The Government has announced that Te Pūkenga will be disestablished and a number of regional polytechnics will be re-established. As a consequence of the reform, a polytechnic representing Southern Institute of Technology will be established on 1 January 2026, and will assume all business operations of the Southern Institute of Technology business division of Te Pūkenga.
All existing programmes and micro-credentials that are currently provided by Southern Institute of Technology will transfer to the new polytechnic. All enrolments in those programmes and micro-credentials (whether current, former or pending) will automatically transfer to the new polytechnic.
If you wish to enrol with Southern Institute of Technology for 2026, please continue to apply via our website and your application/enrolment will be automatically transferred to the new polytechnic in 2026.