about us    
 

Students always come first at Tairāwhiti Polytechnic.

Tairāwhiti Polytechnic is the major government funded Tertiary Education Institute providing educational opportunities in Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, Ruatoria and Napier.

Our tutors are the best in the business – we seek out those who teach because they love it. They're there to help you achieve your dreams, and they'll go to any lengths to make that happen.

We have a wide range of programmes – something here for everyone – whether you're looking to step up to university or keen to stay local and get your degree, diploma or certificate.

Our partnerships with other learning organisations throughout the country – Wintec, EIT & Tai Poutini – make it easy for our students to slip seamlessly between courses.
    

strategic plan

Tairāwhiti Polytechnic's strategic plan 2007-11 was developed following input from a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. The TEC has endorsed the overall direction proposed.

In the short term the Polytechnic’s goals are to maintain academic standards; restore financial viability by better matching costs to revenue; and establish timely control systems and processes to ensure stronger management control. + find out more...
  

policies

Tairāwhiti Polytechnic make a number of their policies available to their students and stakeholders - these policies relate to information collection and use; system and application use; student behaviour and student support. find out more...
   

annual reports

annual report 2009 -for the first time in five years we recorded a financial surplus; we also re-established very good basic administration processes; continued campus upgrades; and despite a substantial restructure at the end of the year staff continue to work diligently towards the betterment of the community through education.

Unfortunately, despite this, the Government’s Budget announcements mean to achieve sustainability we must explore our options for viability through partnership with EIT. We are committed to our vision of high quality provision and look forward to seeing key decisions made which should achieve the vibrant future for tertiary education provision that we seek. + find out more...

regional facilitation

Tairāwhiti Polytechnic led a regional facilitation process, engaging with local educational providers to look at how the tertiary needs of the Tairāwhiti region best be met  + find out more...

our people

our town - gisborne

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campus map

If you need help finding your way around Tairawhiti Polytechnic's main campus, use this map. + find out more...
  


                      

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