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Celebration For Nurses
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 11:27 am | Whitireia Polytech
Nurses, students and staff at Whitireia celebrated International Nurses Day yesterday with an afternoon tea, marking Florence Nightingale’s birthday in a celebration shared amongst nurses worldwide. More >>
Whitireia student gains top marks in New Zealand
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 10:57 am | Whitireia Polytech
Helen Hibbert, a Legal Executives Certificate student at Whitireia Community Polytechnic, achieved the top national score in the Business and Law Practice Exam. She received the prize from the Law Society in January this year. Hibbert, who lives in Broadmeadows, ... More >>
Journalism programmes tailored for modern media.
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 10:45 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Journalism programmes equip students with skills to tackle the modern media market. The programme focuses on multi-media, ensuring students are capable of using and writing for new technology platforms, using the tools of the web. A graduate ... More >>
Pick of the Fringe picks Whitireia graduates
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 12:36 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Two graduates of the Whitireia Bachelor of Applied Arts (Performing Arts) performed in the Fringe Festival earlier this year, in a play called Poly-Zygotic. Poly-Zygotic has just been chosen as one of three ‘The Pick of the Fringe’ plays for 2009 ... More >>
Graduate has work collected by Wallace Art Trust
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 10:59 am | Whitireia Polytech
Nadine Smith, graduate from the Whitireia Bachelor of Applied Arts (Visual Arts) in 2008, has had her work collected by the Wallace Art Trust. More >>
Graduation Ceremony At Te Rauparaha Arena
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 10:57 am | Whitireia Polytech
Nearly 300 students from Whitireia Community Polytechnic received their hard earned degree, diploma or post graduate qualification at a ceremony with over 1500 guests on 26 March. More >>
Polytechnic will provide no fee courses
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:05 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Community Polytechnic will provide a range of flexible training for firms participating in the Government's 9 day fortnight scheme and for anyone facing redundancy. No fees programmes will be provided in fundamental skill areas including computer ... More >>
Music tutor wins Pacific Songwriting Competition
Friday, 20 March 2009, 10:07 am | Whitireia Polytech
Dan Adams, Music Programme Manager at Whitireia, has won the Open category in the 2008 Pacific Songwriting Competition. The results were announced 15th March, 2009. More >>
Students scoop Wgtn Pacific Health Scholarships
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 10:35 am | Whitireia Polytech
Since 2004 the Health Research Council of New Zealand and the Ministry of Health have been awarding scholarships for Pacific health students. Five were awarded in Wellington region this year, with students from Whitireia Bachelor of Nursing (Pacific) ... More >>
John Key opens Whitireia Paramedic Learning Centre
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 5:17 pm | Whitireia Polytech
At the opening of the Paramedic Learning Centre at Whitireia Community Polytechnic on Wednesday 11 March, Prime Minister John Key reflected on the personal stake he places on education and on the development of the health sector. More >>
Bachelor of Nursing (Māori): New Programme Manager
Monday, 2 March 2009, 12:00 pm | Whitireia Polytech
The Bachelor of Nursing (Māori) is set to begin in July 2009, this month a Programme Manager has being an appointed; Hemaima Hughes. “It is an honour to be here and I am very passionate about being involved in yet another Maori nursing degree programme ... More >>
Whitireia Poet Wins Adam Prize in Creative Writing
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 10:08 am | Whitireia Polytech
Lynn Jenner gave up writing at the age of twelve, when she ‘found out about Literature’, and didn’t start again until the age of forty-nine, when she made the decision to attend the Whitireia Creative Writing Programme. Lynn said she believes the atmosphere, ... More >>
Governor General launches Creative Writing book
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 10:00 am | Whitireia Polytech
Adrienne Jansen has completed a commission by the Asia New Zealand Foundation to work alongside photographer Ans Westra, on a book recording the experiences of Asian Muslim immigrants in New Zealand. The Crescent Moon – The Asian Face of Islam in ... More >>
Plenty of Young Faces at 09 Orientation
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 12:45 pm | Whitireia Polytech
A sea of predominantly young faces were welcomed to Whitireia at the beginning of orientation week this year. More >>
Wellington Performing Arts Centre Gears up for 09
Monday, 2 February 2009, 10:29 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Performing Arts programmes as well as Whitireia Stage and Screen programmes (in partnership with NZCOPA) are set to start in the Wellington Performing Arts Centre in 2009. The Wellington Performing Arts Centre will now offer a broader range, from ... More >>
Graduate Soon to be Dancing up a Graceful’ Storm
Friday, 30 January 2009, 10:17 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia graduate Jaydean Tautari has secured a one year contract with dance company Black Grace and will be debuting in Artistic Director Neil Ieremia’s brand new work Gathering Clouds which he promises will be “beautiful in its fury.” More >>
Unique partnership with Cricket Wellington
Friday, 30 January 2009, 10:10 am | Whitireia Polytech
It's a new kind of educational product, a different approach to international students; these two organisations are joining forces to knock tertiary training for six. More >>
Unique Partnership Formed
Friday, 30 January 2009, 10:07 am | Whitireia Polytech
It's a new kind of educational product, a different approach to international students; these two organisations are joining forces to knock tertiary training for six. More >>
Graduate Soon to be Dancing up a 'Graceful' Storm
Friday, 30 January 2009, 9:27 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia graduate Jaydean Tautari has secured a one year contract with dance company Black Grace and will be debuting in Artistic Director Neil Ieremia's brand new work Gathering Clouds which he promises will be "beautiful in its fury." More >>
Performing Arts programme to Cultural Capital
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 11:09 am | Whitireia Polytech
After 18 years of entertaining Porirua locals at Pātaka, Whitireia Bachelor of Applied Arts (Performing Arts) staff and students are looking forward to flourishing in a new, larger, more accessible professional dance studio. In 2009, the programme is ... More >>
