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EIT Hawke's Bay's recently appointed lecturer in exercise physiology Olivia Maclaren admits to being "a bit of a cycloholic". Her addiction started in her hometown of Christchurch, but it was in ...
moreStaff at Napier Boy's High School includes eight Hawke's Bay trained teachers - "a pretty good muster," says principal Ross Brown.Four who did their teaching training on the EIT Hawke's Bay campus ...
moreGrowing up on Waiheke Island, Brooke Robinson had an early exposure to New Zealand's burgeoning wine industry. After leaving school, Brooke enjoyed cellar door work stints at Mudbrick, ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay wine science graduate Sophie Matthews has jetsetted her way into a dream job working for a celebrated winery in the USA's leading wine region.Originally from Napier, Sophie has scored ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's international student numbers are on the rise - outstripping New Zealand-wide growth in the sector over the last year and injecting millions of dollars into the regional ...
more A new degree programme offered at EIT Hawke's Bay was the springboard for Janet Ashcroft's move to New Zealand.As would-be immigrants from England, Jan and husband Pete had pinpointed Hawke's ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is experiencing a massive surge of interest in next year's programmes, several of which are now full and are wait-listing would-be students.Marketing Director Brenda Chapman is urging ...
moreAlert to demand for freewheeling holiday activities, Jenny Ryan has launched a self-guided cycling tour business based out of Bay View.Jenny worked for many years in the tourism industry and left a ...
moreEastern Institute of Technology student Katrina Allen has won the inaugural Mission Estate Wine and Viticulture Scholarship by tapping into her Croatian roots.The Mission Estate Winery Scholarship ...
moreHawke's Bay's growing reputation as a producer of quality Syrah is not lost on Gerard Logan, lecturer in viticulture at EIT Hawke's Bay and inaugural winner of the Bragato Trust's postgraduate ...
moreEIT's newly-appointed graphic communication lecturer Anthony Chiappin brings a multitude of talents and experience to the role.The Australian national has a Master of Visual Arts from Monash ...
moreA carpenter's ticket can be a springboard to adventures overseas, says travel enthusiast Shane Sigglekow - a Kiwi builder who has worked in England, Vanuatu and even in Antarctica. EIT's ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay has attracted the maximum five-year approval term for delivering its four-year Chartered Accountants programme.The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants' accreditation ...
moreA ground-breaking initiative targeting Hawke's Bay's four-year-olds is picking up and addressing health, developmental and behavioural problems to ensure the region's youngsters get the best start at ...
moreA relative newcomer to tertiary study, Napier's Marianne Gannaway is setting a cracking pace.Last week, the mother-of-two was feted as the first student to graduate from EIT Hawke's Bay with a ...
moreEIT graduate Renée Dale laughs when her father calls her the "poster girl" of Hawke's Bay. The Aucklander, who was valedictorian of her class and capped with a Bachelor of Wine ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is the proud adoptive parent of a Goldie painting.The Whitening Snows of Venerable Elder Kapikapi, painted by Charles Frederick Goldie, is one of 22 works of art recently put up for ...
moreIt may not be an Oscar but the "Pania" is a highly coveted trophy for students doing the two-year Diploma in Video and Electronic Media programme at EIT Hawke's Bay. Final-year students are ...
moreIn a double first for the EIT Wine Show, a Hawke's Bay school group entered as fledgling winemakers and have gone on to claim the annual competition's top trophy.Sacred Heart College's Leap ...
moreNew Zealand's Young Grower of the Year Kevin McInnes is the apple of his boss's eye.The inaugural winner of the title, Kevin is equally chuffed to be working for orchardist C A Wake. He's been ...
moreChina offers exciting openings for New Zealand to export wine, undertake collaborative research and provide study opportunities, says EIT Hawke's Bay senior lecturer in wine science Malcolm ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay has achieved a major milestone - as of next year, it will be offering ten degree programmes.The newest degree, the field-based Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education), is ...
moreAfter driving trucks for most of her working life, Chanelle Taylor decided her mid-30s was the time to get in touch with her more feminine side.She could hardly have chosen a more different career ...
moreHawke's Bay boasts a robust network of support systems to help new talent pursue professional cookery opportunities, says Gianetta Lapsley, EIT Hawke's Bay's Head of School for Tourism and ...
moreEIT Hawke’s Bay is partnering up with leading rural educators Taratahi to provide agricultural training aimed at building the local farm skill base and attracting and retaining skilled farm ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is responding to demand from the local health sector in launching an introductory qualification for health promotion work.Assistant Head of School for Health, Recreation and Sport ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay student Anneke Groenewald felt like an Oscar winner accepting the New Zealand Professional Beauty Industry's "Best Student Award" trophy at a gala evening in Auckland.Ecstatic to have ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay has been given the go-ahead for a new field-based Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) degree that is already attracting strong interest from would-be students wanting to ...
moreSome 280 students, staff and homestay families celebrated EIT Hawke's Bay's diversity of cultures with an International Dinner held on campus last week. (Thursday, August 15)Many overseas students ...
moreA field-based Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) degree is attracting strong interest ahead of the first intake of students at EIT Hawke's Bay early next year. EIT is responding to ...
moreKiwis famously pride themselves on their "can-do" attitude. For British ex-pats who take on winegrowing in New Zealand, learning to make the best of any situation can be critical to their ...
moreHawke's Bay is mobilising to ensure the region maximises its share of the Government's $150-million funding package aimed at getting young people into training and jobs.EIT Hawke's Bay, the Hawke's ...
moreStudents at EIT Hawke's Bay are finding winemaking even more absorbing using new oak barrels to mature their wines.Visiting Hawke's Bay last year, TB Tonnellerie principal Jean Charles Hubert noticed ...
moreStudents were the "push" for an Eastern Institute of Technology initiative which will see degree studies launched in Central Hawke's Bay later this month, says lecturer Ahuriri Houkamau.The first ...
moreKaren's current works reflect the diversity found in nature and order emerging out of chaos.Jade's exhibition work explores the architectural qualities of the contemporary world, digital order and ...
moreIn a first for EIT Hawke's Bay, senior high school students are being invited to free "taster" workshops being held over the mid-year holiday break.The tasters - to run from Monday, 6 July through to ...
moreAn entry level skills course is being launched by EIT Hawke's Bay to provide a leg-up to those wanting to study for a trade.Tutor Andy Sinclair says EIT presently has to turn away would-be students ...
moreMaster of Nursing graduate Wendy Kennedy with husband Peter, who is studying for his master's degree at EIT Hawke's Bay.A Hawke's Bay couple are a shining example of a couple who share common ...
morePowering ahead with diploma studies at EIT Hawke's Bay, solo mum Kylie Ellen has some compelling advice for young women leaving school and heading out into the wider world."Don't get pregnant," she ...
moreNapier feels a natural fit for American Edmond Otis, recently appointed senior lecturer in health at EIT Hawke's Bay.Moving here from Carlsburg on the Californian coast has "gone as well as we could ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay will confer more than 439 diplomas, degrees and postgraduate qualifications at its institute-wide graduation ceremony on Friday, March 27.The traditional ceremony follows the awarding ...
moreWith a Hawke's Bay woman winning the inaugural Lion Award from London-based City & Guilds, Elesha Stoney has helped to reinforce that NZ has significant strength in our Front of House ...
moreNapier's David Meier-Bailey is looking forward to "potting" Iran as his next travel destination when he represents New Zealand in the world's under-21 snooker championships.The 21-year-old Eastern ...
moreGrowing up in a rural township in the Bay of Plenty provided Tanisha Jones with few opportunities for getting ahead."Education, especially, was never really encouraged," the Flaxmere mother-of-four ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay graduate Shona Moore's great horse sense has been recognised in her appointment as New Zealand's first female stipendiary steward.Having worked as a racing administration trainee at ...
moreMoving from Zimbabwe after high school, EIT Hawke's Bay graduate Karen Vickery eagerly embraced the opportunity for a New Zealand tertiary education.In the six years since, the 25-year-old has gained ...
moreAt just 24, Arneya Fleury is the proud owner of her own café and restaurant in Taradale.Running Trio Café and Restaurant with her mother Sharleen is by no means this young woman's only ...
moreEmma Geurtse works at a Gisborne winery, did her degree through an Australian university and will celebrate her graduation at EIT Hawke's Bay later this month.It's an interesting blend for the ...
moreAs someone who loves watching people grow and progress, Taupo psychotherapist Julie Bird had every reason to celebrate her own recent achievement - graduating from EIT Hawke's Bay.Family members ...
moreGiving up free chocolate was just one of many sacrifices Ange Dudman made to study full-time at EIT Hawke's Bay.Little more than three years ago, she was enjoying a challenging sales career working ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay graduate Hayley Stuart inherited a talent for art from her grandfather, an illustrator of cereal cards prized by generations of collectors.Family members were at the Taupo-based ...
moreFor as long as she can remember, Jan-Marie Buckeridge yearned to be a nurse.She parked the dream to indulge her travel bug and to focus on raising a young family until, with a signpost birthday ...
moreWorking in London for wine specialists, Finnish-born Dominic Hall is among the international students who gained qualifications at EIT Hawke's Bay last year.While the Bachelor of Viticulture graduand ...
moreForgoing full-time work to study as a beauty therapist, Kylie Hughes wondered whether the reduced family income might lead to two-minute noodle meals.Two years on, the Napier mother of two is eagerly ...
moreNow working for Australia's largest organic winery, Ashutosh left his homeland in India to learn winemaking from "the masters" at EIT Hawke's Bay.Ashu - as the 29-year-old prefers to be known - ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay nursing degree students have achieved an impressive clean sweep in the Nursing Council of New Zealand state exams sat at the end of last year.A large class of 37 students gained a 100 ...
moreTim Mason of Napier is going to live out every youngster's childhood dream - he's running away to join the circus.Joining a three-man team responsible for the show's sound and lighting, Tim is to ...
moreElizabeth Olinger brings more than her considerable clinical expertise and teaching skills to a new life in Hawke's Bay.Happily settling into a job as Master of Nursing lecturer at EIT Hawke's Bay, ...
moreA prestigious EIT research award could propel senior lecturer Carl Paton onto the world stage.A lecturer for EIT's Bachelor of Recreation and Sport programme, Dr Paton was recently announced as ...
moreA champion of education for the Pacific Islands community, EIT Hawke's Bay research project leader and lecturer Diane Mara was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year's ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay student projects - like Phil Judd's investigation into an organic spray - are helping build a body of research work aimed at boosting the quality of New Zealand wine.All EIT's ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is calling on the Government to support its plan to retrain the region's recently unemployed for new jobs."With unemployment predicted to rise to 5.7 percent by early 2010, we must ...
moreConnie packs her suitcase - a gift from EIT Hawke's Bay where she did her Diploma in Tourism and Travel.Connie Manning is packing her bags for Los Angeles where, along with a handful of others, she ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's already lush landscapes are growing greener as staff, suppliers, contractors and students pull together to support a culture of sustainability. EIT's commitment to a zero green ...
moreMore Hawke's Bay people are leading healthier lifestyles following efforts to raise awareness and promote opportunities for regular exercise.In the most comprehensive undertaking of its kind to be ...
moreEIT's Bachelor of Nursing degree continues to attract strong enrolment interest, with would-be students wait-listed for the last three intakes. Programme coordinator and assistant head of ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's new School of Business head Linda Turner wants to add value to the institute's Faculty of Business and Computing and to have fun doing it.Formerly from West Auckland, Ms Turner made ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is undertaking a major initiative to embrace literacy and numeracy in teaching the institute's certificate programmes.Project leader for foundation education Elly Govers says EIT will ...
moreAfter 17 years in banking, Tricia Johnson is unleashing her creative side as she gears up for the glamour finale of a life-changing year's study - a fashion show at the Hawke's Bay Opera ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay stages its second Teaching and Learning Conference in October, anticipating that the event will continue to be held on an annual basis.Having attended the inaugural conference, Ako ...
moreThis year's national MoodleMoot is chockfull, with 180 delegates registered for the educational technology conference at the Eastern Institute of Technology.Moodle is an open source Learning ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's campus is getting greener - and not just because spring is finally here.Staff and students weathered a chilly winter in pulling together to cut back unnecessary power usage and ...
moreEnrolment figures are running hot at EIT Hawke's Bay, with some programmesalready at full capacity and wait-listing would-be students.The Eastern Institute of Technology says its individual ...
moreA gap year in Europe introduced this year's New Zealand Bragato exchange student Alex Roper to mulled wine and other travel treats.Now the EIT Hawke's Bay student is looking forward to developing a ...
moreStudents and staff took the opportunity to showcase cuisine from their homeland at EIT Hawke's Bay's international dinner last week.Hosting the annual dinner, EIT International Centre invited staff ...
moreWaipukurau Primary School student Juliet Sherwood cut some ice with judges in this week's EIT Hawke's Bay Schools Science and Technology Fair, taking out the top prize in the annual event.The Year 7 ...
moreA New Zealand first, EIT Hawke's Bay's online graduate diplomas in viticulture and wine science are proving a drawcard for people aiming to change career direction.Next year provides two entry points ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay stages its second Teaching and Learning Conference in October, anticipating that the event will continue to be held on an annual basis.Having attended the inaugural conference, Ako ...
moreTwo of Hawke's Bay top rugby players keep their eye on the ball when it comes to juggling study and sport.Brothers Bryn and Rhys Evans play representative rugby - Bryn locks for the Kelt Capital ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's is anticipating a record turn-out to its annual "Do It Day" - a taste of life on campus for students from high schools throughout the region.More than 300 prospective tertiary ...
moreHawke's Bay's top rugby players are being offered a bridge to future careers with sponsored education opportunities at EIT Hawke's Bay.The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union and EIT Hawke's Bay have signed off ...
moreLeft to right: Professor Dr Luo Yun-bo, Dean of the university's College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering shaking hands with EIT's Malcolm Reeves.EIT Hawke's Bay senior lecturer in wine ...
moreLeading Maori educator Dr Roger Maaka has been appointed to the position of Dean Te Manga Maori at EIT Hawke's Bay.Professor Maaka is a distinguished Maori academic of national and international ...
moreSixteen Hawke's Bay teenagers had a fun start to their school holidays, taking part in a Junior Chefs short course at EIT Hawke's Bay.During the three-day programme, the students learned the basics ...
moreKeen local skater wins award for thinking outside the square.The Supreme Award for the EIT sponsored "Go Getta" category at this year's Flava Hawke's Bay Youth Awards went to Luke Browne.The "Go ...
moreEnthusiastic feedback from New Zealand's first wine business symposium has prompted its organisers to make it a regular event held every two years.Convened by Hawke's Bay Winegrowers and Hawke's ...
moreNew Zealand's wine exporters are emerging from a "primordial swamp" in terms of their customer knowledge, warns international marketing expert Professor David Hughes.A keynote speaker at this ...
moreNew Zealand Winegrowers will have a "bit of a job on their hands" to ensure marketing is handled in an orderly manner this year, predicts wine marketing expert Tony Spawton.The Associate Professor ...
moreHawke's Bay's top rugby players are being offered a bridge to future careers with sponsored education opportunities at EIT Hawke's Bay.The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union and EIT Hawke's Bay have signed off ...
moreChildhood trips to her immigrant family's Czechoslovakian "homeland" were an early introduction to the world of classical art for EIT Hawke's Bay student Katarina Drengubiak.In the final year of a ...
moreTwo EIT Hawke's Bay students have been singled out to showcase their talent at the Greenmeadows Rotary Club's National Art Exhibition and Sale.Final-year Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design students, ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is offering several free Maori language programmes at the institute's Central Hawke's Bay Centre next semester.The Level 2 and Level 4 certificate courses, run by EIT's Te Manga Maori ...
moreHorrific car smashes often undermine and even shatter the strongest of partnerships. For Angela and Ahuriri Houkamau, however, a serious accident - which threatened to leave Ahuriri a ...
moreProfessor Kay Morris Matthews of EIT Hawke's Bay has been appointed to an influential group of academics whose advice is being sought in fine-tuning the next Performance-Based Research Fund round for ...
moreFrench Canadian Michel Meunier is happily absorbing Hawke's Bay's wine culture after taking up a position as viticulture lecturer at EIT Hawke's Bay.Born in Quebec, Michel moved to New Zealand from ...
moreBeing disfigured by a rare disease hasn't stopped Rosetta Wardlaw from overcoming every obstacle that has stood in the way of her dream for a career in fashion.Rosetta graduated from the EIT Hawke's ...
moreFive women are to benefit from newly established scholarships aimed at assisting students enrolled at EIT Hawke's Bay to complete their qualifications.Otatara Trust scholarships, each worth $2500, ...
moreA month exploring Italy's wine country was "a life-changing experience" for EIT Bragato Exchange Scholarship winner Desirée Janson."I hadn't been outside New Zealand, and I hadn't been away ...
moreReturning from a week's study at EIT Hawke's Bay to her home in Kinloch, Glenys Lowe often had to drive through dumps of snow on Highway 5. Handling treacherous weather conditions ...
moreA major research project is underway in Hawke's Bay as a first step in an initiative aimed at boosting the well-being of the region's children and youth. A significant funder of local social ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's largest ever cohort of Master of Nursing graduates took part in the institute's graduation ceremony on Friday last week.The five graduates - Sally Houliston, Jenny Nichols, Sharon ...
moreAn energetic 60, John Hoyle of Napier is delighted to be the oldest student to gain a Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts from EIT Hawke's Bay.Graduating on Friday (MARCH 28), age is a non-issue ...
moreHastings accountants WHK Coffey Davidson are delighted to have sourced their entire graduate recruitment intake for the year from EIT Hawke's Bay.The company's six recruits include three staff ...
moreValedictorian at EIT Hawke's Bay's graduation ceremony, Renée Dale is amazed at the career opportunities opening up for her in the wine industry.Working in the cellar at Villa Maria's ...
moreFamily and the Flaxmere community will celebrate for a second time when Faaki Tuanaki graduates from EIT Hawke's Bay on Friday.The modest and softly-spoken mother-of-six is adding two further ...
moreTikokino resident Rachael Engelbrecht is graduating from EIT Hawke's Bay on Friday (MARCH 28), certain that she will be back for further study.As a valedictorian, Rachel has the honour of speaking on ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay will confer more than 470 diplomas, degrees at postgraduate qualifications at its institute-wide graduation ceremony on Friday.The traditional ceremony follows the awarding of ...
moreDelighted to be a trail-blazer, Jean Te Huia is the first Maori woman to gain a Master of Nursing degree from EIT Hawke's Bay. Friday's graduation ceremony will be a double celebration for the ...
moreHarvest Hawke's Bay's major sponsor, the Eastern Institute of Technology is fully backing the region's annual celebration of food and wine with students and staff supporting a range of events.Adding ...
moreIn a major coup for the region's leading tertiary institute, EIT Hawke's Bay has been given the official go-ahead for developing a degree programme for early childhood teacher training.EIT says its ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay lecturer Ram Roy has been awarded the coveted Jewel of India for his work assisting Indian people.Born in India, Dr Roy travelled back to his homeland to receive the award, which ...
moreDistance learning is proving an attractive option for students enrolling for EIT Hawke's Bay's inaugural online wine science and viticulture degree programmes.The Eastern Institute of Technology is ...
moreBlind wine tasting has a whole new meaning for a student in EIT Hawke's Bay's first intake for online wine science and viticulture degree programmes.From Kaikoura, Rod Henderson lost his sight 10 ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's newly appointed Assistant Head of School (Computing), Stephen Corich is passionate about using technology to enhance teaching practice.Beginning his working career as a secondary ...
moreA cluster of new tutors is adding to the cosmopolitan character of the Eastern Institute of Technology's campus in Taradale. Originally from Uzbekistan, formerly part of the USSR, Javlon Kadirov ...
moreEnrolment figures are running hot at EIT Hawke's Bay, with some programmesalready at full capacity and wait-listing would-be students.The Eastern Institute of Technology says its individual ...
moreVisiting New Zealand for the first time, British wine writer Neal Martin has a broad feel for the Hawke's Bay scene having sampled more than 250 of the region's wines.Based in the UK, Neal describes ...
moreNearly two-and-a-half billion people - or over a third of the world's population -celebrate national holidays during the first two days of October.October 1 is National Day in the People's Republic ...
moreCompared with other months, September has relatively few national holidays. But not none!On September 2, Viet Nam celebrates its National Day. For over 2000 years, Viet Nam swung between control by ...
moreEIT will be awarding more than $400,000 to recipients of the 2007 Year 13 Degree Study Grant.Seventyfour newcomers to the EIT campus benefited from this year's study grants available to Year 13/7th ...
moreHow Hawke's Bay might respond to a world without oil will be the subject of the fourth presentation in the 'Speakers on Sustainability' series being held the Eastern Institute of Technology next ...
moreHighly experienced in governance and leadership roles in the education sector, Claire Hague has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive at EIT Hawke's Bay.A former principal of Napier Girls' High ...
moreHeart patients in the care of Hawke's Bay Hospital's expert cardiac nurse Maureen Bent are in the best possible hands.Having graduated with her Master of Nursing from EIT Hawke's Bay, Maureen was ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay and Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga are piloting an innovative scheme aimed at equipping young Maori in Hastings with work skills and jobs with local builders.To be launched at ...
moreIntermediate and high school students will be flexing their know-how and can-do muscles at this month's EIT Hawke's Bay Science and Technology Fair.Now into its 40th year, the annual event is open to ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology and Hawke's Bay Winegrowers Inc announced today a new business initiative.The New Zealand Wine Business Symposium will be held biennially at the Eastern Institute ...
moreIn April, 24 students enrolled in the first intake of the National Certificate in Animal Care at EIT.The old tractor shed at EIT was converted to house animals needed for the ...
moreEIT hairdressing student Cara Ballingall won one of the categories in the recent 2007 Hawke's Bay Regional Hairdressing Awards. Held on Sunday 29 July at the Pettigrew.Green Arena, Cara was the ...
moreThe Diploma in Applied Science (Equine Studies) (Level 6) is now into its seventh year at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) Hawke's Bay.Students graduate with the Diploma in Applied Science ...
moreHawke's Bay's mechanically-minded high school students are revving up their know-how and skills as they prepare for the fifth EIT Hawke's Bay Automotive Challenge.As in past years, the annual ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology and Massey University have renewed an agreement for EIT to teach Massey's Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) programme on the Taradale campus. EIT has ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay has a major stake in the upcoming Air New Zealand Fashion Week with two of its talented young graduates debuting at the seriously stylish event.Having done the one-year Certificate in ...
moreEIT Hawke’s Bay has a major stake in the upcoming Air New Zealand Fashion Week with two of its talented young graduates debuting at the seriously stylish event. Having done the Certificate ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology is joining forces with early childhood education centres in Hawke's Bay for a research symposium being held on the Taradale-based campus at the weekend.Some 45 ...
moreHawke's Bay is spearheading an initiative to make a popular on-line business programme more widely available through a collaboration involving tertiary institutes nationwide.The Eastern Institute of ...
moreOnline training has been talked about and tested almost since the beginnings of the internet. But, it's only in the last few years the idea has really come of age. Now a quick Google ...
moreEIT has increased its commitment to supporting Hawke's Bay Business with the launch of new short courses from the EIT Business School. As well as conventional academic programmes, "the Business ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay is hosting the launch of the second edition of Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand Society, a book co-edited by its chief executive, Chris Collins, and sports academic and former Ice Black ...
moreHawke's Bay pet owners are guinea pigs for a "furry first aid" course thought to be the first of its kind in New Zealand.Being run by EIT Hawke's Bay, the course comprises "lunchbox sessions" every ...
moreEIT Hawke's Bay's newly appointed Dean of Arts and Sciences Fred Koenders welcomes the challenge of managing a faculty encompassing diverse disciplines.Mr Koenders is also well-known in Hawke's Bay ...
moreInteractive computer learning has the potential to revolutionise the role of educators by empowering students to take more responsibility for their own learning, according to EIT’s newly ...
moreSurgeons may be the darlings of television’s medical sit-coms, but in real life researchers like Hawke’s Bay’s Richard Moore can also make a big difference to patient ...
moreAfter several decades working full-time in the insurance industry, Cindy Erick “took a leap of faith”. The 42-year-old quit a stressful job in Wellington’s high-powered ...
moreThree Thai academics are spending some weeks at EIT Hawke’s Bay to learn more about the institute’s class organisation and sharpen up their language skills.Although it’s Tatsanee ...
moreTwo Hong Kong students can now make a great latte, having taken part in barista training as “student ambassadors” at EIT Hawke’s Bay.Here for three weeks, Yoyo Lam and Christine Yu ...
moreA four-star plus Qualmark rating ranks EIT’s Student Residential Village among the best student accommodations in New Zealand.Village managers Ann Pratt and Dave Fussell were very pleased with ...
moreFully online degree studies to be offered at EIT Hawke’s Bay from next year are believed to be a first for a New Zealand tertiary institution.Responding to strong demand for part-time degree ...
more Settling on a career is one of the biggest decisions most of us ever make, and lacking a clear direction on that can feel frustrating, daunting, even downright scary.You may have thought about ...
moreA team of high-ranking government officials from Vietnam are buffing up their English language skills on a specially-tailored course at EIT Hawke’s Bay.The group are on a three-month ...
moreThe New Zealand wine industry will need to be even more innovative in adding value and reducing production costs if it is to stay internationally competitive, warn two EIT academics about to air ...
moreOver time many people may hold the opinion that “Science doesn’t change”. How far from the truth the case may be! Surely what our children are learning in school today ...
moreEIT Hawke’s Bay and Greenmeadows Rotary have been recognising excellence in trade training and apprenticeships for the last 28 years with its annual awards evening.The 2007 overall winner of ...
moreThe New Zealand wine industry will need to be even more innovative in adding value and reducing production costs if it is to stay internationally competitive, warn two EIT academics about to air ...
moreInternationally-renowned academic Professor Kenneth Simmonds is to visit Hawke’s Bay where he will provide input into a curriculum review at the Eastern Institute of Technology.EIT has invited ...
more An EIT academic was honoured recently to have the opportunity of presenting research work at Harvard University, one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions.Garry Clayton ...
moreIs wine colour a pigment of the imagination?Current research by EIT Hawke's Bay is applying science to that very question - and further work will compare the results with observations made by trained ...
moreVilla Maria winemaker Nick Picone always knew what he wanted to do when he finished high school in Hawke's Bay.That year, working unpaid pruning vines in local vineyards gave him a small taste of ...
moreAcclaimed for his innovative work improving the performance of top New Zealand athletes, Bob Marshall is taking on a further role heading the Australia and New Zealand Society of Biomechanics.The ...
moreHawke's Bay winegrowers are showing keen interest in research aimed at boosting grape and wine quality through better managing water use in the vineyard. Some 70 Hawke's Bay winegrowers turned ...
moreGraduates from EIT's wine science and viticulture school are making a huge splash in the wine world - bagging trophies, scoring top jobs and building their skills by working for leading wine ...
moreLate last year there was coverage in the local press about the lack of (young) people choosing to work in the agricultural sector - highlighting the fact that many primary operators are struggling ...
moreThe Hawke's Bay DHB and EIT have joined forces to initiate a centre for the ongoing development of the region's healthcare workforce.The launch of the Collaborating Centre for Practice Development ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) Hawke's Bay is helping therapists to expand their skills and knowledge in holistic spa therapies.Beauty and massage therapists are keen to engage in exciting ...
moreTen Registered Nurses from Ferris State University will be arriving into Hawke's Bay on Saturday. They are current students at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and will be ...
moreHawke's Bay is spearheading a push to register early childhood teachers aimed at easing a shortfall of fully qualified staff. EIT has taken the lead to unstop a bottleneck in the system by ...
moreIn a special presentation held at EIT Hawke's Bay Scholars Restaurant in March, Matarehua Matthews, a first-year Professional Culinary Arts student, was awarded the inaugural Star Food Service Ltd ...
moreMoving from her home in Wairoa to study at the Eastern Institute of Technology was the obvious choice for Bachelor of Nursing graduate Holly Denton-Giles. Alongside 53 classmates from the ...
moreEIT graduand Angela Flowers is "all kinds of busy" having fitted her wedding and now her graduation and a move to Italy into one short month.On Friday, the Hastings resident and mother-of-two ...
moreStarting work at EIT's Faculty of Maori Studies, Pareputiputi Nuku was impressed that students enrolling without qualifications and sometimes low self-esteem blossomed as they progressed ...
moreA postgraduate's research work shows lifestyle changes are effective in preventing a person with impaired glucose tolerance from progressing on to a chronic disease that requires long-term medical ...
moreWide-reaching programmes are needed to educate the public if they are to be expected to respond to the diverse symptoms of heart attack.A thesis written by Judy Searle to complete her Master of ...
moreOver three years ago, Darryl Stretton was reading the Taupo Times and saw an ad for the Year 13 Degree Study Grant offered at the Eastern Institute of Technology, EIT Hawke's Bay.The rest is history ...
moreAnne Ragg was told by her Mission Director in Borneo to gain a degree when she returned to New Zealand, and that is just what she is doing at EIT Hawke's Bay.Anne was working as a volunteer with her ...
more Graduating on Friday, Renae Flanders joins three workmates who also have an EIT Hawke’s Bay Diploma of Beauty and Body Therapy and are employed by Hawke’s Bay beauty therapy spa ...
moreHastings man Hamish Norfolk has found his dream post-graduate job working as a “nerd”.No, that’s not intended to be a rude remark about the 36-year-old, who graduated this year with ...
moreAn EIT academic was honoured recently to have the opportunity of presenting research work at Harvard University, one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions.Dr Garry Clayton ...
moreA storeman for a building supplies company in Hastings, Eric Andrews is an ambitious 25-year-old looking for advancement.Not surprisingly when a friend handed him a pamphlet about a new first line ...
moreNew Zealand’s most prestigious wine awards presented an outstanding learning opportunity for students on winemaking, viticulture and hospitality programmes at EIT Hawke’s Bay.For the ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology welcomed Massey University this week with a powhiri. The 27 Massey staff will relocate from the Ruawharo campus to the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus based in ...
moreMechanically-minded local high school students revved up their motor skills recently, competing in the EIT Hawke’s Bay Automotive Challenge.As in the past three years, the annual event – which has ...
more Eastern Institute of Technology Hawke’s Bay is a vibrant and viable institution with enthusiastic students and committed staff, according to independent auditors.In its recently released ...
moreLaurie Nichol is a man who knows his onions – and even more so as the first graduate of a new EIT course in applied food processing.Team leader of the night shift at CSI Food Processors, Laurie was ...
moreTwo young students are widening their horizons and learning more about the world of wine as the first female recipients of Bragato Exchange Scholarships.Presently in Hawke’s Bay, 19-year-old Eliza ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology has appointed its first Professor of Nursing. Dr Elaine Papps, appointed Adjunct Professor of Nursing, takes up a 0.3 proportional position in the Master of ...
moreSpeakers will gather at EIT from around the world next year to attend a conference on language teaching and learning. One of the featured speakers will be David Crystal from the UK who recently ...
moreHaving dropped out of school, Lauren Groube didn’t think she would enjoy going back to studying.But halfway into EIT Hawke’s Bay’s one-year Front-of-House programme, the 18-year-old is doing really ...
moreSome of the world’s leading language authorities and hundreds of delegates will be converging on Hawke’s Bay later this month for an international conference on language teaching and learning.The ...
moreMore than $1500 raised by EIT Hawke’s Bay’s Visitor Industry Section for Save the Children Fund will bring relief to victims of the recent earthquake in Java.Students and staff joined forces, ...
moreDoing a Bachelor of Business Studies at EIT Hawke’s Bay presented dentist Humphrey Walker with the perfect opportunity to investigate the use of laser dentistry for his Taradale practice.Dr Walker ...
moreThe Eastern Institute of Technology is flying the New Zealand flag at half-mast as a mark of respect for Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu.Chief Executive Chris Collins says the Institute community ...
moreHawkes Bays enduring relationship with Tomakomai, Napiers sister city in Japan, takes another step forward this week with an annual exchange programme launched by leading tertiary education providers ...
moreMassey University and EIT have just signed an agreement which will move the University’s Hawke’s Bay operation onto the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus – a development enthusiastically welcomed by both ...
moreSusan Jacobs, Dean of the Faculty of Health & Sport Science at the Eastern Institute of Technology has recently completed her PhD degree. Her Doctor of Philosophy thesis, titled Advanced ...
moreA cultural and academic adventure is about to be embarked on, for EIT Hawke’s Bay student Jeremy Macleod as he prepares to fly to Japan, accompanied by his tutor Henare Akurangi.The pair are hoping ...
moreInternationally renowned viticulturist Dr Richard Smart of Australia has been appointed to the position of Research Associate in the Eastern Institute of Technology’s Viticulture and Wine Science ...
moreEIT Hawke’s Bay – one of New Zealand’s most respected educational institutes – has been involved in money laundering.Researchers at EIT recently “laundered” money after using the notes and coins in ...
moreStudents signing up for a new EIT Hawke’s Bay computing course are to receive all their materials “in the bag”. EIT’s Faculty of Business and Computing will deliver a “bagful of goodies” to ...
moreEIT will celebrate its 25 anniversary of nursing education with a gala evening function on February 16 at the Taradale Campus.This event will cap a day which begins with a collaborative EIT-Hawkes ...
moreEIT will celebrate International Nurses? Day in conjunction with the Hawkes Bay District Health Board on Friday May 12.Rachael Vernon, EIT Section Manager of Nursing commented, Nursing education has ...
moreYear 13 Degree Scholarships ExtendedHalf a Degree for FreeThe Eastern Institute of Technology will continue its full-fee scholarships for school leavers into the future. The decision taken by ...
moreRapid change in the management of sport in New Zealand is documented in a new edition of one of the few available books on sport management.New chapters in Sport Business Management in Aotearoa/New ...
moreA research project was completed by Arti Triveni and Janet Turvey of the Faculty of Business & Computing at the Eastern Institute of Technology in November 2005. The Tertiary Education ...
moreAt the Graduation Ceremonies for the Eastern Institute of Technology on Friday March 10th, valedictorians will speak on behalf of the 2006 graduating class.This year's Valedictorians have some ...
moreIn 2000, EIT Hawke's Bay started a Graduation Ceremony for all diplomas and degrees to be awarded. Since that time, there have been many changes in the academic programmes offered. These ...
moreEIT Hawke?s Bay is holding its institute-wide Graduation Ceremonies recognising those people who have attained diplomas, degrees and postgraduate qualifications at the Hawke's Bay Opera House on ...
moreIn the words of husband Alan, Denise Strickland has been an inspiration to her whole family. So much so, that they have all had the study bug and are either current or past students of ...
moreDriven, energetic and focused are just a few of the words to describe passionate EIT Hawke's Bay winemaking and viticulture graduate Tracy Taylor.Tracy Taylor is the first person to graduate from EIT ...
moreBig boots - big commitment - big success!Aayden Clarke is very proud of where he comes from, and that is Wairoa. Growing up in small town New Zealand has given him a great sense of pride in his ...
moreLisa Blakey is the first person to complete her degree with the support of the Elite Sportsperson Scholarship throughout her three years of study."The Elite Sportsperson Scholarship was developed at ...
moreFor the first time four people received their Diploma in Wine Marketing. Katie Morrie has worked in hospitality and particularly enjoyed the wine aspect of the industry. She searched for a programme ...
moreA lively ceremony celebrating the 30th birthday of EIT Hawke’s Bay was held on October 4. It was held under a marquee on EIT’s oval attended by over 250 people. This included all former ...
moreIn establishing the Hawke’s Bay Community College in 1974, the Government was reacting to the demands of the Hawke’s Bay community to provide better, accessible technical training. The Government ...
more The Tertiary Education Commission have granted the Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s’ Bay, $300,000 over the next year to forge closer links with business in the Hawke’s Bay region. The ...
more The Eastern Institute of Technology replaced an ageing telephone system with an Ericsson solution.With the help of the Government Services Board, EIT Hawke’s Bay carried out an extensive review ...
moreMr David Pearson was elected Chair of the EIT Council for 2005, replacing Council Chair, Ron Hall, who stepped down after 13 years on Council. The last 2.5 years Mr. Hall was the Council ...
moreThe opening of the new Video Production Centre at the Eastern Institute of Technology provides a timely milestone for the 10th birthday of one of the institute’s glamour courses, the Diploma in Video ...
moreHawke’s Bay secondary school students are about to hit the pots and pans as they compete in this year’s National Secondary School Burger Competition at EIT Hawke’s Bay.Run by the New Zealand Beef ...
moreThe New Zealand Diploma in Business is now available online. People can study from home, their workplace or an EIT centre.The majority of the course is structured as a weekly two hour evening ...
more EIT Hawke’s Bay has opened a centre in Flaxmere.Chris Collins, Chief Executive at EIT Hawke’s Bay says, “There has been strong demand for EIT programmes from Flaxmere people over many ...
more EIT Hawke’s Bay has recruited 75% more high school leavers into degrees for 2005.2004 saw a 30% increase of school leavers, but for the 2005 there has been huge 75% increase of school leavers ...
moreAs the Eastern Institute of Technology looks to its 25th anniversary of nursing education in 2006, it will offer special thanks to a key member of its Nursing Education Advisory Committee, Patricia ...
moreIn January, the new suite for the Diploma in Video and Electronic Media programme will be opening at EIT in Taradale. Formerly run in Hastings, the two-year programme will be housed in the largest, ...
moreEIT Hawke´s Bay is continuing to invest in new facilities to further enhance the environment for students´ learning.A new three level building is under construction. It will complete the ...
moreFood, Art, WineFood, art and wine are synonymous with Hawke´s Bay and with EIT Hawke´s Bay. The third annual Food, Art, Wine event recently held in EIT´s Food and Wine Visitor ...
moreCompetenz, the New Zealand Engineering, Food and Manufacturing Industry Training Organisation is offering ten, $2,500 scholarships to selected, successful 2005 graduates of EIT Hawke’s ...
moreFive women from the Chatham Islands have completed a part-time programme provided by the Eastern Institute of Technology. They are due to graduate on December 10th at the Pettigrew.Green Arena.The ...
moreOn the morning of Friday 5th November, the EIT Hawke’s Bay automotive workshop was buzzing with excitement as teams from Napier Boys’, William Colenso College, Karamu and Tamatea High ...
moreOn the evening of Friday 26th November, local engineering apprentices learnt the results of the first East Coast and Hawke’s Bay Regional Engineering Apprentice of the Year Awards. The guest ...
moreDianne Wepa, EIT Senior Lecturer in cultural safety and Maori health, author and editor of the first textbook on cultural safety, will launch her book at EIT Hawke’s bay on Thursday.In Cultural ...
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