News - January 2013

EIT Fashion Show a Runway Success
January 16, 2013

EIT fashion students showcased a stunning selection of designs at their traditional end-of-year event staged at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House.     Programme coordinator Cheryl Downie says...

EIT Toasts Top Achievers
January 16, 2013

  EIT is toasting winemaker Nick Picone and recent distance wine science student Braden Crosby for scoring top national and international accolades.  Nick, who is EIT-educated and senior...

Māori Student Explores her Ancestral Roots
January 16, 2013

Of Ngāti Porou descent, Rosie Dennis launched into a journey of self-discovery several years ago after visiting EIT’s Te Manga Māori. Accompanying her sister, who was enrolled in a...

Latest EIT News to your letterbox
January 9, 2013

In your letter box this week is our latest EIT news and programme information – all in one place. Read about Two of EIT’s grape and wine graduates who are achieving top international...

EIT Tairawhiti Fashion Fusion show
January 9, 2013

Amelia Reid and Jamie Kora had never even sat at a sewing machine in their lives before they joined the EIT Tairawhiti Certificate in Fashion Apparel (Level 4) but the second-year students are...

Life is for living …
January 7, 2013

Life is for living … at top speed, if you are Certificate in Health and Fitness graduate Shirley Mullany. The 25-year-old mother of two littlies now works full time teaching four-year-olds at...

“is” is where it is at
January 7, 2013

After months of secrecy, the wraps are finally off for the IS brand. All was revealed to a capacity crowd attending a gala launch held at EIT – the acronym stands for ideaschool. The new...

Shortland street salutes former head groundsman
January 7, 2013

With its well-established trees, lush lawns, hedge-screened courtyards and densely-planted garden beds, EIT has one of the most admired tertiary education settings in New Zealand. Up...

Outdoor fitness sessions attract following
January 7, 2013

EIT Bachelor of Recreation and Sport graduate Levi Armstrong is gaining grassroots support in helping unfit people get back into shape.  Levi has established a mobile fitness business...