Waiariki Institute of Technology Graduation

Friday, 3 February 2012.

Note for graduands: Please read our 2012 Graduation Handbook to ensure you are prepared for your graduation day. The handbook contains information about the process of collecting your regalia, graduand number (the order in which you cross the stage), and what you need to do on graduation day.
Download Handbook: 2012 Graduation Handbook (PDF 2.14MBs)

Graduation Day

Friday February 3, 2012
• Tangatarua Marae Mokoia Campus - 8.45 am
• City Focus - 11.45 am
• Energy Events Centre - 1.00 pm (ceremony starts at 1pm, please be seated by 12.45)

We encourage all of our graduands to take part in the ceremony, as they have worked hard to achieve their qualifications. This is their day – and a day for the community, whanau and friends to join the celebration and applaud their achievements.

Tickets to the Awards Ceremony
Graduands are allocated two complimentary tickets.These tickets are only available on request.
If you require extra tickets they can be purchased from our cashier at a cost $10 per ticket (very limited numbers, while supplies last). Children three years of age and older require a seat and must have a ticket.

Two extra tickets can be purchased on Monday, January 23, from 9am.

Contact the cashier:
Phone +64 7 346 8892 or 0800 924 274
Location I Block, Mokoia Campus, Rotorua

Order of the Day

8.45 am | Pohiri and Farewell

The day's celebrations begin with a pohiri and farewell at Tangatarua Marae on Waiariki's Mokoia Campus, Rotorua. Just as students are welcomed with a pohiri at Tangatarua at the beginning of their studies, graduands are farewelled with a pohiri on graduation day. Morning tea will be served after the pohiri.

All graduands are expected to attend the pohiri and are required to be dressed in academic regalia. Please gather at the front entrance of the marae at 8.45am for the pohiri which starts at 9.00am. Please allow enough time to find a car park and walk to the front entrance of the marae.

Note: The pohiri takes place outdoors; please be prepared for the weather conditions. Tickets are not necessary to attend the pohiri, but seating is limited. Parking is available at the Mokoia Campus. Photos may be taken outside the wharenui.

11.45 am | Procession

The procession of graduands will begin at City Focus at the intersection of Hinemoa and Tutanekai streets. Meet under the sails no later than 11.45am.

The procession will begin at 12.00pm. The procession will follow Tutanekai Street, then right into Arawa Street to the Energy Events Centre. Umbrellas or water bottles are recommended, dependent on the weather.

If for any reason you cannot join the procession, please go directly to the Energy Events Centre by 12.30pm and await the procession's arrival.

If the procession is cancelled due to bad weather, an announcement will be made at the farewell ceremony in the morning. Staff at City Focus will also redirect graduands, or you may call Waiariki on 0800 924 274.

1.00 pm | Awards Ceremony

The procession will arrive at Energy Events Centre at approximately 12.30pm. This will be your last opportunity to use the bathroom until after the ceremony.

You will then enter the auditorium and take your allocated seat. There will be marshals on hand to assist. It is important that you are in the correct seat as this is the order in which you will be called on stage to receive your parchment.

The Awards Ceremony is a formal ceremony and expected to run for about 3½ hours. Out of respect for graduands, whānau/friends must remain in the auditorium for the duration of the ceremony.

Note: Parking at the Energy Events Centre is available but limited; visitors are advised to allow plenty of time to secure a park, get to the venue and be seated before 12.45pm.

Graduation Extras provided at the Energy Events Centre

For a memento of your experience at Waiariki, choose from our range of our gifts listed below. Memorabilia will be available for purchase at the awards ceremony.

Teddy Bears

Graduation commemoration teddy bears wearing regalia will be available for purchase the day of the Awards Ceremony. If you'd like a memento of your special day, the bears are available for $25 each from Waiariki staff at the Energy Events Centre.

Flowers

Daisy Chain florist will be at the Awards Ceremony offering an array of bright and beautiful flowers and selection of congratulatory cards. Bouquets vary from $10-60. For more information, contact Katie or Nellie at Daisy Chain, 252 Fenton St, Rotorua, or phone 07 347 4371.

Photographs

Global-Pix is the official photographer of the Awards Ceremony. Photos will be available after graduation on their website: www.global-pix.com. Studio sittings will also be available to graduates to have photographs taken of themselves and family members for $50.

Parchment Framing

Parchment framing services will be provided by Global-Pix. For $45 your parchment can be framed in a high quality wood frame immediately after the ceremony while you wait. See the portrait studio area in the Energy Events Centre. For more information about Global-Pix visit: www.global-pix.com.

Waiariki Academic Regalia
Waiariki graduands wear traditional academic regalia such as gowns, stoles, hoods and trenchers. As the graduation ceremonies are formal occasions, we ask that you wear appropriate clothing under the gown.
You are encouraged to wear your family korowai and/or other culturally appropriate adornment. This may also include flower posies, corsages or buttonholes.

Collect the regalia from:
Mokoia Campus, N Block, Room 230

Wednesday, 1 February 3pm – 6pm
Thursday, 2 February 10am – 4pm
Friday, 3 February 8am – 9am*

We ask Rotorua-based graduands to collect their regalia on Thursday, as out-of-town graduands will be the priority on Friday.

Return the regalia to:
Mokoia Campus, N Block, Room 230
The day of the Awards Ceremony. All regalia must be returned by 6.30pm or your $50.00 bond will be forfeited.

Photos

Cameras are encouraged and photos may be taken from where your guests are seated. The ceremony is also professionally photographed.

Professional photos will be uploaded to www.global-pix.com and are usually available 1 week after the graduation ceremony

Photos from Waiariki staff will be uploaded to our Facebook page. Find yourself and tag/like or comment on the photo.