Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
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Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest institute of technology in New Zealand.
We are home to more than 14,000 students, more than 1,000 staff, and we offer more than 150 programmes ranging from certificate to postgraduate level.
BAY OF PLENTY — "Being an international student at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology offers me an academic and cultural experience I really like." "When you are in a different country, you learn to rely on the people around you to become better adjusted.
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BAY OF PLENTY — To cope with growth, support the training of the next generation and ensure the best customer service possible, popular tourism venture, Chris Jolly Outdoors recently hired six students from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology's Taupō campus in a variety of subject areas, from culinary arts to business administration.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Following a childhood passion has led Craig Montgomerie right to his dream job.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A little-known war story has inspired Toi Ohomai student, Mita Tahata, to make a short film which has been selected to screen at the Pollywood Pasifika Film Festival in Auckland this month.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Providing a five course degustation for 300 society ladies is a somewhat nail-biting experience for even the most seasoned of chefs, but throw in ‘rescued’ raw ingredients and more than 100 students, and the whole event just became a whole lot more intense.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology welding tutor Bruce McQueen is about to apply his teaching and mentoring skills in a very different kind of classroom – the international WorldSkills competition in Abu Dhabi.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Three managed apprentices from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology are financially better off after winning scholarships last month from the Motor Trade Association to help pay their fees.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai’s second year Bachelor of Creative Industries students wowed the public with their creative exhibition, MADE, held at the new Te Ara o Mauao building at the Windermere campus last week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — When Mark Wilson was younger his parents were told he’d never walk or talk.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai staff and students were honoured at the 19th annual Adult Learner Awards in Tauranga last night, receiving four out of the ten awards.
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A new forestry science and education partnership has been created in the central North Island with the establishment of a new Chair of Sustainable Forestry at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology today welcomed the appointment of prominent Rotorua professional, Ana Morrison, to the position of Executive Director: Strategic Partnerships and Māori Success.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Talented Pacific artists Siliga Setoga and Claudia Jowitt have been mentoring a group of high school students at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, helping them to develop their voice through Pacific art.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Two top Toi Ohomai graduates are proving women can stand out and succeed in what are seen as traditional male careers.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Talented student chefs studying at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology are training in earnest for the upcoming Toque d’Or competition – the most prestigious tertiary cooking contest in the country.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Techweek Tauranga wrapped up last Friday with Celebratech, a showcase of innovative and inventive tech ideas happening around the Bay of Plenty.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Road Transport team from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology are all smiles with the arrival of a new rig to join the fleet – a decommissioned milk tanker from Fonterra.
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A year ago the Bay of Plenty witnessed the merger of its two polytechnics – they celebrated their first anniversary as Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology with regional stakeholders.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Techweek Tauranga, our city’s first festival of technology, is about to kick off and Celebratech is one of the events innovation enthusiasts won’t want to miss.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Video is a popular way for businesses to promote their products and services, but the cost involved is a deterrent for some businesses, especially not-for-profits and charity organisations.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Today marks the first anniversary of the establishment of Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, being the merged entity of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty’s largest tertiary provider, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, announced the appointment of its new senior leadership team earlier today.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology recently announced its associate sponsorship of the Paradox Street Art Festival - Live & Local (28 March – 15 June 2017).
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BAY OF PLENTY — Some of the Bay of Plenty’s elite young sportspeople were recognised on Thursday night as family, friends and members of the sporting community gathered to celebrate the successes of five athletes who received High Performance Sports Scholarships from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Bay of Plenty is bracing itself for a culinary treat like no other.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Sausages sizzling, hamburgers grilling, music cranking, competitions, give-aways and a whole lot of action on the Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology campuses can only mean one thing – Orientation Week is mid-swing!
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Windermere Campus celebrated the opening of a new $14 million student-centred learning space earlier this month.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Malcolm Hardy knows his fair share about building relationships.
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BAY OF PLENTY — School children from around Tauranga got to try out their coding skills recently at the annual 'Hour of Code' event organised by Venture Centre and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has ended the year in true festive spirit, handing out $25,000 in scholarships to local students ready to take the leap into tertiary study in order to pursue their dreams.
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BAY OF PLENTY — New Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Chief Executive, Dr Leon Fourie, was recently welcomed to the institution through two pōwhiri.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Culinary students at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology are in the enviable position of learning from some of New Zealand’s most experiences chefs – and now three promising students have further expanded their hands-on learning by gaining work experience in some of top Auckland’s most exclusive restaurants.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Education can unlock the door to many new career opportunities, but for Norah Maclachlan it provided an essential chance to connect with her culture and help discover her identity.
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BAY OF PLENTY — $200,000 – that’s the amazing price our fourth annual Toi Ohomai Charity House went for at auction on Sunday, thanks to winners Judy and Graeme Hardie.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Primary and intermediate aged students in Tauranga will have the chance to try computer science and coding next month during the annual ‘Hour of Code’ event. The Hour of Code is part of Computer Science Education Week, a global event aiming to introduce kids to coding and address the lack of diversity in the computing field.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Hospitality students from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology (formerly Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic) served up a mouth-watering three course meal on Thursday night, giving them a chance to show off their cooking skills while raising much needed donations for Waipuna Hospice. 52 guests attended the dinner at the Huria Marae which raised over $1,300 for the local charity.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Making sure that young athletes have fun was a central message throughout the addresses and activities during the one-day Youth Athlete Development Symposium at Toi Ohomai’s Windermere campus on Monday, 21 November.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Housing buyers looking for a modern new home and a way to give back to their community can rejoice – the auction date for this year’s Charity House project at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has been unveiled as 2pm Sunday, 4th December 2016.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A jump in demand for forestry workers able to safely operate mechanised harvesting equipment has led to the creation of New Zealand’s first entry-level New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting (Basic Machine Operations) programme.
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BAY OF PLENTY — As a young child, David Zencominierski always had a love of the ocean.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Relationships are important to Heidi Lichtwark, Chief Executive of Sport BOP, who heads a multi - team operation within and across our local community – including schools, clubs, agencies and organisations.
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BAY OF PLENTY — It’s been a case of ‘rubbing shoulders with the stars’ for music and radio broadcasting students at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Amy Robinson has been training and playing alongside the Black Sticks squad this year with the hopes of making the Junior World Cup - now that dream has been realised. The Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology student has just been named in the NZ U21 team to compete in the Junior World Cup in Chile, 24 November to 5 December.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Attendees at the recent Tauranga Spring Home Show experienced a culinary treat of a different variety as they gathered to watch well-known chefs Peter Blakeway and Shane Yardley in the Garbage to Gourmet Kitchen.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Five high schools from around the Bay are set to have their lunch-break rocked when students from Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s music programme visit at the end of August.
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BAY OF PLENTY — More than 60 researchers, academics and members of the public enjoyed the recent Curiosity Research Symposium, held at the Windermere campus on Friday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Under flickering candlelight the former Burger King restaurant in Tauranga’s Elizabeth Street came to life as second year culinary arts students from Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic hosted a ‘pop-up restaurant’ dining experience for a few lucky gastronomes.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Glen Maclachlan is about to hit the big time after being asked to show his new collection at New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW).
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BAY OF PLENTY — Brian Miller enjoys being on the cutting edge of construction and will have a chance to put those skills to good use at the Arch Eng Build competition in Auckland this July.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Tackling study and sport is all in a day’s work for Masiu Vainikolo, Brad Armstrong and Jessie Williams.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Two young Polynesian artists from Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Bachelor of Creative Industries (BCI) were recently selected to immerse themselves in Pacific art on an all-expenses paid trip to Wellington.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s visual art tutor, Kelcy Taratoa, is renowned for his edgy, graphic paintings but will be switching to the more sensitive, quiet discipline of drawing as one of the judges in the prestigious Parkin Drawing Awards.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Culinary Arts students lent a hand to Tim Read, New Zealand’s latest celebrity chef, when he launched his new cook book ‘Gather’ at Bethlehem Paper Plus last week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bachelor of Creative Industries students are encouraged to think outside the box, so it's no surprise that third year student Helen Knight has come up with something a little bit different to light up the Tauranga community.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic tutor Greg Bold is well-known to students (both at the Polytechnic and the University of Waikato) for his stimulating lectures and engaging teaching style.
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Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has been awarded a WorkWell Gold Standard Accreditation, making it one of the five organisations in the Bay of Plenty to achieve this level of workplace health and safety.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is now a member of the Athlete Friendly Tertiary Network (AFTN) providing support for high performance athletes looking to combine their sporting and academic aspirations.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Second-year Automotive students at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic are getting practical experience that comes with a bonus for the community – their labour is being offered free of charge to local charities.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has added a new star to its cookery programme – renowned chef Shane Yardley.
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BAY OF PLENTY — 98-year old Alf Rendell’s wide smile and cheeky sense of humour greeted the room of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic staff and Bachelor of Creative Industries (BCI) students.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The University of Waikato and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic are helping to connect students with potential employers at the inaugural Careers Fair this month.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Well known Rotorua business woman Catherine Cooney is pleased to accept the position of Council Chairperson at the new tertiary education institution that brings together Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and Waiariki Institute of Technology.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic will be offering another level to sport and exercise study in 2016 with two new programmes ̶̶ the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic High Performance Sports Scholar Amy Robinson was all smiles on Friday night after being named the Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the 2015 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards.
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BAY OF PLENTY — An enterprise initiative developed in partnership between Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, the University of Waikato and Priority One has enabled ten students from Tauranga to experience first-hand what it takes to be an entrepreneur and the chance to turn their ideas into reality.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is delighted to announce the Secondary School Achiever Scholarship winners for 2016.
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A recent brown kiwi survey by local environmental management students has revealed that the kiwi population on Mount Taranaki is fragmented and in need of continued protection.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A new training consortium to encourage young Māori and Pasifika in the Bay of Plenty to become qualified in trades was announced by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce earlier this week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Carpentry students from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic have set up a mock site, to showcase managing building sites in a more environmentally sustainable way, as part of an initiative set up by the Tauranga City Council.
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BAY OF PLENTY — How you approach and deal with road blocks in life can either make or break your sports career former Silver Ferns netballer, Jodi Tod-Elliott, told recipients of the High Performance Sports Scholarship at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Construction and engineering vacancies continue to dominate the labour market; in 2014 vacancies for posted online for technicians and trades workers rose 13.5% - the biggest increase of all the occupation groups, highlighting a strong need for trained engineers and tradesmen.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Blending a desire to organise ‘massive’ events with a love of chasing the ball on the beautiful Mount beach has led to a High Performance Sports scholarship for emerging volleyball star Beniece Douch.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Donna Dinsdale, Bachelor of Creative Industries tutor at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, has just presented her final Body of Work submission as part of her Masters in Art and Design with AUT University.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Orientation Week kicked off with a soggy start on Monday but the rest of the week is providing sunshine and a whole lot of fun at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Windermere Campus.
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Bay of Plenty Polytechnic tutor and artist, Nicol Sanders-O‘Shea, has further cemented her name in the artistic world, winning the Supreme Award in the Waikato Society of Arts New Zealand Painting and Printmaking 2015 Awards.
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'Impressive', 'exciting', 'extremely tender' and 'an absolute triumph' were some of the adjectives used to describe the Atrium Restaurants' lamb and beef dishes.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Thousands of teenagers across the Bay of Plenty breathed a sigh of relief with NCEA results being released last week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The skills of four Bay of Plenty Polytechnic automotive apprentices and Bay Auto service manager Phil Lowe have been recognised at the biennial MTA Tauranga Branch Awards held at Mills Reef Winery.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A thirteen member delegation representing the South Korean city of Ansan visited Bay of Plenty Polytechnic yesterday as they consider future tertiary study options for students living in their home city.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Surf life saving champion Natalie Peat will cap off an exciting year when she is honoured at the 2014 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards ceremony next month.
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Newly appointed Academic Director Dr Amanda Torr was welcomed by more than 30 guests to Bay of Plenty Polytechnic last week at a special powhiri at the Windermere Campus.
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Put a bunch of people, several tonnes of coloured powder and a running track together and the result is something pretty spectacular! The inaugural Colour Dash NZ took place yesterday at Tauranga Racecourse with over 1500 people taking part in the 5km fun run to raise money for Auckland’s Ronald McDonald House.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Business diploma student Natalie Peat has helped New Zealand become just the second country to successfully defend a surf lifesaving world championship title during the biennial event in France.
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BAY OF PLENTY — All Bay of Plenty locals know and love the special areas around Mount Maunganui – Mauao, Moturiki (Leisure) Island and Motuotau (Rabbit) Island – but what they may not know is how diverse and amazing the wildlife that live in these places are.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic students enjoyed the chance to ‘payback’ their favourite tutors yesterday, bombing them with colourful corn flour ahead of Tauranga’s inaugural Colour Dash.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A terrific week for Bay of Plenty Polytechnic after the outstanding efforts of three tutors and two students were recognised at the annual Adult Learners’ Week Awards ceremony.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Kaupapa Māori research methodology was the key topic up for discussion at the popular Inquire, Inspire symposium held at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Windermere campus last Friday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Polytechnic welcomed new Director Education & Maori Development, Kieran Hewitson, to the senior leadership team.
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Offered to Māori students completing a bachelor’s degree in business, management or commerce, the Tāwera scholarship found two worthy recipients recently in Bay of Plenty Polytechnic graduates Ranui Samuels and Tamaku Pau'u.
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Bay of Plenty Polytechnic hospitality students have returned triumphant from Nestle’s Toque d’Or awards with a total of 13 medals.
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A new government initiative to increase enrolments in engineering qualifications at New Zealand polytechnics was announced recently, a move that Bay of Plenty Polytechnic welcomes and supports.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The Minister of Labour, the Hon Simon Bridges, popped into the Western Bay of Plenty Trades Academy earlier this week to check up on the progress of this year’s first intake of secondary school students.
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BAY OF PLENTY — There was more than one misty eyed proud parent last Friday as family and friends gathered to applaud the success of almost 400 graduating students from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.
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