Whitireia New Zealand
Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia | |
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| Motto | Leading and Illuminating |
| Established | 1986 |
Academic staff | 302 TEI |
| Website | Official website |
Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Parumoana Community College (
.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.[3] It then partnered with WelTec, with the two organisations sharing a combined council. After running into financial difficulties, Whitireia was bailed out by the government with a NZ$15 million grant in 2018. Shortly afterwards, the combined board was sacked and replaced with a commissioner.[4]
Whitireia, alongside all other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) in New Zealand, was subsumed into Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology) on 1 April 2020.[5][6]
Management
Dr Tūroa Royal was the foundation principal and CEO of Whitireia Community Polytechnic from 1986 to 1996.[7] He was succeeded by his deputy, Deirdre Dale, from 1996 to 2006.[8][9] From 2006 to 2015, Don Campbell was CEO.[9] When Chris Gosling, the current CEO, took over from Campbell in 2015, this was a combined role as chief executive for both Whitireia and WelTec.[10]
Mark Oldershaw took over as chief executive from Gosling on 1 April 2020. The date coincided with Whitireia being subsumed into Te Pūkenga.[6][2][11]
Campuses
Whitireia operates five campuses in the north island.
Campus locations:
- Porirua Campus, Wi Neera Drive, Porirua
- Te Kahui Auaha 65 Dixon Street Te Aro Wellington
- Hospitality 52 Cuba Street Te Aro Wellington
- Petone (Weltec) 21 Kensington Avenue Petone
- Auckland Campus, Queen Street, Auckland
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Wikitoria Katene, Porirua Campus -
E-Block, Porirua Campus -
A-Block, Porirua Campus -
Te Onepu, Porirua Campus
Schools
- School of Creativity and Hospitality
- School of Business and Information Technology
- School of Health and Social Services
- School of Learner Journey
- School of Te Wānanga Maori
- School of construction and engineering
References
- ^ "Organisations >> NZQA - Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology". NZQA. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Final Report 2022". Whitireia and WelTec. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "The task of rebranding Whitireia" (Press release). Whitireia Polytech. Scoop. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Nightingale, Melissa (18 September 2018). "Chris Hipkins announces takeover of Whitireia and WelTec". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Collins, Simon (13 February 2019). "Polytechnic mega-merger will take over apprentices and industry trainees". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "New chief executive, starting in April, for WelTec and Whitireia" (Press release). WelTec and Whitireia. Scoop. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "New appointment to Whitireia and WelTec council". Whitireia New Zealand. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Our History: 1996". Whitireia New Zealand. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Whitireia names Don Campbell as its new CEO". Whitireia Community Polytechnic. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Whitfield, Daniel (30 April 2015). "Whitireia Polytech CEO retires after nine years". Stuff. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Coster, Deena (23 May 2023). "New co-leadership team announced for Witt Te Pūkenga campus". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
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