Students Help Rebuild Vanuatu
September 21, 2015
Seven hand-picked Māori and Pasifika students enrolled in EIT trades programmes are helping rebuild medical centres in Vanuatu after its lashing by Cyclone Pam. The students are from a...
EIT Apprentices Claim Two National Titles
September 21, 2015
Two EIT-trained apprentices have achieved national titles this year. Joseph Morris was named Electrical Apprentice of the Year after winning the domestic/commercial division and two...
EIT Student Wins Viticulture Award
September 21, 2015
This year’s Bragato exchange scholarship winner Jascha Oldham-Selak is upholding a family tradition in pursuing a passion for wine. The 25-year-old was also awarded Constellation Brands...
Fledgling Magpie Feathers Study Nest
September 21, 2015
New to the Magpies line-up, Joseph Penitito is balancing a heavier load of rugby commitments with degree study. Playing for the Hawke’s Bay Magpies has been Joseph’s big dream. The...
Wholesome Education just the Ticket
September 21, 2015
Once Anna Patuwai had a taste of tertiary education at EIT, there was no going back. The now-graduated 22-year-old signed up at EIT Tairāwhiti to study the Certificate in...
Creative Practitioners Extended with Honours and Masters Kaupapa Degrees
September 21, 2015
EIT will launch two postgraduate programmes in creative practice next year and they will be unique as New Zealand’s only applied honours and master degrees steeped in a kaupapa Māori...
Award-Winning Business Has Many Links to EIT
September 21, 2015
In the early nineties, Cam Darwen launched his career with a preapprenticeship electrical course at EIT. He recently came full circle when his company Direct Earth Electrical Ltd won...
EIT Celebrates 40 Years
September 21, 2015
This year marks EIT’s 40th anniversary – a significant milestone to be celebrated with events held in October and November. On Friday, 30 October, an amply illustrated book...
Awesome Foursome Win Gold
September 9, 2015
An EIT foursome have achieved a first as the only students to win gold in New Zealand’s Bragato Wine Awards. Their medal-winning wine, a 2014 Syrah, was made from grapes donated by C J...
BayBuzz Expose about EIT
September 8, 2015
Bay Buzz has just released it’s latest issue with commentary about issues facing our region. Tom Belford, the editor, interviewed Chris Collins our chief executive, and Mark Oldershaw, our...