EIT student numbers hit new record levels
1 day ago
More students, more international participation, new programmes: EIT is booming. For the academic year 2018 EIT recorded 10,330 students in total, 1000 students more compared to 2017. Of these...
Trade Training a Pathway to Successful Business
3 days ago
People who want to secure a good future for themselves in Gisborne should seriously consider getting into a trade, say two local businessmen. “It’s a field that has been undervalued by...
Gisborne a great place to learn Maori
6 days ago
Returning to Gisborne to study te Reo Māori has been the fulfilment of a long-held ambition for East Coast woman Te Atahaia Bartlett. Te Atahaia, 30, took a year’s study leave from her...
Toihoukura Programme Inspires Life-Changing Journey for Arts Graduate
January 17, 2019
When local DJ Jahvan Apatu enrolled at Toihoukura he did not realise it was the start of a journey that looks set to lead him to a doctorate in Māori arts. Jahvan this year achieved his...
Social Work Graduates Making a Big Difference in People’s Lives
January 15, 2019
Nearly all the students who graduated from EIT Tairāwhiti with a degree in social work now have highly regarded jobs as social workers. We talk with four of them about their...
Ready for the World of Master Chef
January 15, 2019
Two students from EIT’s marae-based cookery course are behind a dish that wowed an audience of paying guests at the inaugural EIT degustation dinner. “Bon” Te Hiko and “Hori”...
Fantastic Opportunity for Rangatahi in Ruatoria Region
January 14, 2019
Young people in the Ruatoria district are being given a fantastic opportunity this year, thanks to a team effort by EIT, DOC, a variety of community organisations and support from Minister...
Huge support for EIT- Educated Nurses
January 14, 2019
Nursing graduates from EIT are second to none when it comes to practical on-the-job education, thanks to support from local health providers and the excellence and dedication of the...
Information and enrolment day for EIT Hawke’s Bay
January 14, 2019
EIT Hawke’s Bay is starting the new academic year by hosting its information and enrolment day on Thursday, January 17 at both the main campus in Taradale and the regional learning centres...
Pop-opera star Geoff Sewell on board the New Zealand Singing School
January 14, 2019
The 2019 New Zealand Singing School is now in full swing at EIT Hawke’s Bay in Taradale. The School features a faculty of 35 people who are of national and international acclaim, from New...