News

21 July 2021

Call for abstracts open for 2021 ITP Research Symposium

Open Polytechnic together with Whitireia and WelTec will be hosting the national 2021 ITP (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) Research Symposium, which will be held on 25-26 November at… read more
21 July 2021

Whitireia nursing students undergoing immunisation training to help their communities fight COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout increasing in New Zealand, Whitireia has embedded immunisation training as a focus in their nursing programmes. To ensure all communities have access to… read more
12 July 2021

Whitireia tutor completes first of its kind study into Kiribati health practices

The theme of this year’s Pacific Language Weeks are all about strengthening our health and wellbeing. In celebration of Kiribati Language Week, we thought what better way to deep dive into the topic… read more
6 July 2021

WelTec tutor blends Māori with contemporary for creative tech students

Darren Ward’s (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) third year students have just put the finishing touches on a wharenui (Māori meeting house), made to scale, as part of their Bachelor of… read more
2 July 2021

SPCA volunteer judged top dog

Animal lover Katie Storey has won an award for her commitment to vulnerable cats and kittens. Storey, an SPCA volunteer, won the charity’s Outstanding Young Volunteer award, announced last week to… read more
16 March 2021

Whitireia student wins inaugural Māori and Pacific scholarship from publisher Penguin Random House NZ

Wellingtonian Luke Finnigan has been awarded the first ever Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship thanks to a collaboration with Whitireia Community Polytechnic Ltd and Penguin Random House New… read more