News - April 2020

“I’m blown away by the whole journey”
April 28, 2020

In March 2019, Sam Smith was announced winner of the EIT Margaret Hetley scholarship while she was completing her final assessments. Now it’s all wrapped up and although she wasn’t be able...

Connecting and enriching Hawke’s Bay businesses
April 28, 2020

Dr Tom Hartley, senior lecturer at EIT’s School of Computing, is in the process of developing an International Student Business Hub (ISBH). Expecting to roll out in August this year, the...

Life in my bubble
April 23, 2020

We are inspired by how our students are keeping themselves motivated during lockdown in New Zealand. Auckland student, Christina Xu gives an insight into how she is balancing studies, home life...

How Neen turned into an eco-warrior
April 22, 2020

Over the past four years, Janine Kennedy, better known as Neen, has “grown” into Central Hawke’s Bay’s green guru. In 2016, Neen completed a Certificate in Land Based Sustainable Practice...

COVID-19 – Update for students 21 April 2020
April 21, 2020

Thank you for your support of EIT during COVID-19.  As you well know, we have been at Alert Level 4 for nearly four weeks now. New Zealand will move out of Alert Level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm on...

Covid-19 Update for students 16 April 2020
April 16, 2020

We hope you had a lovely Easter break and managed to disconnect from study. We have some updates for you. Planning for changes in Alert Levels You may have seen Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s...

EIT Hawke’s Bay Campus COVID-19 case
April 16, 2020

There were 23 people in total identified as close or casual contacts at EIT Hawke’s Bay. All contacts were contacted by the public health team at the HBDHB later that afternoon on the 8th of...