News - August 2014

Visual Effects Guru Visits EIT Students
August 18, 2014

Weta Digital’s visual effects supervisor Matt Aitken will meet ideaschool Screen Production students on EIT’s HB campus this week. One of the world’s premier visual effects companies,...

International Frameworks for Nursing Research
August 13, 2014

When Associate Professor Dr Clare Harvey came to EIT from Flinders University of South Australia, she brought funding for several research projects on which she had been previously collaborating...

Treating Pain in Hospital Emergency Departments
August 11, 2014

Oligoanalgesia is the failure to recognise or properly treat a patient’s pain. It is of great concern in hospital Emergency Departments (ED) as pain is the main reason why people seek emergency...

Graduand Hopes for A Family Celebration
August 6, 2014

Having battled hard to gain his degree, Jigendra Singh’s greatest wish is that his father and younger disabled brother Dharman will be allowed to travel from Fiji to see him graduate with a...

Graduand Parks Travel To Study For Quality Job
August 6, 2014

After a great five years of travelling and working overseas, Riki Waikato was ready to come home to Hawke’s Bay and study for a qualification. “The jobs I had weren’t amazing,” the...

Vet Nursing A Rewarding Career
August 6, 2014

Growing up on farms, vet nurse Jessie Broad has always been involved with animals. “We had cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, dogs and horses,” the 21-year-old says of her parents’ farm at...

Stellar Fashion Student Stars In Awards
August 6, 2014

A star achiever in the Hokonui Fashion Awards, EIT student Misty Ratima was inspired by the Māori celebration of Matariki. The final-year fashion design student won the national...

Horticulture Studies First Rung On Career Ladder
August 5, 2014

Hawke’s Bay vineyards manager Adam Evans is living and working the dream. Having climbed quite a number of rungs up the corporate ladder, Adam is now responsible for managing...