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ABE gen Carpentry 063 A children’s castle might seem like child’s play, but carpentry apprentices will be taking the challenge of building one very seriously this weekend.The reg...
1246x710 soft plastic recycling We are now recycling soft plastics.We can recycle the following products:
Reusable carrier shopping bags (100% polypropylene) Carrier bags Bread, pasta and...
Highlanders Fresh from wrangling the Brumbies at the weekend, Pulse Energy Highlanders players Dan Pryor, Tom Franklin and Jackson Hemopo are getting to grips with their ne...
ART gen NightClasses 008 Join leading New Zealand artist Michel Tuffery for a two-day printmaking workshop on Rakiura/Stewart Island.Designed to develop confidence as well as encourage...
TechWeek panel discussion This panel discussion is an exciting prelude to TechWeek 2018 in Dunedin.
FRIDAY 18 MAY 2018, 5.30 - 8.30 PM
DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY, OCTAGON, DUNEDIN...
ArianeIlagan new Now the centrepiece of iD Dunedin Fashion Week, the International Emerging Designer Show will feature an unusual, circuitous catwalk at the Dunedin Town Hall ne...
MattGallowayFM new1 Matt Galloway examines political narratives around immigration.
EXHIBITION 21 APRIL TO 12 AUGUST 2018
ARTIST TALK 21 APRIL 11.00 AM
DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART...
Science Festival Image At Otago Polytechnic we create amazing careers that apply science to the real world. This fun and interactive day is the perfect opportunity for students aged 1...
Scope health wellbeing 2019 Submissions are sought by 29 June 2018 for our Scope (Health & Wellbeing) journal. 
Scope Contemporary Research Topics in Health & Wellbeing is an o...
iD Sally Oh 10x Professor Dr Margo Barton is speaking during iD Fashion Week.
SUNDAY 29 APRIL, 1:00 TO 2:00 PM
DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY
Margo initiated the iD Intern...
CORP event orientation2017 006 Visiting Associate Professor Carla Houkamau presents preliminary findings of the Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Survey.
THURSDAY 7 JUNE, 1PM - 2PM...
MID profile EmmaMedeiros 015 Associate Professor Jean Patterson is presenting on the topic Becoming a midwife: A study of our alumni.
SATURDAY 5 MAY 2018, 12 NOON
ONLINE
The move f...
CORP event Graduation Dec 2015 32 This week Auckland International Campus (AIC) will celebrate the graduation of 145 of its international students.
 Gagan Sachdeva, Chief Executive AIC, says...
Innovation Number 8 Wire Gavin O'Brien talks about innovators Ernest and Hannah Hayes.
23 MAY, 5.30PM
PIONEER WOMEN'S MEMORIAL HALL, 362 MORAY PLACE, DUNEDIN
Gavin O'Brien is a...
Pipe Line Rodney Campbell 5 Mar 2017 CC BY NC ND 2.0 This seminar for project managers and engineers will discuss reliability risk reduction in construction of oil and gas subsea pipelines.
22 MAY 2018, 12 NOON...
ISA profile HollyRobinson 5 Congratulations to New Zealand javelin thrower Holly Robinson, who has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.The 23-year-old Otago Polytechnic Bachelor o...
CORP Campus RainbowFlag006 Otago Polytechnic is celebrating Dunedin Pride 2018 with a range of events this week.The Queerest Quiz promises a night of fun in the Hub tomorrow night.
In...
Art Public Seminar10 Chloe Wall, a University of Otago philosophy PhD student presents this seminar.
3 MAY 2018, 12 NOON - 1PM
P152, DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART, RIEGO STREET, DUNED...
MID profile RosieNaylor 012 This is the first of this year's School of Midwifery seminars.
7 MAY 2018, 1:00 - 1:50 PM
ONLINE - click here to join
Photovoice: Application in Educa...
VR BecaPhoto 16264 This showcase provides an opportunity to find out more about technology in real world engineering applications.
Thursday 24th May 2018 from 10 am – 2 pm...
DSA Gallery Poster A3master hand 12 APRIL - 11 MAY, DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY, RIEGO STREET, DUNEDIN
Understanding Art & Research
University of Applied Arts Vienna


Exhi...
ABE gen EV 033 Otago Polytechnic is rolling out a wide-ranging series of Electric Vehicle (EV) short courses and micro-credentials under our EduBits brand aimed at meeting a g...
Forsyth Barr Otago Polytechnic and Dunedin Venues Management Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will provide Otago learners with important, real-world wo...
Minecraft Paul Admiraal and Elise Allen Elise Allen and Paul Admiraal are leading an introductory coding event during TechWeek.
26 MAY 2018, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
H611, H BLOCK, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC
R...
IT event ImaginingTheFuture 016 Otago Polytechnic staff and learners will join the University of Otago as well as a range of local industries at Dunedin Techweek on 19-27 May.An expo that demy...
Casey Daniells2 Otago Polytechnic’s Veterinary Nursing learners are taking a walk on the wild side.This year we have introduced an on-campus New Zealand Diploma of Veterinary...
IMG 8931 The efforts of the wonderful experts at the Wildlife Hospital have been recognised in a large feature in British newspaper The Guardian.Photographer Murdo MacLe...
Fotolia 19924505 L Artists, crafty types, school students and community groups are invited to upcycle used, unsellable books into artworks to support the Regent Theatre Trust of O...
Tuffery Nga Kete2 Award-winning New Zealand artist Michel Tuffery has been commissioned to create a sculpture at the entrance to Otago Polytechnic.
 
To be located in the...
CORP staff GenericStaff 112 At Otago Polytechnic we have an online Student Hub filled with resources for our learners. We have a similar space called Tūhono for our staff. From midday Mon...
CORP WLH 10kDonation 001 Otago Polytechnic continues its strong support for the Wildlife Hospital, donating $10,000 to the Dunedin facility yesterday.The donation is timely, too. Saturd...
NUR gen NursingClass 009 Otago Polytechnic’s latest Graduate Destination Survey has found that 96% of our graduates are either employed or undertaking further study.
For Otago Poly...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageBlessing 020 It might be brand-new, but Te Pā Tauira-Otago Polytechnic Student Village has connections that reach back through generations.The names for each level of Te P...
CORP accommodation StudentVillageLawnGames 011 Accolades, as well as lots of activity, are flowing through the light-filled spaces of Te Pā Tauira – Otago Polytechnic Student Village.As residents settle i...
IMG 4324 Keen to get stuck in and help the Wildlife Hospital? Want to know more?Come along to Orientation Week, when the Wildlife Hospital Students’ Association (WHSA)...
So Good Creations Media The innovation of Otago Polytechnic's Food Design programme has come to fruition in a range of edible produce replicas – all with a taste twist.Examples inclu...
iD Sally Oh Forty-six emerging designers from around the globe will showcase the latest in fashion innovation and creativity as they compete for top prizes in this year’s...
Turf Block Sean Purdy, from Kauri Cliffs Golf Course in Northland, has been awarded NZ Golf’s Top Turf scholarship.The scholarship is fiercely contested by students work...
Prescott arizona Registrations for the PIN (Postsecondary International Network) annual conference in Arizona open on 1 March, 2018.An international alliance of postsecondary an...
1298x828px publicSeminar15 1 MARCH-12 APRIL, 12:00-1:00PM, P152, DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART, RIEGO ST, (off Albany Street)
Public Seminar Programme for Term 1, 2018
 
1 MARCH, 12:00...
Graham Fletcher Untitled Red Figure 2 Dunedin artist Graham Fletcher is preparing to stage an extensive survey show as part of the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival exhibition.
2 MARCH - 28 APRIL 2018,...
Penguin The Pulse Energy Highlanders have formed a community partnership with the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.
The hospital is the first specialised wildlife hospital...
SOS profile JoshuaPerry 003 Josh Perry, an Otago Polytechnic business and marketing graduate, officially launched his dating website this week.Josh is an outgoing 26-year-old Kiwi male. He...
Takahe A rare female takahē has been admitted to the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital today, highlighting the importance of the facility to the rehabilitation of various pre...
IMG 5263 The opening of the Wildlife Hospital in Dunedin on Monday 15 January heralds an exciting new chapter in both animal care and veterinarian education.Based at Ota...
CPL profile doctoratestudents2017 001 Otago Polytechnic has launched a Doctor of Professional Practice – a programme for people looking to achieve a high-level qualification while also making a si...
Tianjin OP trio “Inspirational” is the first word that comes to mind for three Otago Polytechnic students who have recently returned from the Sino-New Zealand Model Program...
1300x830 Fees free The introduction of the Government’s Fees Free tertiary policy in 2018 is an exciting prospect for students as well as Otago Polytechnic, says Chief Executive...
CTANZ Otago Polytechnic will host the 2018 symposium of the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand.
21 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2018, THE HUB, OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, DUN...
Art and Oceans The theme for this year's Art and Science project is Art and Oceans.
16 - 31 JULY 2018, H D SKINNER ANNEX, OTAGO MUSEUM
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IMG 6282 x As part of a joint collaboration to showcase Riversun Nursery’s Pinot Noir varieties, this week Otago Polytechnic Viticulture students are planting 240 Pinot...
Kayla Green 230x210 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...
Sam Freda toque dor pic Otago Polytechnic Central Otago Campus has confirmed some of its top hospitality students will participate in this year’s national culinary competition which...
1300x830 TOD 2018 The Dunedin tertiary institutions will be holding their annual Tertiary Open Day on Monday 7 May 2018.This Open Day is a great opportunity to visit our Dunedin...
A gastronomic tour of Europe will give three staff from Otago Polytechnic inspiration from some of the world's best chefs.Associate Prof Richard Mitchell, Tony...