News - September 2009

Inspired by legend of Tane making maiden from clay
September 28, 2009

Gisborne Herald, 28 Sep 2009 Tairāwhiti Polytechnic Bachelor of Māori visual arts graduates Walter Shepherd and Sarah Kane interpret the myth of Hine Ahuone, the 'handmade Māori maiden', in...

Gisborne tutor wins te reo story award
September 14, 2009

Gisborne Herald, 14 Sep 2009 At the Pikihuia Awards - the country's biggest contest for Māori writers - Tairāwhiti Polytechnic tutor Morehu Nikora was awarded the Te Pakiwaitara i te Reo Māori...

No vintner’s luck – just solid study
September 6, 2009

Gisborne Herald, 6 Sep 2009 Grant Allan knows he wants a career in the wine industry and being awarded the Gisborne Winegrowers Educational Scholarship is a good step forward along that...

Forestry training under a new roof
September 3, 2009

Gisborne Herald, 3 Sep 2009 Te Wananga o Aotearoa has taken over the Papatoa cable-logging course from Tairāwhiti Polytechnic, which ran the successful trade training initiative for the past...