Getting a taste of study at EIT’s Taster Days
2 days ago
Young people from all over Hawke’s Bay recently got a taste of what studying at EIT might look like for them. Over the last three days, EIT hosted its biannual taster days for high school...
Inspired to learn Te Reo Māori
4 days ago
Their children and a desire to keep their culture alive are inspiration behind two determined te reo māori students at EIT Tairāwhiti. Shannon Maats-Niwa and husband Adam Niwa have...
EIT Pathway leads to career in NZ Army
6 days ago
Seven years working in forestry has been replaced with a career in the New Zealand Army for Gisborne man Tiki Viqasi. He decided to apply for the army while doing the EIT Tairāwhiti Services...
EIT’s “Green Classroom” celebrates a year of learning
7 days ago
EIT’s Ōtātara Outdoor Learning Centre is celebrating a year since launching the first programmes. The “green classroom” is located adjacent to the Ōtātara Pā, overlooking the...
Polished English skills bring on career change
7 days ago
By the time Tareq Assad walked into EIT’s English Language Centre enquiring about English courses, he spoke so fluently that the tutors wondered what he was doing there. They soon learned...
Student’s food market wowed connoisseurs
July 1, 2020
Kimchi, gin and beetroot noodles - EIT’s trainee chefs celebrated their cooking expertise by showcasing their preserves and charcuterie wares at the School of Hospitality’s fifth annual...
New EIT partnership expected to grow wine & viticulture research capability
June 29, 2020
Stronger collaboration between the three institutions offering wine and viticulture courses was forged this week. EIT’s School of Viticulture and Wine Science, Otago Polytechnic and the...
EIT Tairāwhiti’s new student liaison advisor has first hand knowledge of the power of education
June 24, 2020
Justine Read-Bloomfield describes her decision to study Te Reo Māori as life changing when she was at a low point inher life. “I had a disconnect with my “taha Māori” (Rongowhakaata,...
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...