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Zealand universities (34 per cent). More detail on the national comparison is shown infigure 119. The most popular subject area for University of Waikato qualifications in2010 was society and culture (36 per cent), followed by management and commerce(27 per cent) and education (25 per cent). Despite the Waikato region being anagricultural hub there were very few qualifications conferred in agricultural studies.However, the national count is also low with only 545 qualifications gained in 2010.Figure 118: University of Waikato completed courses by area and levelFigure 119: Comparison of subjects with all New Zealand universities11.2.2 Waikato Institute of TechnologyFounded in 1924 as the Hamilton Technical College to provide technical and tradestraining in the Waikato region, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has threecampuses in Hamilton (City, Rotokauri and Hamilton Gardens) as well as Thames, TeKuiti and at the Ōtorohanga Trade Training Centre. There are approximately 650 fulltimeequivalent staff, of which approximately half are academic staff.Wintec comprises the Schools of:BusinessEducationCentre for Health and Social Practice;Media ArtsSport and Exercise SciencePage 128 Doc # 2069885
Information TechnologyInternational Tourism, Hospitality and EventsTradesEngineering, Science and Primary IndustriesCentre for Foundation Studies, andCentre for Languages.Study options include short courses, a Trades Academy, English Language andIntroduction to Study programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes up toMasters level.As shown in figure 120, in 2010 there were 3,400 qualifications completed at Wintec, ofwhich 3000 were undertaken by domestic students. A third of completed qualificationswere level 5 or above, compared with 29 per cent for all New Zealand polytechnics.The most popular subject area was management and commerce (19 per cent) followedby creative arts, information technology and health.Figure 120: Wintec completed courses by area and level11.2.3 Waiariki Institute of TechnologyEstablished in 1978 as a centre for adult and trades education, there is an 8 hectarecampus in Rotorua, a Primary Industry Campus at Waipa and smaller regional centresat Taupō, Tokoroa and Whakatane.The Waiariki Institute of Technology Schools and Academies are:School of Business and TourismSchool of Computing, Technology and CommunicationsSchool of Forestry and Primary IndustriesSchool of Nursing and Health StudiesSchool of Trade TrainingTe Wananga a Ihenga Māori Development, Humanities and Research;Waiariki Academy of Singing and Music, andWaiariki Academy of Sport.Waiariki Institute of Technology employs over 550 people, with approximately 350academic and 200 support staff. Waiariki Institute of Technology offers nine NewZealand Qualifications Framework level 7 degrees, some with multiple majors. It alsooffers graduate diplomas. There were 2,000 qualifications completed in 2010, 1660 ofwhich were by domestic students. 34 per cent of completed qualifications were at level5 or above. The most popular subject areas were agriculture and environment (24 perDoc # 2069885 Page 129
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Table of contentsAcknowledgementLis
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The Government aims to create an en
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TransportAlmost a quarter of total
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Regional competitivenessRelative pe
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Figure 4: Real value of goods and s
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economic development strategy for t
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Figure 5: Economic value added by s
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Figure 8: Unemployment by region, 2
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Figure 12: Median household and per
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Figure 15: Deprivation in Hamilton
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In addition to dairy products contr
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In May 2009, DairyNZ launched the S
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New Zealand exported $716.9 million
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Wallace Meats: is a subsidiary of W
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Figure 29: Location quotient and em
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Figure 30: AgBio New Zealand produc
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Five of New Zealand’s six largest
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Most providers of high valueservice
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4.2 Transport4.2.1 RoadThe current
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Local roads in the Waikato region a
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Waikato to, or from, the Bay of Ple
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Approximately 40 per cent of all ex
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Figure 58: International arrivals t
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The New Zealand Energy Strategy has
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Figure 62: Transpower transmission
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Coal has been mined in the Waikator
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4.3.4 OilWaikato does not produce o
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etween 75 and 100 years. 202 The de
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Taupō District CouncilWater supply
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4.4.3 Productive water infrastructu
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The surveys identified that there i
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RBI has been implemented by the Gov
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Figure 76: RBI broadband in the cen
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5 People5.1 SummaryThis chapter des
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Page 104 and 105: Figure 99: Commuting patterns (2006
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Page 116 and 117: 7 Institutions7.1 SummaryCentral an
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Page 164 and 165: BibliographyAFFCO New Zealand 2010.
Page 166 and 167: Hauraki District Council 2009. Haur
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Page 172 and 173: South Waikato District Council 2009
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