Open Polytechnic scoops business awards
(9 November 2009)
The Open Polytechnic has taken out the top award at the Hutt Valley Business Excellence Awards held in Lower Hutt in November.

Open Polytechnic offers new teacher aide certificate
(27 August 2009)
A new qualification aims to help teacher aides in New Zealand primary schools upgrade their skills and qualifications to meet the growing responsibilities of their job.

Open Polytechnic agreement opens way to UK masters programme
(5 May 2009)
Open Polytechnic students completing technical communication qualifications with the distance education specialist are now able to staircase their studies into a masters programme in the United Kingdom.

Fee Free Open Polytechnic Courses Aim to Help Firms and Employees in the Recession
(22 March 2009)
Distance learning provider the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand is making 1,500 fee free courses available nation-wide to employees of firms reducing working hours or who lose their jobs during the current economic downturn.

Conference calls for local water experts
(11 March 2009)
An international organisation dealing with water issues is calling for researchers to make submissions on water issues with a New Zealand flavour.

Research investigates Kiwi’s wellbeing
(3 March 2009)
An international research project is investigating the wellbeing of people in countries around the globe.

New partnership to help upskill distance education supervisors
(26 February 2009)
A new partnership agreement between two of New Zealand’s largest providers of distance learning will help upskill supervisors of school-age distance pupils.

Open Polytechnic student wins top prize from New Zealand Law Society
(23 February 2009)
Kerikeri-based Open Polytechnic student Katrina Berghan has been named the top graduating student in the 2008 New Zealand Law Society’s nation-wide Legal Executive Course examinations.