MARAE PROJECT A WORK OF ART
January 31, 2018
A team effort- Toihoukura students(from left) Sebastian Niethammer-Peni and Jayden Hokianga Renovating the front of an ageing wharenui (meeting house) has been a living work of...
Collective of Artists Exhibit Work
January 25, 2018
A two-week exhibition in Hastings is drawing together professional artists in a celebration of inclusivity and community in creative practice. The Wai-hanga-rua exhibition runs at the...
A Return to Tūrangawaewae
January 24, 2018
Born and raised in Wellington, EIT lecturer Petera Hakiwai says his tūrangawaewae is definitely Hawke’s Bay. Of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata and Kāi Tahu descent, Petera...
New Year Honours for Māori Leaders at EIT
January 16, 2018
Two Māori leaders associated with EIT were recognised in the New Year Honours list – Professor David Tipene-Leach and EIT Hawke’s Bay kaumātua Matiu Eru. Formerly a Hawke’s Bay...
Fashion Designer’s Star on The Rise
January 15, 2018
After a rewarding seven years of study at EIT, Misty Ratima is poised to claim her place among Aotearoa’s most talented and successful fashion designers. Misty’s educational journey has...
Ideaschool Head Takes Music to The World
January 15, 2018
Recently appointed head of EIT’s ideaschool, Professor Matthew Marshall is pursuing a long-held passion in taking New Zealand’s guitar music out onto the world stage. The feted...
Agribusiness Management Programme A Winner For Heavitree
January 12, 2018
Gearing up for the next step: Stephen and Valerie Newman It has been many years since agriculturalist Stephen Newman was last in the classroom but he reckons that studying for an Agribusiness...
On Track For Fantastic Vocation
January 12, 2018
Jordan Tibble on her way to the bush after completing her NZ Certificate in Land Based Sustainable Practices. Getting choppered into the Waioeka bush has been all in a day’s work for...
Never Too Old To Learn Something New
January 12, 2018
Keith and Margaret Scholes – fondly known as Kaiwae and Mākere – adopted as kaumātua of EIT Tairāwhiti’s Te Whatukura, School of Māori studies. Proving the adage that people are...
Fashionistas Geared Up To Launch Own Labels
January 11, 2018
NZ Diploma in Fashion graduates Marlana Nepe and Ash McKenzie turning dreams into reality Completing a NZ Diploma in Fashion at EIT’s Tairawhiti campus was the first step towards living the...