News - September 2018

HB Magpie – EIT Student – Pouri Rakete-Stones
September 11, 2018

Initially I didn’t know what I wanted to do, whether to work or begin studying. I had a sit down with EIT and talked through some potential options. Going through the classes I’d done...

EIT – HBRU Sports Scholar – Felicity Powdrell
September 11, 2018

The past two months have been a whirlwind of adventure and exhaustion in blistering heat. I was offered the opportunity to travel to America and play sevens for Oklahoma University, and while...

Shaping Up a Career In IT
September 11, 2018

Leaving William Colenso College, Harley Simmons didn’t know what he wanted to do in life.   A year working as a labourer confirmed that he didn’t want to spend it doing a manual job and...

Sustainability Programme Impresses Italian Tourists
September 11, 2018

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand’s proactive environmental management system captivated a group of Italians who recently toured four of this country’s wine regions.  The tour, which...

EIT Offering Creative Career Pathways
September 11, 2018

While first-year EIT student Emma Bergman expects to specialise in photography and graphic design, she is also welcoming the opportunities to work with other media at ideaschool. Emma is...

Art Student Opens Door to EIT
September 11, 2018

Savings on fees, accommodation and living costs weighed in “massively” on fledgling artist Emma Bergman’s decision to study at EIT. Runner-up dux at Napier’s Sacred Heart College last...

Ideaschool Celebrates Creativity
September 11, 2018

Ideaschool is to stage an on-site, end-of-year arts festival that will celebrate creative successes and showcase the work of the multi-talented arts students at EIT. The one-day festival is to...

Hastings Learning Centre Offering More Programmes
September 11, 2018

Committed to serving the needs of all its communities, EIT is ramping up the programme selection offered at its newly-located Hastings Regional Learning Centre. There’s plenty of choice for...

New Chair for EIT Council
September 10, 2018

Recently-appointed EIT Chair Geraldine Travers says the institute is well-placed to deliver on many of the Government’s priorities even as polytechnics nationwide engage in a review...

Toihoukura Magic for Matariki
September 10, 2018

The status of Toihoukura – EIT Tairāwhiti’s School of Visual Māori Arts – as a world-class faculty was further enhanced when its professor/ahorangi and two colleagues starred in Māori...