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26 November 2020

New scholarship helps Māori and Pasifika students tell Aotearoa's stories

In partnership with the Graduate Diploma in Publishing at Whitireia Community Polytechnic Ltd, Penguin Random House New Zealand is delighted to announce a new publishing scholarship for Māori and... read more

23 November 2020

WelTec graduates prove wahine can pick up tools and build back better

Construction has been traditionally a male-dominated industry, but WelTec graduates are doing their part to strike a gender balance in the trades, proving wahine have plenty of opportunity to help... read more

18 November 2020

Whitireia 'returns' nursing students to whānau in Powaiwai pre-graduation ceremony

Te Atamira Dakin’s journey to become a registered nurse is as much about other students, as it is about her own.On Friday 20 November, Te Atamira along with 12 other Māori students, will celebrate... read more

12 November 2020

New Zealand’s Wellington Institute of Technology students build Ceph proof of concept with help from SUSE

A team of students at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) is developing a proof of concept that involves implementing a software defined storage solution for campus-wide staff and student... read more

5 November 2020

Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services

Latest Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Services carries added significance in year of the pandemicThe November release of the Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health and Social Service... read more

4 November 2020

WelTec childcare centre Te Whare Ako celebrates becoming a Bronze Enviroschools

At Te Whare Ako Chilcare, staff are leading a new generation of tamariki where sustainability is at the heart of everyday practice.In 2019, Te Whare Ako joined the Enviroschools network. Over thi... read more

29 October 2020

Flight attendant retrains at WelTec to find new employment pathways

At the beginning of 2020, Long Shi was happily enjoying his career as a flight attendant, working on long-haul international flights, until it became apparent that Covid-19 was causing massive... read more

21 October 2020

'A blast of cultures': Lockdown inspires Māori and Pacific students' performance

Students at Whitireia’s Māori and Pacific performing arts programme have poured the pain of a lockdown spent apart, and the sense of excitement when finally able to perform together, into their... read more

15 October 2020

WelTec graduate named 'Student of the Year' at CIBSE ANZ Young Engineering Awards

When Bipin made the move to New Zealand to study WelTec’s Graduate Diploma in Building Services Engineering, little did he know it would lead him to taking out the ‘Student of the Year’ title in thi... read more

14 October 2020

Whitireia partners with Wellington Free Ambulance to host Restart a Heart Day and help save lives

On Friday, 16 October, Whitireia will be joining forces with Wellington Free Ambulance to give free CPR training to staff, students and members of the public at the Whitireia campus in Porirua.Thi... read more