Media Press Release
Tai Poutini Polytechnic issues official Press Releases throughout the year. For your convenience, we will make the past 12 months of PR's available on this page.
November 2022
- Student carvers put creations under the spotlight
- West Coast entrepreneurs put their skills on display
October 2022
- Ceremony celebrates outdoor education successes
- Offering support to all West Coast learners
- Pōwhiri celebrates shift to national training model
- First West Coast horticulture students growing their skills
September 2022
- West Coast agriculture training pilot makes system work for learners
- Focaccia fundraiser makes 456 buns for Life Education Trust
- Enrolments open for 2023 West Coast training programmes
- New Westport trapping programme supports predator free goal
August 2022
- Strong interest TPP mining and quarrying programmes
- Career and training opportunities all under one roof at expo
June 2022
- Teen entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to local judges
- Treats in recognition of volunteer fire fighters
- New café skills programme responds to West Coast demand
May 2022
- West Coast Conservation Training and Employment Hub a model for New Zealand learning
- Horticulture programme contributes to green economy focus
- Learner satisfaction on the rise at Tai Poutini Polytechnic
- Driving simulators to robot-building – Techweek 2022 hits the West Coast
- Polytechnic student‐build house benefits local cause
April 2022
- Great line‐up of West Coast tech events
- No such thing as a typical day in Antarctica for Polytechnic tutor
March 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
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Record Outdoor Education students move into jobs in changing industry
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Dragon’s Den winners found at first-ever West Coast YES Awards
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
- West Coast Covid-19 recovery discussions underway
- Polytechnic connecting West Coast communities
- Polytechnic supports save-a-life project
July 2021
- Polytechnic supports Westport community
- Fruit buns raise funds for West Coast Stroke Foundation
- Digger School to set‐up in Westport
June 2021
- Careers hui shares ideas for Coasters' future
- Students get the right advice at expo events
- West Coast to benefit from expanded tertiary education options
- Kōrero about the future of vocational learning on the Coast
- Polytechnic responds to demand for Westport training
- West Coast gears‐up for biggest‐ever careers event
- High schools pitch bright ideas to local business leaders
May 2021
- Inspiring speakers to draw crowds to West Coast Pathways Career Expo
- Students get cooking for Pink Ribbon month
- Techweek is for everyone – find an event that suits you!
- Polytechnic sculpture to be gifted to community
- Introducing a collaborative agriculture training initiative for the South Island
March 2021
February 2021
December 2020
- Award‐winning jade carving on display at Left Bank Art Gallery.
- West Coast students enter the dragon’s den
November 2020
October 2020
- Tai Poutini Polytechnic meeting the needs of the West Coast
- TPP Training for Work students top national work stats
September 2020
- TPP to meet demand for support learning on the West Coast
- High school students “wowed” by French cooking class
August 2020
July 2020
- Business and job seekers benefit from Roadshow
- TPP offers new training to meet changing business needs
- West Coast Training and Employment Roadshow is coming to your town
June 2020
- High schools pitch bright ideas to local business leaders
- New training considered for supported learning students
- Get free training through TPP in critical industries
- Cookery students offer baking “thank-you” to supermarket workers
May 2020
- Education partnerships create opportunities for West Coast
- TPP offers new training to meet changing business needs
March 2020
- NZIST Establishment Board Announces TPP Board of Directors
- Don’t miss out on Techweek 2020 – register your interest now
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
- West Coast likely to benefit from sector review
- Coast Connect proves popular with employers and job seekers
- Coast students consider career options
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
November 2018
- Annual Report shows progress on financial targets
- Changes prepare Polytechnic for the future
- Polytechnic gifts sculptures to community at exhibition opening
- Jade exhibition showcases student carving skills
October 2018
- Polytechnic connects industry with community at Careers Expo
- Polytechnic Outdoor Education partnership benefits West Coast
September 2018
August 2018
- Carpentry students go the extra mile
- Changes prepare Polytechnic for the future of West Coast tertiary education
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
- TPP enables local iwi to connect with past through technology
- High school students turn up in droves for a taste of tertiary study
March 2018
- TPP partners with Greymouth High School to promote local tech event
- TPP partners with Rotary for community benefit
February 2018
December 2017
- MAINZ to transfer to Southern Institute of Technology
- Giant whale and jadestone wave sold on TradeMe
November 2017
- Tai Poutini Polytechnic Welcomes NZQA report
- Music school event ‘on an epic scale’
- West Coast students carving out a niche in Jade Exhibition
October 2017
September 2017
- Careers Expo to support West Coast economic development
- Businesses get on board with Careers Expo
- Cutting-edge technology showcased at West Coast Careers Expo
- Careers Expo to showcase West Coast job opportunities
- TPP and Westland Milk Products explore new partnership
