Telford / Te Whare Wanaka o Puerua – a Division of Lincoln University is a public Tertiary Education Institution. Its campus is in Otanomomo, just south of Balclutha, South Otago in the South Island of New Zealand.In 2010, a merger of the Polytechnic with Lincoln University was proposed.On 18 November 2010, it was confirmed that a merger between Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic would go ahead, with the merger taking effect on 1 January 2011. Telford Rural Polytechnic is now officially known as "Telford / Te Whare Wanaka o Puerua – a Division of Lincoln University".Aerial view of Telford campus