Whitireia New Zealand
| Whitireia New Zealand | |
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| Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia | |
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| Motto | Living Learning Sharing |
| Established | 1986 (as Parumoana Community College) |
Academic staff | 332 FTE 2005 |
| Students | 4178 EFTS 2007[1] |
| Location | Porirua, New Zealand |
| Affiliations | Public NZ TEI, WRPF |
| Website | www.whitireia.ac.nz |
Te Kete Wānanga, Porirua Campus
Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Māori: Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia) is a crown owned tertiary education institute in New Zealand.
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.
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, Wineera Drive, Porirua
- Performance Centre, 25 Vivian Street Wellington
- The Industry Training Centre in Elsdon, Porirua
- Kāpiti Campus, Corner Milne Drive and Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu
- Wellington Campus, 15 Dixon Street in Wellington
- Auckland campus on Queen Street in 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:[2]
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Health
- Faculty of Trades and Services
- Te Wānanga Māori
Programmes
Programmes are offered in the following subject areas:[3]
- 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