Whitireia New Zealand
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Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia
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Motto | Leading and Illuminating |
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Established | 1986 (as Parumoana Community College) |
Academic staff
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399 FTE 2014 |
Students | 4471 EFTS 2014[1] |
Address |
Wi Neera Drive, Takapuwahia, Porirua, New Zealand
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Affiliations | TEI |
Website | www.whitireia.ac.nz |
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Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Māori: Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia) is a government owned and funded tertiary education institute in New Zealand. It has grown since its establishment in 1986 on the shores of Porirua Harbour, to have student numbers in excess of 7,500 with campuses in Auckland, Wellington, Kāpiti and Porirua.
History
Whitireia was founded in 1986 in Porirua and was originally named Parumoana Community College. It was renamed Whitireia Community Polytechnic in 1989 and Whitireia New Zealand in 2010.[2]
Campuses
Whitireia operates a number of campuses located in the North Island of New Zealand, with all but one being in the Wellington Region.
Campus locations:
- Porirua Campus, Wi Neera Drive, Porirua
- Performance Centre, 25 Vivian Street Wellington
- Industry Training Centre, Elsdon, Porirua
- Kāpiti Campus, Corner Milne Drive and Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu
- Wellington Campus, 15 Dixon Street, Wellington
- Auckland Campus, Queen Street, Auckland
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Wikitoria Katene, Porirua Campus
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E-Block, Porirua Campus
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A-Block, Porirua Campus
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Te Onepu, Porirua Campus
Faculties
Whitireia has five faculties:
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Faculty of Health
- Faculty of Trades and Services
- Te Wānanga Māori
Programmes
Programmes are offered in the following subject areas:
- Automotive
- Beauty
- Business
- Carpentry
- Cosmetic Services
- Creative Writing
- Electrical
- English Language
- Foundation Education
- Hairdressing
- Hospitality
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Legal Executive
- Management
- Media Broadcasting
- Multimedia
- Music
- Nursing
- Office Administration and Computing
- Outdoor Adventure
- Paramedic
- Performing Arts
- Photography
- Plumbing
- Postgraduate Nursing
- Professional Cookery
- Publishing
- Retail
- Road Transport
- Social and Community Work
- Teacher Education
- Te Reo Maori
- Tourism
- Trade Skills
- Visual Arts
- Waka Ama
- Weaving
References
External links
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- Vocational education in New Zealand
- Buildings and structures in Porirua
- Education in the Wellington Region