International champion to lead waka ama course
3 days ago
Spaces are filling fast for EIT’s new programme centred on waka ama, which is being led by two of the region’s top experts. Student liaison administrator Kiwi Campbell, who is one of the...
Students proving age is no barrier to robotics
November 7, 2019
The most popular programme at the Tairāwhiti Trades Academy at EIT this year would have to be the Level 3 Trades Academy Computer Technology drone making course, which has achieved the...
Gender no barrier for engineering student
October 22, 2019
EIT engineering student Maia Niwa may not look like the average tradie but she does not regard gender as a barrier to her career goal of becoming a mechanical engineer. At 18 she is well on...
From labouring to professional practice
October 21, 2019
One Gisborne man this year became the first in his immediate family to graduate with a degree. Dean Hawea worked in a variety of jobs, mostly as a labourer, before deciding to...
Male designers making their mark in fashion
October 16, 2019
Four young artists have this year added a whole new perspective to EIT’s fashion design programme, adding a dose of masculine creativity. Ngarangi Pomana, Fabian Omer, Mac Tua Whaka Rua and...
Home-grown research celebrated at new EIT lecture series
October 10, 2019
A growing level of research activity in the Tairāwhiti region was celebrated in EIT’s Maia Gallery at Toihoukura this week, with the first in a series of evening lectures. Kicking off...
Better life for Brian
October 7, 2019
After spending the best part of his youth in various labouring jobs, Gisborne man Brian Walters decided it was time to do something more fulfilling. “When I turned 28 I realised I wanted to...
EIT’s Ka Hao te Rangatahi celebrates its first graduation
August 23, 2019
On Monday 12 August the graduation of the first cohort of EIT’s new youth landcare programme Ka Hao te Rangatahi was held at Te Heapera Marae, on the banks of the Tapuaeroa river. The...
Course helps to ovecome the whakamā barrier
July 30, 2019
Going for jobs can be daunting for people who have been out of the workforce long term, with women in particular often losing confidence after years at home raising children. A new...
EIT exceeds national education performance results
July 25, 2019
EIT has once again proved to be one of the best educational performers in New Zealand’s ITP sector. Released last week by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), the annual Educational...