News and Events

22 March 2019

New partnership opens doors

Weltec and Whitireia Polytechnic trade students are putting their carpentry skills to good use by building new state housing for families.Forty-seven new 2-bedroom homes will be built over the next... read more

07 March 2019

Decision on Whitireia and WelTec merger business case

Late last year Whitireia and WelTec submitted a business case to the Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, proposing to merge our two institutes. This followed engagement with our community... read more

15 February 2019

Proposal to broaden role of providers welcomed

Whitireia and WelTec share Minister Hipkins’ aspiration to strengthen the provision of vocational education and welcome the proposal to broaden the role of ITPs to support people studying on campu... read more

09 January 2019

Internationally-recognised academic visits WelTec Engineering School

WelTec’s School of Engineering recently hosted Senior Professor Rajiv Gupta from the Civil Engineering Department of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani in Rajasthan, India’... read more

12 December 2018

Studying in New Zealand ideal says visiting Indian professor

A visiting Indian professor teaching at the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) says New Zealand is an incredible place to study.“There are a lot of Indian students here in New Zealand and a... read more

13 November 2018

IT Graduating Students Showcase Complete ANZ Disaster Recovery Application

Four students completing their final year of the Bachelor of IT have banded together and worked on the ANZ Disaster Recovery Application since July this year. read more

06 November 2018

WelTec and Whitireia announce organisational change programme

The Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Community Polytechnic have today announced an organisational change programme E Tū Ma Tātou – Our People. Our Challenges. Our Future. – to restore... read more

24 October 2018

Bus Disruptions - Thursday 25th October

Wellington bus customers face potential disruption from bus drivers’ strike. read more

10 October 2018

Minister of Education’s decision to appoint a Commissioner

Following earlier announcements by the Minister of Education, the Council of Whitireia Community Polytechnic and the Wellington Institute of Technology was consulted over the appointment of a... read more

05 October 2018

New IT Qualification to Benefit Wellington ICT Sector

Artificial intelligence, data analytics and user experience design are some of the contemporary fields identified by the ICT sector as necessary skills for today's Information Technology graduate... read more