• Students learn how to improve health outcomes for Maori, Pacific and the wider community. Be the person whom the public most value and trust while they undergo personal and challenging health journeys.
  • This program offers culturally and clinically focused experiences while offering a career in the health sector that’s both challenging and rewarding.
  • For over thirty years nursing has been a major program at Whitireia. During this time, Whitireia has developed a reputation for producing work-ready graduates who are highly regarded by the industry.
  • Whitireia offers applicants the choice of three Bachelor of Nursing Degrees, all of which are approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand’s requirements for registration. These are the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing Māori and Bachelor of Nursing Pacific.
  • All are three-year full-time programs and offer a combination of theory i.e. classroom-based sessions at our Porirua campus and supported clinical experience, which is practical/hands-on work completed in a variety of community and hospital settings.