News - May 2019

EIT committed to Hawke’s Bay’s biodiversity
May 23, 2019

EIT celebrated the International Day of Biological Diversity together with the team from Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay and 100 supporters. The ceremony held at EIT fell on the one-year...

Trade Training Awards crown top trades students
May 23, 2019

The winners of the Rotary Club of Greenmeadows Trade Training Awards were announced on Wednesday during a ceremony held at the Napier War Memorial Centre. The gala evening shone a spotlight...

A strong voice for Pasifika people in healthcare
May 21, 2019

Rosalia, Alma and Victoria (from left) are three of very few Pasifika nursing students. Samoan Bachelor of Nursing students Rosalia Taotofi, Victoria Lealaiauloto Nofoaiga and Alma Su’a received...

Helping students succeed
May 17, 2019

Māori Medium educator Basil Morgan is on a mission to help all students succeed in their studies at EIT. Newly appointed as an Academic Learning Advisor, Basil comes from a background in...

Female trades students breaking through threshold
May 16, 2019

It has taken a number of years, however, there are more and more women working their way up in male-dominated trades. This trend is reflected in the growing number of female students enrolled...

Experienced new leader for Services Pathway
May 15, 2019

EIT has secured a new role model for students wanting to join the New Zealand services, with the appointment of Ngāti Porou-East Coast rugby team assistant coach Troy Para as tutor for the...

“A special concert to remember”
May 15, 2019

A highlight of the 2019 ITP Research Symposium Whanaungatanga was a concert by EIT Professor Matthew Marshall, Head of IDEAschool. Concert Review – It’s Love Isn’t It? – Poetry and Guitar...

Sport scholarships a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
May 13, 2019

“My sport is extremely expensive and self-funded, so the Sports Hawke’s Bay and EIT Sports Scholarship allow me to keep representing New Zealand while completing my degree,” says canoe...