Study at Waiariki Institute of Technology New Zealand

Waiariki Institute of Technology International Student Centre

The International Centre at Waiariki has been established to provide the student with the necessary support to help make their stay at the Institute enjoyable and memorable. Our staff are helpful, friendly and understand what its like to be a stranger in a new land and, for many students, being away from home for the first time.

Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, French and English are languages spoken by staff.

Waiariki Institute of Technology is based in the City of Rotorua, New Zealand's premier tourist destination. Studying at our institution offers you the complete educational experience. Rotorua has a population of approximately 68,000 people and is in the heart of the Bay of Plenty offering a host of attractions and activities, something to suit all tastes.

Quality Programmes

Waiariki Institute of Technology was the first New Zealand Tertiary Institution to be accredited with ISO 9001 in August 1995.

Waiariki Institute of Technology has developed a series of programmes that reflect the very special nature of the the Rotorua region. To learn more about these areas of study and to see a selection of our programmes popular with international students click here .

Quality Environment

Rotorua is one of the main population areas for Maori, New Zealanders indigenous people. The region is rich in history and culture providing visiting students with countless opportunities to learn about and experience this wonderful culture.Waiariki Institute of Technology is proud of its bi-cultural approach to its educational programmes. Maori and European working in partnership to provide the best of both cultures. A feature of our Institute is Tangatarua Marae (traditional Maori meeting house) recording in carving and woven art the history and geneology of our forebears.

Rotorua - Your Educational Destination

Rotorua is the premier tourist destination in New Zealand. It is host to over 1 million visitors per year. There is just so much to see and do. Based in the province of the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua is classed as a provincial city and has an environment that offers a mix of urban and rural lifestyles. Being a tourist city the facilities in the city are geared to meet the needs of the international visitor. A wide range of supermarkets, restaurants, and speciality tourist shops. The tourist nature of the city ensures that international students can normally find familiar foods in these retail outlets. Rotorua has so much more - it has a variety of geothermal activities with geysers and hot pools, volcanic geology, and many recreational lakes in the region. It is the centre for New Zealand's forest industry and both natural and plantation forests provide a wealth of activities in picturesque surroundings. It has a strong agricultural industry, with many different types of farming - from dairy farming to sheep farming; from deer farming to emu farming - and even prawn farming. Some of these are featured in the tourist shows in the region. The strong tourist influence and wonderful environment has resulted in the creation of many tourist activities adventure tourism, eco-tourism, cultural tourism, there is just so much to see, do, and learn about in your ultimate educational destination - Rotorua.

CONTACT

Waiariki Institute of TechnologyMokoia DriveRotoruaNEW ZEALAND

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Waiariki Institute of Technology

Private Bag 3028

Rotorua

NEW ZEALAND

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