News - February 2014

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Looking to the past to inspire the future
February 10, 2014

As an artist and art educator, Associate Professor Steve Gibbs' goal has always been to teach students about creative visual thinking. This is how students embed the Toihoukura philosophy...

Trucking towards a first home
February 8, 2014

Logging truck driver Paul Kaa-Galloway starts work at 2am most mornings, but you won’t catch this 28-year-old father of  two complaining. Paul, an EIT Tairāwhiti graduate with his...

Wine course ‘brilliant’
February 5, 2014

One grey day in Wellington six years ago, Jacqueline Maclaurin had a vision. She saw herself picking grapes in a sun-filled vineyard and treading them with her bare feet. About the same time,...

Back to the books and loving it
February 4, 2014

Half a lifetime and seven children after she first began studying, Tracey Edmonds is back at EIT Tairāwhiti. The 36-year-old has completed the National Certificate in Hospitality and...

Visiting chef inspires all
February 3, 2014

When MasterChef New Zealand winner Brett McGregor hit town, he impressed everyone.EIT Tairāwhiti and Paper Plus Gisborne teamed up to host the kitchen whiz in Gisborne as part of his...

Job success for horticulture students
February 1, 2014

There are plenty of winners in a new partnership between EIT and the horticulture industry. Level three Sustainable Fruit Production students from Hawke’s Bay are being snapped up after a...