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Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (OPNZ) has today, (Tuesday 31 March), confirmed it will take responsibility for Tai Poutini Polytechnic from 1 January 2027, securing the future of vocational education and training on the West Coast. Sharon Cooke, Chief Executive, Open Polytechnic Chief Executive...

Open Polytechnic and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) are working in an innovative partnership to digitise course content for one of New Zealand’s largest te reo Māori programmes.The project involves converting Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s Te Ara Reo Māori programme for blended delivery on Open...

Open Polytechnic students have claimed four of the six top places in the New Zealand Law Society’s (NZLS) 2012 Legal Executive Diploma examinations. Top places were achieved by Maritsa Cousins - Introduction to Law Office Practice exam, Lyn McCarthy – Estates Law and Practice exam, Rachel...

Former Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council Chair Murray Bain has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He served as Council Chair from 2014 - 2020 and received the honour for his services to tertiary education and digital learning.In...

The recently released 2021 Annual Report for Open Polytechnic highlights a second year of record enrolment growth, strong financial and course completion results, and significant progress towards closing the equity gap for priority learners.A subsidiary of Te Pūkenga, Open Polytechnic is New...

Open Polytechnic is providing greater access to courses for ākonga (learners) and increased flexibility to study at their own pace, by recently changing to a monthly enrolment intake for most of its business degree offerings in the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Applied Management, and...

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Witnessed by their proud family and friends, Open Polytechnic distance learning graduates from throughout the lower North Island crossed the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington yesterday [24 May, 3.30 pm] to receive their well-earned qualifications. Wellington was the last of three nationwide...

The Open Polytechnic took out the award for Excellence in Professional Services at the 2011 Westpac Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Awards held last night (16th November).The Lower Hutt-based distance tertiary education specialist is one of the largest educator’s of New Zealand’s...

The first eBook to focus on the practice of public relations and communication management in New Zealand has just been published.Lead author and Open Polytechnic Associate Professor Communications, Dr Gary Mersham co-authored Public Relations and Communication Management: An Aotearoa/New Zealand...