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Healthcare Crying Out For More Nurses - Ara Answers Call
Monday, 21 February 2022, 1:03 pm | Te Pukenga
New Zealand’s healthcare sector is crying out for qualified nurses. As community cases of Omicron climb in numbers, and the government readies itself for borders reopening, our health care system is trying to prepare, all while facing a national ... More >>
Te Pūkenga And ITENZ Enter New Partnership
Monday, 21 February 2022, 11:02 am | Te Pukenga
Two vital vocational education and training groups signed a partnership agreement that will see both organisations working collaboratively to meet the objectives behind the massive reform of vocational education in Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Pūkenga ... More >>
Learners At Forefront Of Te Pūkenga Partnership
Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:09 am | Te Pukenga
New Zealand’s soon-to-be largest tertiary education provider has appointed a collaborative partnership led by Clemenger BBDO alongside Te Amokura, Bright Sunday and All is For All as its advertising village. Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills ... More >>
MITO Joins Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Whānau
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 1:11 pm | Te Pukenga
Aotearoa New Zealand’s vocational educational journey accelerated today, as Te Pūkenga formally welcomed MITO into the whānau with a virtual whakatau. On 1 January 2022, MITO transferred to Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Limited (WBL), a subsidiary ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic To Collaborate With University Of Otago On Welcome Video
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 4:44 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic is teaming up with the University of Otago to produce a combined video welcoming students and new staff to both institutions though mihi whakatau, pōwhiri and waiata. Because of Covid-19 public health measures, a range of Otago ... More >>
Long-serving Otago Polytechnic Executive Says Institution’s Future Looks Bright
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 1:42 pm | Te Pukenga
Chris Morland, Deputy Chief Executive Learner Experience Otago Polytechnic, retires on Friday 28 January, bringing to a close four decades of experience within the tertiary education sector, including the last 17 years at the Dunedin campus. Having arrived ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic Excited About New Executive Appointments
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 5:13 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic is excited to welcome Megan Potiki and Jason Tibble to new executive leadership roles next week. The pair will join Otago Polytechnic’s Te Kāhui Manukura (formerly Executive Leadership Team) on Monday, 24 January. Megan Potiki has been ... More >>
First For Otago Polytechnic As Academic Completes Masters Entirely In Te Reo Māori
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 9:43 am | Te Pukenga
Shaun Tahau has created history at Otago Polytechnic, successfully completing a Master of Professional Practice - entirely in te reo Māori. It’s been a significant year for Shaun -- in August, he was appointed to an exciting new role, Tumuaki Whakawhanake/Director ... More >>
New Research On Crushed Glass As A Wastewater Filter
Friday, 3 December 2021, 2:02 pm | Te Pukenga
2A concrete sand is the most commonly used sand filter in New Zealand’s wastewater treatment systems, but it’s expensive, and not always available - so what about crushed glass? Through his research with TM Consultants, final year Civil Engineering ... More >>
Chairperson Of National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee Appointed
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 11:49 am | Te Pukenga
Eastern Institute of Technology’s Professor Nat Waran has been appointed Chairperson of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (NAEAC) which provides independent advice on ethical and animal welfare issues on the use of animals in research, testing ... More >>
Māori Students Design App To Improve Job-seeking For Youth
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 5:31 pm | Te Pukenga
A tech-focused group of first-year Māori students from Ara have designed an app to improve the process for youth seeking their first job, by meeting them on the digital playing field they’re familiar with. As Team ROYO (which stands for rangatahi ... More >>
Television Internship Too Much Fun To Count As Work
Friday, 26 November 2021, 4:21 pm | Te Pukenga
Shortly after Luca Joass took an internship at Whitebait Studios, he was surprised to find he was helping to make a live TV show out of his bedroom. The New Zealand Broadcasting School student worked from home during lockdown, where he mixed audio ... More >>
Dunedin School Of Art SITE Exhibition Highlights Eclectic Variety
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 9:58 am | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic’s Dunedin School of Art will be transformed into an art gallery for the annual SITE exhibition, which showcases an eclectic variety of works by final-year Bachelor of Visual Arts and postgraduate learners. Opening on Friday 19 November, ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic Set To Host Charity House Auction
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9:55 am | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic will host its annual Charity House auction on Saturday November 20. Each year for the past 14 years, Otago Polytechnic carpentry students have built a four-bedroom home with guidance from lecturers and the generous support of many ... More >>
Tradition Carves The Way To Carpentry Apprenticeships
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 12:38 pm | Te Pukenga
Different cultures weave together in the work of Ara’s carpentry students as they make traditional Māori weapons, known as taiaha, to tell the story of their own history. Using hand tools they’ll use in their apprenticeships, students create ... More >>
Ara Photographer Captures Land, Sea And International Recognition
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 11:00 am | Te Pukenga
The violence and drama of where land meets water has attracted John Maillard, Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Programme Leader- Photography , for many years. His ethereal, moody photography series My Land Our Land and Sea has now been recognised by the ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic Adult Learners Celebrate Success
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 1:15 pm | Te Pukenga
A wide range of Otago Polytechnic adult learners will celebrate their academic journeys this week. Otago Polytechnic’s Adult Learning Awards, to be held at its Dunedin Campus on Thursday, October 28, shine a light on academic paths both challenging ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Begins Engagement On Draft Operating Model
Monday, 18 October 2021, 2:00 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga is commencing engagement on its proposed Operating Model today. Te Pūkenga Chair Murray Strong says the Operating Model provides a high-level view of the functions and services needed to meet the needs of learners, their whānau and employers – ... More >>
NASDA Presents The Drowsy Chaperone At The Court Theatre
Thursday, 14 October 2021, 7:33 am | Te Pukenga
Following in the footsteps of other great New Zealand performers before them, students from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA) are set to shine on The Court Theatre stage for their end-of-year musical, The Drowsy Chaperone . The ... More >>
Māori Governance Appointments Made In Partnership
Friday, 8 October 2021, 10:44 am | Te Pukenga
Appointments to Te Pūkenga inaugural Māori Advisory Committee (Komiti Māori) have been made in partnership with Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group, National Iwi Chairs Forum. Te Pūkenga Council Chair Murray Strong said Komiti Māori will be a key part ... More >>
