Kahurangi Student Services

Te Whare Awhina

Academic assistance, guidance and support is available at Windermere Campus and Bongard Centre.

We provide a high quality, friendly and free service. Students can access support from either campus throughout the year in a range of subjects. We can make your tertiary experience a more positive one — no one can guarantee your success, but improving and enhancing your academic skills can make your studies easier.

We also provide a range of holistic and proactive support to all Maori students enrolled in the Polytechnic, including academic support, study skills, Te Reo and tikanga Maori, counselling or pastoral care.

Experienced staff are available for individual or group assistance in areas, such as:

• Essay and assignment writing
• Referencing
• Proof reading and editing
• Reading for study
• Language, including spelling and grammar
• Memory skills
• Time management
• Exam tips
• Stress management
• Computing skills
• Maths, calculus and statistics
• Business studies subjects
• Preparation of CVs

Assistance is available as it suits your needs:

• Summer School / Orientation classes before full-time programmes begin
• Tutors — on an individual basis, or small group appointments, to suit
• Peer tutors for course-related assistance
• Workshops — semester programmes available
• In class — reader/writer or notetaker assistance
• Learning assessments available
• Alternative arrangements for exams or in class
• Specific learning support with assessments and programme support for students with learning disabilities
• Kaupapa Maori Support 
• International student support

Kahurangi Student Services are located at:
Windermere Campus, ground floor of A-Block, adjacent to Café X. Telephone 07 544 0920 ext. 6755
Bongard Centre, ground floor. Telephone 07 544 0920 ext. 5594