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This programme provides a specific pathway for those who do not hold an existing degree qualification but are able to demonstrate specific skills and knowledge that will enable to them to become a successful technology teacher. Applicants must hold a relevant trades qualification at Level 5, 6 or 7 on the NZQF, or a recognised equivalent. In addition, they must be able to demonstrate at least 3

in his journey to walk the length of the country while raising funds for a cause that is close to his heart. When 76 year-old Kapiti man Ken Ash walks into Island Bay this week it will mark a major milestone

Open Polytechnic graduate Jessica Cooper has not only turned a hobby of picking and wrapping flowers into a career, but recently she attended the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show which ran from 29 March to 2 April 2023. The opportunity arose for Jessica to take the trip to the...

Taranaki resident Kylie Filbee-Cronin juggled working full-time while ticking-off a string of life achievements during her time studying towards a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) with the Open Polytechnic. She built a house, planned a wedding, continued her charity work, opened two home...

Open Polytechnic Bachelor of Arts graduate Driden Kunaka is set to send over 40,000 books to underprivileged schools in his home country, Zimbabwe. “On November 6 we had a function in Hamilton to announce the first lot of New Zealand Goodwill Ambassadors of the Zimbabwe Rural Schools Library...

Open Polytechnic, a business division of Te Pūkenga, and New Zealand’s specialist provider of online and distance learning, celebrated the first graduates of its Graduate Diploma in Teaching programme at ceremonies held throughout New Zealand recently. The flexibility of online, distance...

Open Polytechnic Information and Library Studies student Cassidy Grace’s exploration into what biculturalism means led to her winning LIANZA’s Te Pumanawa Award this year. The award is given to the student of the Open Polytechnic who completes the best piece of work in a bicultural theme in...

Around 1140 graduates from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand received their diplomas and degrees from the Open Polytechnic, a business division of Te Pūkenga, either at graduation ceremonies in Auckland, Lower Hutt and Christchurch, or in absentia, in May and June 2024. Bromley-based Bachelor of...

One hundred and six Open Polytechnic graduates received their qualifications at the Wigram Airforce Museum in Christchurch, Ōtautahi on Thursday 7 May 2026. Invercargill-based Bachelor of Social Work graduate, Kayla Brady was the student speaker at the ceremony.    In her...

Annual Report 2021Download a PDF of the Open Polytechnic 2021 Annual ReportDisclaimersPublications are correct at time of publishing but staff positions may have changed.Disclaimer from Ernst & YoungMatters relating to the electronic presentation of the audited financial statements and statement...