Te Matatini 2015
March 9, 2015
Yesterday was Pohiri- the opening ceremony for Te Matatini. Performers, supporters, Iwi, hapū and whānau all arrived on Hagley Park, numbering in the thousands. It was a great pōhiri, Hami...
Study Triggers New Career
March 4, 2015
Former scientist and now software developer Daniel Bassett started computer studies at EIT with a doctorate in marine biology. Originally from Auckland, Daniel’s research projects took him to...
Promising Student Wins Airport Scholarship
March 4, 2015
EIT tourism and travel student Shani Stewart has won an inaugural Hawke’s Bay Airport Ltd scholarship that will help cover the cost of her diploma study fees next year. The airport company is...
Trainee Chef Awarded Scholarship
March 4, 2015
Winning the inaugural Noel Crawford Memorial Chef Scholarship is the icing on the cake for student chef John Bland. Formerly in a desk job, the 32-year-old says he’s the happiest he’s...
Wine Graduate Backs ‘Girls Can Do Anything’ Belief
March 4, 2015
Hayley Young has springboarded a multifaceted career having studied winemaking at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke’s Bay. The 30-year-old works with winery clients for a...
Show Time For EIT’s ideaschool Students
March 4, 2015
EIT’s ideaschool students are feeling the excitement and the stress as they gear up for iS3 – the...
Academic Finds Further Reasons to Love Hawke’s Bay
March 4, 2015
Originally from Uzbekistan, EIT business lecturer Djavlonbek Kadirov has three more reasons for savouring life in Hawke’s Bay. After gaining an undergraduate degree in his homeland,...
Pre-Trades Programme Develops Practical Skills
March 4, 2015
Now just weeks away from completing a pre-trades certificate in plumbing and gasfitting, Sione Kaulave didn’t think he’d go the distance with the course. From Flaxmere, Sione enrolled...
Te Matatini 2015
March 3, 2015
Tēnā tātau. Day 2 in Christchurch- Ōtautahi and nerves have gone up ten fold. It was great to see many of the other rōpū arriving and getting ready today. Today was sound check for Ngāti...
Plenty of Young Minds Learning at EIT
March 3, 2015
It was exciting times at EIT last week. The EIT Students’ association ran their O-week fun activities. The Hawke’s Bay High Schools Trades Academy has started again – and this year...