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26 August 2020

Master of Management new specialisations available now

Master of Management now has six specialisations:
Digital Business (New)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (New)
Marketing
Finance
Hospitality
Information systems
Dr. Keith Macky, the Postgraduate... read more

14 July 2020

Waharoa July 2020 edition available now

The July 2020 edition of Waharoa is now available.In this edition:
Gewgaws: An exhibition of shiny things by Vernon Bowden
Barbering: Our free barber cuts and services are back!
The ITP Hair & Beauty... read more

2 July 2020

Whitireia and WelTec welcome shovel-ready announcements for Wellington region

Whitireia and WelTec CE Mark Oldershaw welcomed today’s announcement of a $185 million investment in infrastructure and job creation in the Wellington region. read more

1 July 2020

Young Whitireia Graduate Becomes Essential Service Provider

In 2012, when Cori Pokotea left college without a NCEA qualification, she never thought that one day she would be providing an essential service through a global pandemic. read more

25 June 2020

Now We Need A Skills Strategy

Vocational training is needed now more than ever before and will help get New Zealand – and the Wellington region – into economic recovery in a post-COVID world. read more

2 June 2020

Charter Flights Under Consideration For International Students

Measures to safely see international students return to Wellington are being investigated and include the possibility of using chartered aircraft to streamline the process. read more

22 May 2020

Whitireia Nursing Graduate and Tutor Helps Set Up New Zealand’s Covid Close Contact Tracing Centre

The Ministry of Health called on five senior nurses, called ‘clinical leads’, to help set up a National Close Contact Tracing Centre with an overall objective to prevent the spread of COVID-19. read more

8 May 2020

Jeanette Grace appointed to the Academic Board of the NZIST Council

We’re delighted to announce that Whitireia Dean of Te Wananga Māori, Jeanette Grace, has been appointed to the Academic Board of the newly formed New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology... read more

6 May 2020

WelTec Robotics Tutor Creates Real-time Map of PPE demand across New Zealand

As part of his volunteer work for ShieldsUp, an organisation established at the start of lockdown which called on volunteers to 3D print personal protective equipment (PPE) to fill the shortage gap... read more

28 April 2020

Engineering Tutor Dr Najif Ismail receives Ivan Skinner Award

Engineering tutor Dr Najif Ismail received the 2020 EQC/New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Ivan Skinner Award this week. read more