been named finalists for the Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards 2023. Seven visionary projects by Dunedin School of Architecture ākonga are among those shortlisted for the finals ... More >>
Event At Ara |Te Pūkenga Attracts Those With A Knack For A Hack
Friday, 18 August 2023, 4:28 pm | Te Pukenga
Everyone likes a short-cut, right? Well, over the coming days Ara |Te Pūkenga is playing host to leaders in the open data and civic technology communities with a thirst for taming numbers and coming up with big ideas. GovHack is an annual hackathon-style ... More >>
Vocational Education Alliance Established With CCIPE
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 7:11 am | Te Pukenga
Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest tertiary institution has signed an arrangement with China to work together on vocational training. The arrangement between Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and China Center for International ... More >>
Hāmihi Duncan Wins A Place In Te Tauihu Short Story Awards
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 10:06 am | Te Pukenga
Not only did his first short story fulfill his goal to write and publish something creative, it also earned Hāmihi Duncan a place in Te Tauihu Short Story Awards. Hāmihi is a kaiako at NMIT Te Pūkenga and won the $500 second prize in the Māori ... More >>
New Ara Te |Pūkenga Te Reo Kaiako Follows Teaching Tradition To Meet District Demand
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 12:00 pm | Te Pukenga
You could say the new Timaru-based Ara | Te Pūkenga te reo Māori kaiako (teacher), Haami Rahui (Ngāi Tahu, Tuhoe), was born for the role. Haami Rahui is a second-generation educator, following in the footsteps of his father Matua Hori Rahui who was well-known ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Releases 2022 Te Pūrongo Ā-Tau | Annual Report
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 2:51 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology has released its 2022 Te Pūrongo ā-Tau | Annual Report, the first to capture all 25 entities brought together to support improved learner and employer outcomes as part of the Reform ... More >>
Creature Comforts Aplenty As Tuatara Convalesces At Dunedin Wildlife Hospital
Monday, 31 July 2023, 1:56 pm | Te Pukenga
Having seemingly dodged cancer, Merri the Tuatara is on a long road to recovery. Still, at six years old and with a lifespan (disease and accidents notwithstanding) that can reach 200 years, time is on the side of this reptile. A "happy accident" ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Agricultural Ākonga To Star On 'Country Calendar'
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 5:02 pm | Te Pukenga
Don’t fence them in . . . Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga agricultural ākonga (learners) and kaimahi (staff) are set to star on the small screen as part of a forthcoming Country Calendar episode. The 30-minute episode, which will screen on TV One on Sunday ... More >>