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First Regional Co-leads Appointed To Te Pūkenga
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 11:23 am | Te Pukenga
Two community advocates and tertiary education leaders will step into key leadership roles in Te Pūkenga this month, says Pourangi Ako | DCE Ako Delivery Gus Gilmore. Mr Toa Faneva (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Alofi) and Peseta Sam Lotu-liga ... More >>
New Horticulture Programme Teaches Simple Ways To Grow Your Own Food
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:47 pm | Te Pukenga
A new horticulture programme aims to offer practical gardening techniques to help feed whānau, save money and create a community of like-minded people. "We want to give our families the ability to become more self-sufficient and to enjoy the ... More >>
Ara Hosts SailGP Event For School Students With Designs On Engineering
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 5:58 pm | Te Pukenga
The excitement of Sail GP is coming to Ara Te | Pūkenga mid-week with rangatahi from all over Ōtautahi having the chance to get hands on with engineering and be inspired by Sail GP’s Youth Ambassador. 60 lucky students snapped up places for ... More >>
Business Student’s Career Leaps From Gap Year To Recruitment Advisor
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 4:35 pm | Te Pukenga
Savannah Kemp had a sense she might fit into the business world, but it took study at Ara | Te Pūkenga to turn her hunch into a reality. "I was taking a gap year working in hospitality full time after finishing school, but after a few months I ... More >>
Ara | Te Pūkenga Looks Forward To Hosting Multicultural Aoraki Festival
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 9:12 am | Te Pukenga
The tastes, sounds and colours of an array of cultures are set to entice hundreds of people onto the Ara | Te Pūkenga Timaru campus field on Saturday 11 March. The festival event which is run by Multicultural Aoraki and proudly sponsored by Ara ... More >>
Antarctica Looms For Otago Polytechnic
Monday, 20 February 2023, 12:30 pm | Te Pukenga
Cliff Lochhead has long had Antarctica on his bucket list. And, indeed, his forthcoming trip to the icy continent is likely to involve a form of bucket. In an intrepid twist to his time studying a New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical) at Otago Polytechnic ... More >>
Love Is In The Air - Startup Style
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:39 pm | Te Pukenga
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone but a virtual meet-up has put the wheels in motion for another exciting year of collaboration between Ara | Te Pūkenga, Ministry of Awesome (MOA) and startup founders from across Aotearoa. Te Ōhaka matchmaking ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Introduces Master Of Architecture
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 1:08 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga is set to introduce a new Master of Architecture (Professional) programme. The programme begins on 27 February and is a significant step for those wishing to become a registered architect. "This is an exciting ... More >>
Action Aplenty As Residents Move Into Te Pā Tauira - Student Village
Monday, 13 February 2023, 4:18 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pā Tauira - Student Village was abuzz with laughter, questions and advice as the majority of its residents arrived for the start of "Move In Week" today, Monday 13 February. Roughly 90% of the 231 residents are expected to arrive today ... More >>
More Than 110,000 Journeys Clocked Up In First Phase Of Bus-card Trial
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:40 pm | Te Pukenga
As new Ara |Te Pūkenga students get the wheels on their studies for the year, they’re being encouraged join those already signed up for a Tertiary Student Metrocard. The card, now in the second year of a two-year Environment Canterbury trial, entitles ... More >>
Double Milestone For Ara | Te Pūkenga First Master Of Nursing
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:50 pm | Te Pukenga
When Brigid Sinclair observed nurses working in a small-town practice while on study placement, she knew she wanted the best possible qualification to ensure she could make a similar difference in people’s lives. A few years on she’s achieved exactly ... More >>
From Cybersecurity To Carpentry - Open Day Opens Eyes To Study At Ara | Te Pūkenga
Friday, 27 January 2023, 6:01 pm | Te Pukenga
The Ara |Te Pūkenga Summer Open day was the busiest in many years with a Canterbury heatwave no barrier to hundreds of students seeking to explore study options. Organisers said there was something for everyone with information on study pathways, student ... More >>
Trades Teaching Veteran Reflects As ‘Big Name’ Exits The Industry
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 7:18 pm | Te Pukenga
A veteran of Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Trades carpentry programme is taking time to reflect on two decades of dedication to the success of the Industry Training Association Building scheme (ITAB) which is drawing to an end. Composed of on-site ... More >>
Recognising Departing Tertiary Leaders Across Aotearoa
Monday, 19 December 2022, 3:15 pm | Te Pukenga
At the end of 2022, a number of our leaders across Te Pūkenga will finish their contracts. Deputy Chief Executive Ako Delivery Gus Gilmore acknowledges the service and contributions of those leaders across the network, who have played vital roles ... More >>
Rotary Scholarship Boosts Otago Polytechnic Learner’s Growth Cycle
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 1:28 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic learner Leah Purchase has received a Rotary scholarship aimed at encouraging her into further study and, possibly, a long-term career in the horticulture industry in Central Otago. Available to horticulture, agriculture, stonemasonry, ... More >>
Chief Executive Appointed To Lead Te Pūkenga
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 12:06 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga has appointed Peter Winder as Chief Executive, maintaining the progress built over the second half of 2022. Te Pūkenga Council Chair Murray Strong congratulates Mr Winder on the appointment, and says Peter’s experience with Te Pūkenga, as ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic Unveils Poutokomanawa To Signify Its Journey To Date
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 6:47 pm | Te Pukenga
A new poutokomanawa (sculpture) representing past and future will be unveiled at Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin campus on Thursday 8 December. The poutokomanawa symbolises the poroporoaki (farewell) of Otago Polytechnic’s Māori Strategic Framework and ... More >>
New Book To Document History Of Tertiary Education In Nelson Marlborough
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 1:29 pm | Te Pukenga
The transition from NMIT to Te Pūkenga this year marks another key moment in the evolving history of tertiary education in Te Tauihu. In 1904 the Nelson Technical Institute began teaching classes in cookery, woodwork, craft, engineering, plumbing ... More >>
Ara Officially Joins Te Pūkenga Fold In Multi-campus Ceremony
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:56 pm | Te Pukenga
Colleagues from Ara Institute of Canterbury, Primary ITO and BCITO gathered on Tuesday afternoon to mark the occasion of Ara officially joining the Te Pūkenga fold. Primary ITO and BCITO had already transitioned to Te Pūkenga last month and are both now ... More >>
A Mix Of Emotion And History In Ara's Final Celebration
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:55 pm | Te Pukenga
History, emotions, and a promising future wove together in a moving ceremony today at Ara Institute of Canterbury celebrating its transition to Te Pūkenga, the country’s national network of vocational education. Titiro Whakamuri, Kōkiri Whakamua | Our ... More >>
