Tai Poutini Polytechnic is part of Te Pūkenga. Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network. As New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, Te Pūkenga has the national and regional reach for long-term skills training partner for firms and industries, enabling learners to move between workplaces and other educational offerings and locations as their needs change.