Covid-19 – Update 12 August 2020
2 days ago
New Zealand’s Alert Levels are changing. From 12 noon today, until midnight Friday 15 August, Auckland will move to Alert Level 3. The rest of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 2. As a...
Following her heart in study and art
3 days ago
A young woman from Auckland has come the full circle back to her roots in Muriwai, Tairāwhiti in her journey to follow her heart. Maia Keane is a second-year student at...
EIT graduate has big adventure ahead of him
4 days ago
When Lars Hoitink moved with his family from The Netherlands to New Zealand ten years ago, he barely spoke a word of English. But within a year’s time he became fluent and flew through his...
Inaugural scholarship partnership celebrated
4 days ago
Two East Coast women are the first recipients of a new partner scholarship between Ngati Porou and the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT). Ramari Fox, 25, from Ruatorea was honoured...
EIT launches Certificate in Outdoor Experiences
August 5, 2020
From 7 September 2020 EIT’s School of Trades and Technology will offer the new NZ Certificate in Outdoor Experiences (Level 3). This hands-on, 14-week, entry-level programme will teach...
Toihoukura offers scholarship help
August 4, 2020
All Year 13 students in New Zealand with artistic ability have an opportunity of a lifetime. For the first time, EIT Tairāwhiti’s School of Māori Visual Arts, Toihoukura, has a...
COVID-19 recovery fund boosts enrolments
July 31, 2020
The Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) and the Apprenticeship Boost (AB) have raised the demand for eligible EIT programmes, following the national trend. Like EIT, many people,...
Celebration of Training at Taratahi
July 30, 2020
This week training began at Taratahi Agriculture Training Centre to encourage new entrants and people whose employment has been affected by COVID-19 to consider a career in the food and fibre...
Mauritian twin doctors embark on new life in New Zealand
July 29, 2020
By the time identical twins Viraj and Varun Boodhun started their Bachelor of Nursing degree at EIT, they had gained a medical degree overseas and were well on their way to becoming medical...
“Being Māori is my greatest asset”
July 28, 2020
Te Aroha Hunt is the coordinator of Tuai Kōpū, a new programme initiated by the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB). Tuai Kōpū is supporting pregnant Māori and Pasifika women...