The Eastern Institute of Technology, as it is named today, was officially opened as the Hawke´s Bay Community College by the Minister of Education, Phil Amos. Mr Amos laid the foundation stone, on 4 October 1975.
In 1987 the Hawke´s Bay Community College was renamed the ”Hawke´s Bay Polytechnic”. The next name change - to the ”Eastern Institute of Technology” occurred in 1996, the Institute´s 21st year.
Throughout the development of the Institute, programme offerings have been continually developed to meet the needs of the region and now include in excess of 90 programmes ranging from foundation to degree and post-graduate level.
The Eastern Institute of Technology is now regarded by the Ministry of Education as one of the exemplar tertiary education providers in New Zealand.
The site on which the main campus is based in Taradale was donated to the people of Hawke´s Bay at the time of the province´s centenary by the late Margaret Hetley and in memory of her husband, Arnaud.
Principals / Chief Executives:
John Harré was the Institute´s first Principal, and held this position for the ensuing almost eleven years, tendering his resignation in September 1985;
- John Rose - April 1986 to May 1991;
- Bruce Martin - September 1991 to September 2004;
- Chris Collins - from September 2004.
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