Thriving at EIT Tairawhiti
August 13, 2012
Steve Hinge has lectured all around the world but believes he is rich beyond words to be living in Gisborne and teaching at EIT Tairawhiti. After lecturing students from 60 nations in huge...
EIT course a showcase run for top cyclocross riders
August 13, 2012
EIT lecturer Dr Carl Paton was among the avid cyclists battling it out in New Zealand cyclocross’s most important racing event of the year. An overcast day and the varied terrain provided...
Matariki Exhibition
August 13, 2012
Excited, nervous and incredibly tired, encapsulates the emotions of students at Toihoukura Maori Visual Arts and Design from the EIT Tairawhiti Gisborne campus as they prepare for the annual...
Student designs used in branding arboretum
August 13, 2012
In a real-life learning exercise, branding concepts generated and developed by EIT design students are to be integrated into an arboretum in northern Hawke’s Bay. Over the last few years,...
Italian exchange student widening his horizons
August 13, 2012
Italian Bragato Exchange Scholar Andrea Bresolin believes his experience of the New Zealand wine scene will be among his most significant ever. While the 19-year-old is nervous about...
Fitness enthusiast Gives Learning a Workout
August 13, 2012
Maree (Midge) Braddock puts into practice her belief that learning should be a lifelong undertaking. Midge likes helping people maintain their health and fitness through her work. A parttime...
EIT Welcomes Overseas Visitors
August 13, 2012
An influx of overseas visitors will be welcomed on campus this semester, on tours customised by EIT’s English Language Centre. Seventeen Asian government executives are expected in mid-July...
Land Skills Study Helps Earth Wayward School Leaver
August 13, 2012
Former “wild child”, Carissa Looij credits EIT with helping her grow and find a career direction. Unquestionably bright, Carissa found school “all too regimented”. Before allowing...
Students get a taste of EIT
August 13, 2012
July school holidays saw over 200 students from around Hawke’s Bay participate in EIT’s short taster workshops. Designed to provide a ‘teaser’ of different tertiary study options, these...
Student Succeeds With Cutting Edge Design
August 9, 2012
EIT student Tory Tiopira did better than make the cut in this year’s Hokonui Fashion Design Awards with an entry inspired by plastic surgery and body image. Aiming only to gain entry into...