There are many advantages in choosing Greymouth for your tertiary study. The town is right in the heartland of the stunning West Coast landscape and offers opportunities for a wide range of activities including tramping, kayaking, skiing and mountaineering. The warm relaxed West Coast Culture is something of a Kiwi icon in its own right. Studying at Tai Poutini in Greymouth is an opportunity to experience that culture - to enjoy it right now and look back on it with pleasure in later years. Greymouth is a great place to live - and easier on the wallet than main centres. The streets are much safer than in a big city - accommodation at our hostel is likely to be much cheaper than in other towns.
Education is the foundation for any career and Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) offers a wide variety of high quality, industry approved training programmes throughout New Zealand. Courses have been designed with industry in mind so students learn hands on skills to help them in their chosen career.

Teaching staff have a passion for education and students enjoy low student to tutor ratios. Tutors are experts in their fields and they are ideally placed to help graduates secure work placements. Tai Poutini Polytechnic has had course completion rates above the ITP (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) sector average for the last three years and its student fees remain amongst the lowest in the ITP sector. There simply isn’t anywhere better to study.

Tai Poutini Polytechnic has campuses in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Wanaka, Invercargill, Westport, Greymouth and Reefton.

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Tai Poutini offers a range of mainstream and specialist programmes which focus on preparing you for your chosen career. Specialist Outdoor Recreation programmes including Ski Patrol are perfectly located in the South Island, and attract people from all over New Zealand.

Our one and two year Jade Carving programmes are unique, and are situated to make the most of Te Wai Pounamu, the source of West Coast jade. In Auckland and Christchurch, Tai Poutini Polytechnic has established the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand and Schools of Scaffolding. Whatever your future plans, when you choose to study at Tai Poutini Polytechnic, you are preparing today for tomorrow's career.

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Last Updated: 04 October 2012
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