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Budding artists get their chance to shine
Friday, 13 November 2009, 9:30 am | Whitireia Polytech
Budding artists will get their chance to shine at Pataka Museum's Blue Pacific Gallery, when the Purapura Whetu: Myriad of Stars exhibition opens on November 27th 2009. More >>
Orangutans, Wood Pigeons and Dark Spirits
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:54 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Community Polytechnic’s new issue of 4th Floor, the online literary journal featuring writing from the Creative Writing Programme, is launched for eager web-readers today. This year’s edition is not only bristling with well-known authors and talented ... More >>
Industrial action at Whitireia
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 5:23 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week has seen industrial action at Whitireia Community Polytechnic by tutors belonging to the Tertiary Education Union (TEU). Around 100 out of a total of 300 teaching staff belong to this union, although there have been ... More >>
New Generation of Journos Provide News to Nation
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 10:51 am | Whitireia Polytech
Newswire, a student generated daily news website, has become a leading source of news to New Zealand media, through a new direct feed to news aggregator, Scoop. Jim Tucker, a prominent New Zealand journalist, is the Programme Manager for the Whitireia ... More >>
Korean education impresses
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 3:32 pm | Whitireia Polytech
A recent visit to several Korean education institutions, secondary and tertiary, has impressed Whitireia Community Polytechnic Chief Executive Don Campbell. “What is particularly impressive though is the attitude to education – very positive ... More >>
Bike Town, Whitireia, Porirua
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 3:23 pm | Whitireia Polytech
From noon on Friday 25th September students can hire bikes at very cheap rates for periods of four weeks to 24 weeks. They will also receive a helmet, bike pump, lock and keys, free insurance cover, free service checks, free on-campus parking, puncture ... More >>
Whitireia Response to TEU Industrial Action
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 11:09 am | Whitireia Polytech
Six of New Zealand’s tertiary education institutions remain open and are adamant there will be minimal disruption to students despite the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) members taking industrial action. More >>
Forum Links Community And Education
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 2:57 pm | Whitireia Polytech
The Porirua Education Forum, held on Monday 24 August at Te Rauparaha Arena, continued the visionary work of this initiative to strengthen outcomes for local students by linking community and all levels of education. More >>
Polytechnic CEO Welcomes Youth Scheme
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 9:55 am | Whitireia Polytech
Responding to the Youth Opportunities Scheme announced by the PM yesterday Chief Executive of Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Don Campbell, said he welcomed the initiative which was seeking to address the needs of an important group in our society, ... More >>
Exciting Exhibitions
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 2:19 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia jewellery students are set to treat Auckland to a showcase of the finest cutting-edge jewellery at the New Zealand Jewellery show 16-19 July. With contemporary, innovative design skills, fostered in a close-knit working environment and overseen ... More >>
Bachelor of Nursing contribution to Māori health
Monday, 13 July 2009, 10:27 am | Whitireia Polytech
The Bachelor of Nursing Māori has jumped through the last hoop of its approval and is set to begin in July 2009. Whitireia Community Polytechnic will become one of only two providers of a nursing programme for Māori in the country and already offers ... More >>
Polytechnic Announces New Dean of Business
Monday, 13 July 2009, 10:05 am | Whitireia Polytech
Gerry McCullough has been appointed to the role of Dean of the Faculty of Business at Whitireia Community Polytechnic. McCullough comes to Whitireia from the Open Polytechnic where he has worked since 1995. In 2001 he managed the introduction of e-learning ... More >>
NZ Diversity Journalism Awards will be held again
Friday, 10 July 2009, 2:10 pm | Whitireia Polytech
The annual New Zealand Diversity Journalism Awards for best reporting of diversity stories will be launched again next month at the Diversity Forum in Wellington. More >>
Wellington City to be Rocked by Cultural Express
Monday, 8 June 2009, 10:27 am | Whitireia Polytech
Vamos! Whitireia Express hits town in June en route to festivals in Spain. This is the first time the Whitireia Performing Arts have performed a season in Wellington and it comes hot on the heels of sell-out performances in Sydney. The Whitireia Bachelor ... More >>
From the timber yard to the kitchen hob.
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 12:29 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Steve Deller is four months into the Certificate in Professional Cookery and is rapt at how easy returning to study has been. More >>
Whitireia Students Bring Home Culinary Medals
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 2:40 pm | Whitireia Polytech
It was another fantastic achievement for Whitireia Community Polytechnic’s School of Professional Cookery at the Wellington Culinary Fare during the weekend of 9 May. A total of 7 medals were won by students from the Porirua and Kapiti campuses. More >>
Nurses share their knowledge
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 2:14 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Year 3 Nursing Students held their annual Health Expo on Tuesday 19 May, from 10.00am to 2.00pm in the new atrium at Whitireia. Staff and students were invited to come and see the displays and learn about a variety of health issues, ... More >>
A Partnership in Paramedic Training
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 1:57 pm | Whitireia Polytech
On Monday 11 May Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Wellington Free Ambulance signed a five year contract, ensuring the continued provision of a top class degree programme for aspiring paramedics. More >>
Educators ahead of the Industry in Multi-media.
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 1:27 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Paul Macbeth has wanted to be a journalist since he was young. The path hasn’t always been straight, but he is now a qualified graduate, thriving in the industry with a great job and planning to stay there. More >>
Long Road To Success For Graduate
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 11:30 am | Whitireia Polytech
2008 regional top apprentice Dorien Van Den Burg admits it has been a long road and she has had to work hard to get to where she is now. More >>
