News - June 2020

Taratahi hosts Agricultural career weeks
June 30, 2020

The long wait has ended for training to recommence at south of Masterton. Career weeks are being offered for people to experience life on the land at Taratahi, and decide whether they want to...

Bringing mental health to the forefront
June 24, 2020

In the past year Anaru Hodges made a 180-degree career change. It all began when his niece started studying at EIT. Anaru took her under his wing to help her through the first months on...

A knight amongst us
June 24, 2020

Tairāwhiti’s newest knight, Professor Sir Derek Lardelli was deeply saluted and celebrated in a ceremony yesterday at the place where he was a founding tutor.   The Maia Gallery at EIT...

Honours history made at EIT Tairāwhiti
June 21, 2020

Living in Australia during the “unjust politics” of the (John) Howard Government sparked a fire in Jodie Hodgson which led to her studying social work.  This year she graduated with...

Miriama has discovered her destiny in life
June 19, 2020

Since she was young, EIT nursing student Miriama Tawake had an interest in health and nursing. It’s fair to say, that this interest had been sparked by Miriama’s mother who works as a...

Wine manager digs into wine science at EIT
June 17, 2020

Thirteen years ago, German born Kathrin Jankowiec landed in New Zealand during a round-the world-trip and never left. Coming from a very different career background, the EIT graduate diploma...