Million Dollar Dinner – tickets for sale
Starts: 2 December 2017
Join us to celebrate the milestone $1,000,000 raised by Otago Polytechnic’s annual Charity House initiative!02 December 2017, 6.30pmThe Hub, Otago Polyte...
The sonic lives of whales
21 September 2017
Sonic communication is critical for whales and dolphins, both socially and in terms of echo-location - and there’s evidence the noises from shipping, underwa...
Audacious win for Design student
20 September 2017
Design student Harvey Penfold is helping gather data about birds in North East Valley, Dunedin - and last night, his project won him first prize in the Audaciou...
Student's street food pop-up
14 September 2017
Fancy some deliciously-toasted Cubano sandwiches stuffed with slow-cooked meats, cheese, pickles and a delectable sauce? Perhaps with some gourmet fries on the...
TEDxDunedin at OP
11 September 2017
An award-winning anti-bullying campaigner was one of the speakers at the TEDxDunedin event, held at Otago Polytechnic's Hub on Sunday 10 September.OP Nursing s...
Making a Better World: Research and Teaching
Starts: 30 October 2017
Making a Better World: Research and TeachingOn Monday 30 October 2017 we are hosting the second joint symposium for Otago Polytechnic and Southern Institute of...
Exhibition: Re-Configure
Starts: 15 September 2017
15 SEP - 6 OCT, 20 ATKINSON STREET, SOUTH DUNEDINIn 1971 artist and academics, Mariam Shapiro and Judy Chicago together with students, converted a disused h...
Taking the local road
4 September 2017
Kayla Green has created a career pathway that has been surprising even to herself! Kayla was a student at Cromwell College, and her interest in Home Economics a...
Dunedin short film showcase
4 September 2017
Otago Polytechnic Film and Television students will present a series of 20 short documentary films about Dunedin and Dunedinites this week.They'll be...
Exhibition: Kiri Mitchell and Marion Wassenaar
Starts: 16 September 2017
16-26 SEPTEMBER, ROBERT PIGGOT ART GALLERY, 8 JETTY ST, DUNEDINmise en placeKiri Mitchell and Marion Wassenaarmiːz ɒ̃ ˈplas, French miz ɑ̃ plas
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Three Dunedin artists in finals for prestigious national Art Awards.
1 September 2017
Three Dunedin School of Art graduates, artists Sam Foley, Justin Spiers and Alex Lovel-Smith, have made the finals of the prestigious national Wallace Art Award...
Otago Polytechnic gift product wins ‘Made in New Zealand’ award
30 August 2017
Challenge Marketing has just won the Made in New Zealand Award for a product they crafted for Otago Polytechnic: a gift product made from New Zealand Rimu and P...
Graduate wins Doris Lusk Ceramics Residency
24 August 2017
Award-winning Waitati ceramicist and Dunedin School of Art graduate, Kate Fitzharris, has won the 2017 Doris Lusk Ceramics Residency – a two-week teaching res...
Graduates to show at NZ Fashion Week
23 August 2017
Three Otago Polytechnic fashion graduates are preparing to show their collections at New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland -- Laura Bennett, Letitia Powell and...
Official opening for SIGNAL
23 August 2017
The Dunedin campus of the SIGNAL ICT Graduate School has been officially opened this week by the Minister for Tertiary Education, the Hon. Paul Goldsmith....
Oamaru Stone Carving Short Course
15 August 2017
Oamaru Stone Carving: This 5-day course (16-20 October) introduces essential design skills and the appropriate tools for Oamaru Stone Carving....
OP teachers win national excellence awards
9 August 2017
Two Otago Polytechnic teachers have been awarded prestigious national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards for world-class teaching, among a field of 12 educat...
Support for queer and questioning international students
31 July 2017
There's a new support and talking group for international students who are queer or questioning their sexual orientation or sex/gender identities.Queer and...
Great excitement over micro-credentials
21 July 2017
Small enough to be manageable, big enough to be meaningful. EduBits, Otago Polytechnic’s new micro-credential service, is about to be launched and the institu...
Bird Dog Hot Dog
20 July 2017
‘Tītī hotdog with horopito pickled onions and mānuka smoked chilli relish’. It sounds more like a song than a dish, which is ideal really.This perfec...
Engineering students reach for the sky
19 July 2017
They may not loop the loop, but a group of magnificent Otago Polytechnic students are about to defy the crowds by building a flying machine!A Van's RV-12 aeropl...
Central Campus Newsletter
17 July 2017
/ Feature of the month - July 2017 /Find out what's happening at Central Campus in our newsletter.Study Carpentry in 2018
Otago Polytechnic is...
Otago Polytechnic invests in Central Otago
17 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic is investing in Central Otago’s educational future with a new Trades Hub and student accommodation for its Central campus.Construction will...
World first at Otago Polytechnic
17 July 2017
A High Performance Rugby Union Workshop at Otago Polytechnic last week launched the world's first GPS unit accredited by World Rugby.The world-class workshop, w...Vet Association's Chief Officer role for former OP programme Manager
17 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic's former Veterinary Nursing Programme Manager, Helen Beattie, has been named the new Chief Veterinary Officer for the NZ Veterinarians' Associ...
Otago Polytechnic comes to the K9 rescue
17 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic Veterinarian Nursing Lecturer, Holly Kendrick saved the day ... or at least Maku's day yesterday!The seven year-old black labrador slipped fiv...
Engineers, builders - the lucrative options
5 July 2017
Trades are the way to go for earning power, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Education.The report looks at earning potential of graduates, rank...
Building Central Otago’s future
4 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic is answering the call for qualified builders in Central Otago by offering a new qualification for 2018.The New Zealand Certificate in Construc...
Top Hospitality Students Line Up for Live Kitchen Battle
4 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic Central Otago Campus has confirmed some of its top hospitality students will participate in this year’s national culinary competition which...
A memorable June
4 July 2017
From overzealous chicken fanciers to three-legged races, Otago Polytechnic Business students have been busy planning events throughout June.The students fro...
Ashleigh Smith meets the Queen
3 July 2017
Otago Polytechnic Nursing student, Ashleigh Smith has received a ‘Queens Young Leaders Award’ from Queen Elizabeth II for her work with 'Sticks n Stones' a...
Seats from scrapped strops
23 June 2017
Twelve Otago Polytechnic Design students have turned scrapped strops into designer seating.The strops, from the building site of Otago Polytechnic’s new Stude...
Reviewing recycling
21 June 2017
Otago Polytechnic is checking its landfill against its organics in a company-wide waste audit.Sharon MacIver, from the waste audit company ‘Our Daily Waste’...
Pursuing Central Otago outdoor pursuits
20 June 2017
Central Otago is about to become the outdoor wonderland for a host of tertiary students chasing their education dreams.As of Feb 2018, Otago Polytechnic will of...
Public Seminars: TERM 3, 2017
19 June 2017
Public Seminars Term 3, Dunedin School of ArtThe Public Seminar program is made possible by the generous support of Fred Staub Open Art.20 JULY, 12...
Rejuvenating the past
16 June 2017
From pounamu to plaques, time capsules to trees - Otago Polytechnic can now remember its history in a much clearer fashion with the creation of a Memorial and C...
Otago Polytechnic/University of Otago research provides evidence for government decision
14 June 2017
The government aims to reduce sudden infant death by 86% in 8 years.This Māori Television report explains how they plan to do that - incorporating research ca...
First Doctorate for Otago Polytechnic
13 June 2017
Otago Polytechnic is thrilled to announce it will provide its first Doctorate qualification.The Doctor of Professional Practice is for experienced professionals...
Living in Auckland
12 June 2017
Nothing can prepare you for a life in the big City of Sails. Many of us here at Otago Polytechnic’s Auckland International Campus are immigrants ourselves, so...
Nau mai, tauti mai Oonagh!
12 June 2017
Otago Polytechnic welcomed Oonagh McGirr, our new Deputy Chief Executive, Learning and Teaching Services, to a packed atrium on Friday 9 June.Oonagh was delight...
Sustaining an Education
2 June 2017
Otago Polytechnic's 'energy detectives' are helping to save $1 million over the next five years!The NZ Herald has published this article outlining how Otago Pol...
Simply applicable apprentice app
30 May 2017
Keeping tabs on apprentice learning just got a lot easier thanks to a new app modified at Otago Polytechnic.The Otago Polytechnic ITAB App allows apprentices to...
Occupational Therapy Information Evening
Starts: 13 June 2017
Want to know more about a rewarding career as an Occupational Therapist?Come and learn more about this diverse people-oriented profession. Hear from therapists...
Midwifery showcased by the ITP for its innovative teaching model
18 May 2017
We’re implementing new teaching methods to create a brighter future for our students....
Art and Revolution
6 March 2017
ART & REVOLUTIONOpening 12 October 2017 / Exhibition 9-21 October 2017 / Symposium 13 October 2017Admission Free to the PublicFollowing eight...
Otago Polytechnic welcomes 2017 Otago Secondary Tertiary Students
14 February 2017
Otago Polytechnic’s Central and Dunedin campuses are welcoming over 120 new students to the Otago Secondary Tertiary College.Previously known as the T...
Introductory Growsafe short courses
Starts: 17 March 2017
Our 1-day Growsafe Courses are held each month through the year. Click here to check for the next dates....