News - October 2018

Visiting Chinese scholar enjoys EIT experience
October 31, 2018

A visiting Chinese scholar is finding life at the EIT Hawke’s Bay campus quite a change from her normal academic life, and is thoroughly enjoying the experience. Yang Xue has found...

Tomorrow’s Leaders Share Their Views on Success
October 31, 2018

Pasifika leaders of today and tomorrow had a meeting of the minds over brunch to explore what success means to the Pasifika community. An inaugural Pasifika event hosted by EIT in September,...

Toihoukura lecturer learning a whole new art form
October 30, 2018

Getting beaten around the head has become the new norm for Toihoukura lecturer Erena Koopu, who is representing EIT Tairāwhiti in this year’s Fight for Life. Erena is one of 18 volunteers who...

Two awards for entrepreneurial Wairoa YES company
October 30, 2018

A Wairoa young enterprise company that formed at the Hawke’s Bay School Trades Academy @EIT has won two awards at the regional Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme finals. Project...

Nursing Studies Creates Bond of Friendship
October 29, 2018

Fijian women Miriama Tawake (20) and Heather Jean Matairavula (26) were in their first year of Bachelor of Nursing education at EIT for four or so months before they realised they were both...

Degree students embellishing Toihoukura building
October 26, 2018

Inspired by the Sea Walls Tairãwhiti mural project, artists from EIT’s Toihoukura School of Māori Visual arts are now embellishing their own building in Cobden Street with a vibrant...

Sports scholar, social butterfly, career success
October 25, 2018

By her own admission, 25 year old Olivia Mador-Puna is a social butterfly. People are her passion. She knew this when, as a school leaver, she began to consider her study options but the then...

Sport HB-EIT Sports Scholar – Dominic McGovan
October 24, 2018

Back again with another blog. This time I will focus on what happens on a weekly basis during the season and how that hugely affects my free time. I will also focus on my key from the last two...