Tairawhiti Polytechnic
Encyclopedia
Tairawhiti Polytechnic is a public New Zealand
tertiary education institution. The main campus is based in Gisborne
in the North Island
. It provides full- and part-time education leading to certificates, diplomas, and applied bachelor's degrees.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
tertiary education institution. The main campus is based in Gisborne
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...
in the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. It provides full- and part-time education leading to certificates, diplomas, and applied bachelor's degrees.
Subjects
Programmes are offered in the following subject areas:- Business Administration & Management
- Catering & Hospitality
- Computing & Information Technology
- Early Childhood & Adult Education
- Forestry
- Māori Studies
- Nursing
- Social Sciences
- Travel & Tourism
- Trades
- Visual Arts & Design - Toihoukura
- Viticulture & Winemaking