He Toki - Otago Polytechnic

We can’t wait to welcome our ākonga back!

Our team have been busily making up study packs for everyone 📚

He Toki Electrical ākonga A-one is smashing his goals, check out his story below !

Aukaha, Te Punaka Ōwheo | Otago Polytechnic, He Toki, Pacific Trust Otago, Tokona Te Raki

A-one Lolofie is a 19-year-old who embraces a challenge. 💪

🏉 This up-and-coming rugby star balances training with developing his trade skills—he received the Otago Rugby Football Club scholarship and is studying the He Toki Electrical programme at Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga.

⚡ “I really like the electrical trade and learning through hands-on activities. I’m really enjoying this course because I’m learning new things every day.

“My dream is to be a professional rugby player at the highest level. Having my papers from this course means that when I decide to hang up the boots, I can find myself a job as a sparkie.”

To read more about A-One’s journey, visit his story on our website.
op.ac.nz/about/news/a-rugby-player-with-spark/

New & practical merchandise for when we are out and about at Expos & school visits !

Take a moment today to thank the nurses in your life !

To all the nurses out there - we appreciate all you do 🙏

He Toki - Otago Polytechnic, Carpentry Crew 2023 ⚒️

Te Punaka Ōwheo | Otago Polytechnic
He Toki
Aukaha
Pacific Trust Otago
Tokona Te Raki

Are you or someone in your whānau interested in a career in Trades ?

Do you identify Māori or Pasifika ?

Come and have a chat to us about studying for FREE in 2024.

We will be in The Hub at Otago Polytechnic until 2pm today and from 8am - 4pm tomorrow!

Photo drop from our amazing session with the talented Ana Teofilo Artist today !

Incredibly grateful to Ana for coming to work with our ākonga today!

We wouldn’t be able to run He Toki without these lads !

A huge shoutout to our lecturers (from L-R), Ian (Electrical), Daz (Carpentry) & Rhys (Carpentry)

Thanks for everything you do for our ākonga and for never being afraid to get in and get it done

Wishing you and your whānau a safe and happy Easter break

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That’s a wrap on Term 1, 2023

Throwback to earlier in the term when our Carpentry students were building their saw horses

He Toki ki Ōtepoti, 2023

Tokona Te Raki

Punaka Ōwheo

He Toki Carpentry & Electrical had the most wonderful day at Ōtākou Marae today.

Taking time out of our busy academic schedule to do some mahi for Ōtākou whānau

We can’t wait to head back tomorrow

Goodluck Grace !

Grace was one of our 2020 He Toki Graduates👩‍🎓

Today MATES in Construction New Zealand hosted a Free Workshop on Su***de Prevention with our He Toki Carpentry whānau 🪚🔨

The construction industry is loosing nearly one person every week to su***de.

98% of those are men.

There has been an increase to the number of Māori and Pasifika contributing to this number.

Last year over 650 New Zealanders died by su***de.

Escape Room adventures with wāhine in trades!

A wonderful time creating lifelong connections…

Who won - Staff or students ?!?

Grateful to our whānau at Te Punaka Owheo - Otago Polytechnic for proving ākonga māori with a delicious and nutritious kai every week !

Aukaha
Tokona Te Raki

Awesome mahi 👊🏽 going on here at Otago Polytechnic’s Carpentry department🔨

Today we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all around the world.

Happy International Women’s Day !

Congratulations to Cruz, Brooks and Zek - 3 of our 2022 graduates - on landing apprenticeships with Cook Brothers Construction

Ka mau te wehi !

Aukaha
Tokona Te Raki
Te Punaka Owheo - Otago Polytechnic

Shout out to our three new Apprentices joining our Otago family - Cruz, Brooklan and Zeke. We are excited to have them on board and look forward to watching them progress! Welcome to the team!

He Toki ki Otago field trip to to learn more about Electrical wholesale and get our tools 🧰

Shout out to the team at Redpaths for the freebies !!

Aukaha
Te Punaka Owheo - Otago Polytechnic
Tokona Te Raki

This morning we blessed the He Toki worksite, this was led by our Māori Chaplain Shari Roy

During this process we called upon our tūpuna and atua to provide our ākonga with guidance and protection throughout the year

Punaka Owheo

Te Raki

Māori tauira Pōwhiri

A huge mihi to Te Rūnanga o Moeraki for hosting us!

Do the mahi, get the treats !

Our Ākonga had a busy morning getting some study / life admin sorted - why not celebrate with some Laser Tag !

Aukaha
Otago Polytechnic Pasifika
Tokona Te Raki
Te Punaka Owheo - Otago Polytechnic

We know how important tangible and realistic goals are

Thanks for facilitating this wicked path plan session today

Nau mai, haere mai !

Welcoming our 2023 He Toki Electrical and Carpentry students.

Each week, our He Toki Tauira get a meal cooked by the AMAZING Māori Student Support Team

The final lunch is always Christmas themed and we even get dessert 🍨

Final lunch for the year is āpōpō !! Watch this space for more photos

I was offered a construction job in Egypt this morning….It turned out to be a pyramid scheme 😂


Join our He Toki Programme and you will regularly connect with industry & when you get offered a job, it’ll be the real deal !!

Places are filling quickly - apply today !

He Toki Carpentry Trades Training Scholarship If you are Māori or Pasifika, are 16-40 years old, and want to learn and earn in a practical, hands-on environment consider our He Toki pathway. With He Toki, you will be supported to gain a New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) in Carpentry or Infrastructure, but with a di...