Waiariki Institute of Technology ( mi, Whare Takiura o Waiariki
) was a tertiary institution based in the city of
Rotorua
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,
New Zealand, in the
Bay of Plenty region in the central North Island. In May 2016, it merged with
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to form
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
Regional campuses existed in
Taupo,
Tokoroa and
Whakatane, and formerly
Turangi and
Kawerau. These were backed by a variety of specialist campuses and buildings, such as the Waipa Campus just south of Rotorua and the newly established offerings available from Waiariki in the
Tauranga suburb of Windermere.
Waiariki was divided into three faculties, which offered masters, graduate, postgraduate and degree qualifications, as well as diplomas and certificates in several subject areas. They were the Faculty of Applied Technology and Primary Industries - Te Kura Takawāo, the Faculty of Business, Information Technology and Creative Arts - Te Kura Taki, and Te Pākaro Ihenga: Faculty of Health, Education and Humanities.
Qualification subject areas included
nursing,
teaching,
social work
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,
art,
sustainability
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,
Māori,
forestry,
business
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,
computing,
tourism and
hospitality. These were backed by an equally diverse range of trade-based qualifications, in areas such as
engineering,
agriculture,
horticulture,
fashion
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,
carpentry
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and
hairdressing.
Tangatarua Marae
Waiariki has an on-site
marae named Tangatarua, which translates as "two peoples" to reflect their
bicultural nature. Tangatarua Marae was officially opened on 5 October 1996 and is named after a Te Arawa ancestor, Ihenga, who lived on the land where the Mokoia Campus is today.
Academies
The Waiariki Academy of Sport offered talented athletes the opportunity to prioritise their sporting careers while gaining a tertiary education. Similarly, the Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music supported talented young singers and musicians to reach their musical goals while studying.
Waiariki also offered teenagers interested in trade areas the Bay of Plenty Trades Academy, which allowed secondary students to get a taste of trade subjects and tertiary life while still at high-school.
History
Waiariki Community College was born in 1976, after the Rotorua Boys’ High School Technical Institute Division was merged with the Rotorua Girls' High School Business College to form a Senior Technical Division under the Rotorua High Schools' Board of Governors. Building on the Mokoia Drive site commenced that year, and the Waiariki Community College was opened two years later on 1 April 1978.
Tokoroa's 'outpost' opened in 1973, and subsequently became Waiariki's first regional campus in 1978.
By the time Waiariki Community College changed its name to Waiariki Polytechnic in 1987, it was the largest polytechnic outside of the main city centres. The first two degree-level qualifications in tourism management and nursing were launched in 1995, and three years later, the name finally changed to Waiariki Institute of Technology.
See also
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List of forestry universities and colleges
External links
Waiariki Institute of Technology websiteFacebook profile
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Vocational education in New Zealand
Defunct universities and colleges in New Zealand
Educational institutions established in 1978
Business incubators of New Zealand
Education in the Bay of Plenty Region