News
DSA Secondary Schools Art Awards Exhibition
Published on 25 August 2025
The winners of the DSA Secondary Schools Art Awards 2025 are set to be announced on Tuesday night, ahead of this year's exhibition.
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✨ New Teams Page for Distance & Online Learners ✨
Published on 22 August 2025
We’re excited to launch a new Teams space designed especially for our distance and online learners! 🎉
Events
OP Talks - Creating and riding wooden surf boards
Published on 20 August 2025
The first of our OP Talks features a number of OP kaimahi who ride, and even create, wooden surf boards.
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OPSA Advisory Board nominations are OPEN
Published on 20 August 2025
Be a voice for students. Find out about available roles and download a nomination form.
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Tonga Language Week
Published on 20 August 2025
August 17-23 is lea faka-Tonga – Tonga Language Week.
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Donations for Pātaka Kai (Food Pantries)
Published on 19 August 2025
Food insecurity can be a challenge for many of our ākonga, and we want to help. That’s why we’re introducing new Pātaka Kai (food pantries).
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Wooden picnic tables provide refuge
Published on 18 August 2025
A picnic bench project by our He Toki Carpentry ākonga will ensure families escaping domestic violence have a place to sit down and relax.
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Join us for Kapa Haka!
Published on 18 August 2025
Join our weekly Kapa Haka sessions – a fun, welcoming space for staff and students to connect, learn waiata and haka, and celebrate te ao Māori together
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Bumper crop of OP finalists for Best Awards
Published on 15 August 2025
Otago Polytechnic is celebrating a large field of finalists for the 2025 Best Awards, across Architecture, Product, Communication, and Fashion Design.
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Are you a female athlete between 16–25?
Published on 15 August 2025
Help with research assessing the knowledge female athletes have about exercise and the menstrual cycle by taking a quick survey.
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Learners share internship lessons
Published on 14 August 2025
Students from our Construction programmes learned first-hand how industry placements can prepare them for the workplace during an engaging panel discussion this week.
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Are you stressed or sorted?
Published on 14 August 2025
August is Money Month, and there are free tools and webinars to help you get sorted.
