News | Whitireia and WelTec

16 January 2023

Student from Whitireia and WelTec selected to represent NZ in 2023 global Young Chef Olympiad in India

21-year old Wellingtonian, Michelle Burling-Claridge, a Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management student at Whitireia and WelTec (Te Pūkenga), has been selected to represent New Zealand in the… read more

11 January 2023

Tertiary study in mental health, addiction and social services helps Whitireia graduates grow in the workplace

Michael Toetoe, who works as a housing advocate at the Wellington City Mission, and Lily Talamaivao, who is a part-time support worker for the Oasis Community Cafe in Waitangirua, have both recently… read more

20 December 2022

Whitireia and WelTec wahine construction grads snapped up by the sector

Graduates from Whitireia and WelTec’s School of Construction and Trades were recently celebrated by friends and whānau at a year-end graduation event in Petone. For most of the students, paid work… read more

19 December 2022

Awards recognise Whitireia and WelTec kaimahi excellence in teaching, ākonga support, research, and service

Whitireia and WelTec have acknowledged the excellent work of kaimahi (staff) with the presentation of the 2022 Whitireia and WelTec Tertiary Educator Awards, Research Medals and Kaimahi Excellence… read more

13 December 2022

155 Whitireia and WelTec trades scholarship graduates celebrated by industry and iwi partners at event in Lower Hutt

A group of over 155 graduates, who were supported through their study by the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training Scholarship (MPTT) at Whitireia and WelTec, gathered to celebrate their achievements… read more

28 November 2022

Whitireia and WelTec host pre-Christmas pop-in info evenings in Porirua and Petone

With NCEA exams coming to an end, many school leavers are turning their minds to ‘what next?’ for the coming year. Whitireia and WelTec are opening their doors to anyone interested in finding out… read more

25 November 2022

Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health & Social Services celebrates 10 years of research becoming open access

As the 29th edition of the Whitireia Journal of Nursing, Health & Social Services is launched, Whitireia also celebrates the past ten years’ of journals becoming available for free online.

Every… read more

25 November 2022

Senior tutors at Whitireia and WelTec exhibit Te Ao Māori artworks at Te Auaha to share traditional kōrero

Senior creative tutors at Whitireia and WelTec, Gareth McGhie and Darren Ward, have collaborated to exhibit carved artworks at the exhibition space at Te Auaha on Dixon Street in Central… read more

15 November 2022

Whitireia and WelTec unite programmes to create new Te Ao Māori performing arts group

Whitireia and WelTec have established a new interdisciplinary group called Ngā Toi to unite Māori and Pacific performing arts and music within Te Wānanga Māori.

“The creation of Ngā Toi enables a… read more

9 November 2022

30 international students arrive from Japan to attend WelTec in Petone

With the reopening of borders and the gradual return of international students to New Zealand, a group of 30 students from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in Japan have spent nine weeks at the… read more