After studying quantity surveying and architectural technology, Fiona founded Hapū Housing Solutions. Now she spends her time working with iwi and government organisations to help solve the housing crisis for Māori and Pasifika.   read more

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 and receive a gift of tools relevant to their trade… read more

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 had already started earlier that week, with… read more

Universities and polytechnics both help you expand your skillset and knowledge. But what’s the big difference? Check out what makes a polytechnic different from a university, and the major myths about studying at a polytechnic. read more

A group of 103 students from Whitireia and WelTec (Te Pūkenga) are set to enter the workforce as electrical apprentices having just graduated with the level three New Zealand Certificate in Electrical Engineering Theory. The one year programme of… read more

Students and graduates of the performing arts programme at Whitireia and WelTec (Te Pūkenga ), based out of the campus Te Auaha in central Wellington, are taking their talents and skills to NZ Fringe this February and March. Five shows at this… read more

When Anouska first saw the job posting for a painting tutor, she thought, “That’s the dream, that’s what I want to do”. A year later, she’s loving it. We spoke to her about what students learn in the programme, being a female in a male-dominated… read more

Oliver Ho, a senior academic staff member in the built environment programmes at Whitireia and WelTec | Te Pūkenga, has been made chair of the newly created Emerging Wellington Hub of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). read more

Completing the Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) Carpentry helped Ryol get an apprenticeship at NZ Proud. Now a Senior Apprentice, Ryol says the pre-trade programme was a great stepping-stone from high school to full-time work. read more

Civil engineering students at Whitireia and WelTec have taken on some of New Zealand’s toughest infrastructure issues around housing and three waters with their recent practical project assignments. read more