NZ polytechnics and institutes of technology

Explore the vast range of courses on offer at these polytechnics, and at the same time learn about campus life. Each site provides information on course entry requirements.

Study by distance

The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand - study by distance anywhere in New Zealand

North Island

• Bay of Plenty Polytechnic - based in Tauranga
• EIT (Eastern Polytechnic) - based in Hawke's Bay
• Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Northland Polytechnic
• Tairawhiti Polytechnic - based in Gisborne
• UCOL - Universal College of Learning - based in the lower North Island
• UNITEC New Zealand - based in Auckland
• Waiariki Polytechnic - main campus in Rotorua
• Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
• Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology - main campuses in Hamilton
• Whitireia Community Polytechnic - based in Porirua and elsewhere, including Auckland

South Island

• Aoraki Polytechnic - campuses in Timaru, Christchurch, Ashburton, Dunedin
• CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic)
• NMIT (Nelson Malborough Institute of Technology)
• Otago Polytechnic
• Southern Institute of Technology (SIT)