Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology was established on April 1, 2020, as a government public higher education institution. Te Pūkenga is the largest higher education institution in New Zealand, bringing a new system of career-focused education to students through the merger of 16 New Zealand polytechnics.

Te Pūkenga is the largest higher education institution in the Northern Region, with the main branch NorthTec campus located in Whangarei and Auckland campus in the central business district of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.

NorthTec, as a government-owned higher institution, has always adhered to the high standards and quality of education set by the New Zealand Government. The College has more than 7,500 full-time and part-time students enrolled in more than 140 professional and training courses, covering university-standard bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates, preparatory education and English language training courses.

NorthTec offers the following majors: Business, Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing and Finance, Business Management, Software Technology, Information Management, and Business and Information Technology, etc. With more than 7,500 students and over 100 experienced teaching staff, it is one of the branches of the Te Pūkenga with the largest number of students and teachers.

The school offers internationally recognised certificate, specialty courses, undergraduate courses and postgraduate courses, with flexible full-time, part-time and evening entry options as required. Holders of the Te Pūkenga diploma can go directly to a number of leading New
Zealand universities for further study.