News - April 2016

Top Singaporean Chef Visits The Bay
April 26, 2016

EIT-trained chef Jenna White is perfecting her patisserie skills as an executive chef at one of Singapore’s most elegant and highly rated restaurants.Jenna creates deserts for guests at Flutes,...

Iwi Promote Te Reo Māori
April 8, 2016

EIT is to host Ngāti Kahungunu’s inaugural language symposium, Te Reo ki Tua – an event that will bring together leading authorities to brainstorm stratagems for promoting the Māori...

Politicians Meet Southeast Asian Officials
April 8, 2016

EIT’s English Language Centre recently introduced Leader of the Opposition Andrew Little and Napier MP Stuart Nash to a group of government officials visiting from Southeast Asia.The politicians...

Graduate Gives Nursing Her All
April 8, 2016

Mother-of-four, volunteer firefighter and former helicopter owner-operator Nicole Lilburn added another significant string to her well-threaded bow when she was recently capped with EIT’s...

Double Celebration for Computing Graduate
April 8, 2016

EIT’s recent graduation was a twofold celebration for Napier couple Cory Casbolt and Sonja Gugich.Capped on the first day with his Bachelor of Computing Systems, Cory returned to Napier’s...

Graduate Enjoying Teaching Role
April 8, 2016

Working with bright-eyed youngsters in a childcare centre is a calling for EIT graduate Aspen Edwards.The 21-year-old loves her job at Hastings Lollipops Educare.  “They’re like part of my...

Graduate Aims For Sweet Life
April 8, 2016

Graduate chef Matthew Howell enjoyed his EIT studies so much that he’s back for a taste of more.Working for Design Cuisine, which caters for the Hawke’s Bay Club’s restaurant and other...

Local Sports Stars Awarded Scholarships
April 8, 2016

Five talented athletes have scored prestigious scholarships that are helping them study while pursuing their sporting ambitions in Hawke’s Bay.The Sport Hawke’s Bay and EIT sport scholarship...

EIT Graduates Celebrate Their Success
April 8, 2016

Napier will be ablaze with colour on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 as jubilant graduates gather in traditional academic gowns, satin-lined hoods, sashes, korowai and tasselled trenchers...

New Nursing School Appointment
April 8, 2016

A registered nurse with a PhD in history, Pamela Wood has joined EIT as an associate professor in the School of Nursing.Dr Wood was most recently Associate Professor and Associate Dean Research in...