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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 >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Football-mad Ākonga Gear Up For FIFA Showcase
Monday, 17 July 2023, 11:43 am | Te Pukenga
Self-confessed football fanatics Reece Burtenshaw and Jack Quinn can’t wait to lend at hand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. The Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga ākonga have volunteered for the top-shelf event, for which Ōtepoti Dunedin ... More >>
There’s Never Been A Better Time To Study Nursing At Ara
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 11:50 am | Te Pukenga
Aspiring nurses beginning their Bachelor of Nursing at Ara Te Pūkenga in a new August intake could complete their clinical placements anywhere in the country - with accommodation and travel costs covered. The Minster of Health Ayesha Verrall ... More >>
UCOL And Careerforce Collaboration Empowering Kaiāwhina Workforce In Healthcare Education
Monday, 3 July 2023, 11:46 am | Te Pukenga
Careerforce | Te Pūkenga and UCOL | Te Pūkenga have embarked on a collaborative project to empower kaiāwhina in social services, and health and disability workforces. Alaina Cameron, UCOL Academic Portfolio Manager for Social Services says this partnership ... More >>
Milestone Graduation At Ara | Te Pūkenga For Disabled Workplace Learners
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 9:38 am | Te Pukenga
A pioneering approach to workplace education for those with an intellectual disability has been celebrated with a graduation like no other at Ara | Te Pukenga. The first cohort of Kilmarnock Enterprises-based ākonga (students) to achieve Level 2 credits ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Design Ākonga On Enchanted Wonderland Mission
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 10:39 am | Te Pukenga
A group of talented Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Design ākonga are preparing to turn Dunedin’s First Church into an Enchanted Wonderland this weekend. Trelise Wadsworth, Thomas Beckwith and Courtney Keith-Bourke are among a wider group of final-year ... More >>
Consultation To Set Future Path For Te Pūkenga
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 7:16 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology takes a significant step forward in its development today, embarking on a major consultation with its 10,000 kaimahi (staff) on a proposed future structure for the country's largest tertiary ... More >>
Te Pūkenga And Apple Announce Education Partnership To Deliver Equity To Aotearoa Tech Sector
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:30 am | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga, New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, together with Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), today launched a programme to help address the tech sector gap for Māori and Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa. ... More >>
