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Not too late to apply for Whitireia Scholarships
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 1:48 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Community Polytechnic is offering up to three $4000 scholarships per school to schools from the Wellington North to Kapiti region, for the second year running in 2009. Schools have been offered up to three scholarships, and the recipients will ... More >>
‘Perfectly Illustrated’Dance of Pacific Issues
Friday, 26 September 2008, 2:31 pm | Whitireia Polytech
‘Dontfeedthemanfish’ is a contemporary dance work that highlightsthe problems facing Pacific Island nations as a result ofglobal warming, unemployment and overpopulation. The dance is an inspirational piece, voicing issuesand questioning responsibilities ... More >>
Kim Hill auctions off contemporary jewellery
Friday, 26 September 2008, 12:36 am | Whitireia Polytech
Contemporary, one off, exclusive jewellery up for auction – an event not to be missed. At Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures in Porirua, Thursday 16 October, 5pm. More >>
Music and movies, a unique collaboration
Monday, 15 September 2008, 1:51 pm | Whitireia Polytech
During October and November, second year Bachelor of Applied Arts (Music) students of Whitireia Community Polytechnic will perform their original score to a seventy minute collection of New Zealand silent films from the 1920’s. Their soundtracks ... More >>
Stepping Inside Creative Genius
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 12:33 am | Whitireia Polytech
Over two nights, on three stages and with seven bands; Whitireia music students are working together with original songwriters and poets to step inside the creative genius of David Bowie and The Beatles. More >>
Lecturer Launches Book at International Conference
Friday, 5 September 2008, 1:27 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia lecturer Le’autuli’ilagi M. Sauvao has recently returned from the International Conference for Samoan Language and Culture, held in Long Beach, Los Angeles. She was invited to deliver a paper outlining methods of teaching language and culture ... More >>
Students’ work features in this Years’ WOW Show
Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:59 am | Whitireia Polytech
Four separate entries from Whitireia Bachelor of Applied Arts (Visual Arts) students have been accepted into Montana World of Wearable arts twentieth anniversary show, being held at TSB Bank arena located on the Wellington waterfront. More >>
Whitireia Polytechnic Hosts Film Night
Monday, 4 August 2008, 11:47 am | Whitireia Polytech
“Imagine a silent Charlie Chaplin flick with live piano noodling, but instead it’s contemporary world cinema with Whitireia Community Polytechnic pit bands rocking out” says Music Programme Manager Dan Adams. More >>
Armando Ruta visits Whitireia for two weeks
Saturday, 2 August 2008, 4:36 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Armando Ruta (more commonly known as 'Tux' by Whitireia staff) is the first tutor to visit New Zealand in an exchange programme with Miriam College in the Philippines. He arrived here on Monday (28th July) to teach drama and will stay here until the ... More >>
Journey to the Big Screen
Monday, 28 July 2008, 12:19 am | Whitireia Polytech
A Porirua resident’s short film script came to life on the big screen in Wellington last week as part of the New Zealand International Film Festivals. Journey to Ihipa, written by Vicki-Anne Heikell, and directed by Nancy Brunning, tells how an old pakeha ... More >>
Duncan’s great song is about to be sung
Monday, 28 July 2008, 12:17 am | Whitireia Polytech
Duncan, 19, has found his feet as a songwriter in the Whitireia music programme. He has just completed a song, called Ari Para, dedicated to young vocalists Ari Watene and Paranihia Solomon. He won’t say much more about it, except to reject suggestions ... More >>
New Industry Training Centre Has A New Approach
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 11:09 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Community Polytechnic is opening a new Industry Training Centre today (Wednesday, 10am, Mohuia Cres Porirua). In practice this means larger, refitted workshops and equipment for students of carpentry, automotive and electrical engineering, plumbing, ... More >>
New Industry Training Centre
Friday, 4 July 2008, 3:33 pm | Whitireia Polytech
The Industry Training Centre provides the first step into trades training, in plumbing and gas-fitting, in carpentry, in electrical engineering, automotive engineering and drainlaying. The centre takes candidates with little or no experience and prepares ... More >>
Changing needs of tertiary learning
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 1:01 pm | Whitireia Polytech
It used to be the Working Men’s Club on Cuba Mall; a cheap pint, smoky rooms and sagging pool tables. As the new Wellington campus for Whitireia Community Polytechnic, fibre optic networks replace the camaraderie of bar room socialism. Budding journalists, ... More >>
Flexi-Learn, flexi - work .. here comes 1 July
Thursday, 19 June 2008, 3:31 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Linda Jones, Rhodene Nuku, Andrew Aiono (all from Wellington) all followed a course of study that fitted in around work and home. With the national change to employment conditions coming in to force on 1 July to allow staff to consider flexible working ... More >>
New Health Facility After 22 years of Teaching
Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 11:49 am | Whitireia Polytech
The Prime Minister will officially open a new Whitireia Health Education and Social Sciences building in Porirua this afternoon. This centre recognises the value of excellent teaching that has developed over 22 years. More >>
Digital Design Students Cross Boundaries
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 10:26 am | Whitireia Polytech
An exhibition called Text and Image with Soul opens 25 June at Whitireia. It is a project which explores the digital design elements in contemporary art by pushing design students out of their comfort zone. More >>
Someone in your neighbourhood may be jewellery nut
Friday, 23 May 2008, 2:06 pm | Whitireia Polytech
Lovers of contemporary jewellery will travel the country to see the national jewellery showcase at the Michael Fowler Centre 6-8 June. It is also another chance to catch up with the innovative work coming out of the Whitireia jewellery design programme. ... More >>
Winning culinary medals after only four months
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:57 am | Whitireia Polytech
Eleven medals were won by Whitireia students at The 2008 Wellington Culinary Fare event at Westpac Stadium from 16th to 18th of May. Members of the team went on to assist the New Zealand national Culinaire Team in their presentation dinner for 180 ... More >>
Staff member to forum on men in early childhood ed
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:09 am | Whitireia Polytech
Whitireia Childcare Centre staff member Jason Sharrock is one of a small number of men who work in early childhood education. From May 20 he is attending a world forum in Hawaii addressing issues on men in this role. Called the World Forum Men In Early ... More >>
