Carpentry graduate – Jason Taylor
January 30, 2013
A chance to upskill brought with it an added bonus for builder Jason Taylor. The owner and operator of JT’s Building Services is on the cusp of graduating with the supervisor level five...
2013 National Wave Ski title won again
January 30, 2013
Give Toihoukura founding tutor Steve Gibbs a challenge and he is in boots and all. Whether that is in nurturing the next generation of artists, challenging himself with his own art and...
Recipient Professor Jack Richards Scholarship
January 30, 2013
When a student is named Toihoukura’s very best, it brings with it more than just extra kudos. For Kingi Pitiroi, a graduate of both the Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Art Te Toi o Ngā...
EIT Tairawhiti Kaiarahi Toa Corporate Waka Ama Races
January 30, 2013
The challenge is laid to businesses from throughout the region to take part in the EIT Tairawhiti Kaiarahi Toa Corporate Waka Ama Races in February. World-ranked paddler Kiwi Campbell,...
There is so much to celebrate at our EIT Tairawhiti campus.
January 30, 2013
It’s been a brilliant year on so many levels, it’s hard to know where to start. Our graduates from the inaugural Schools Trades Academies @ EIT Tairawhiti have shown everyone how important...
Tokomaru Bay’s Candice Davis has some big plans
January 30, 2013
The former TVNZ I Am TV presenter is heading into her final year of a New Zealand Diploma in Business Studies, and working towards her big goal of having a top-end lodge and recording studio...
EIT Tairawhiti Student Association Welcomes New Students
January 29, 2013
The team at the Student Association has some fantastic events planned for 2013 and kicking off the year is ‘O’ Week. This fun filled event happens over the 27th (Main Campus) and 28th (RSU)...
EIT Launches Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing Training
January 20, 2013
Nineteen years after graduating from EIT, Mark Poynter is back on campus to teach a new plumbing and gasfitting programme. Mark, who has always lived in Taradale, says there is a great need...
CAD Training a Springboard to Diverse Careers
January 16, 2013
Former furniture maker Dominic Busck played to his strong suit in retraining as an architectural technician. From Haumoana, Dominic loves design and the practical challenges involved in...
Hawke’s Bay Students Scoring Jobs
January 16, 2013
While unemployment is at a 13-year high, students completing degrees are EIT are bucking the trend in securing permanent jobs. Statistics New Zealand figures showed the unemployment rate...