EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Te Aho a Māui | New Zealand
Raupunga was where it all began. Theresa Thornton grew up in this tiny village of 200, located between Napier and Wairoa. When Theresa left school, she went straight to work in Raupunga. “I...
In 2018 more domestic EIT students than ever before chose to study where it suited them, including more online learning, studying at regional learning centres and off-campus in remote...
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...
After two and half years of studying, Adam Jerram has just submitted the last paper of his NZ Diploma in Agribusiness Management, a farm report on the commercial vineyard owned by his father...
At this year’s “Hawke’s Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year” competition, seven out of eight competitors are EIT graduates or students. The event is part of the Horticulture Field Days...
The days of simply stepping into a relative’s shoes to take over the family farm or orchard are probably gone in an age when agribusinesses compete in a global market with complex value ...
A winegrowing programme at EIT in Gisborne has led one Gisborne school leaver to become a key player in this district’s rapidly growing horticulture industry. Rory Grant was only 17 when he...
Having worked on the land for over a decade, Stacey Forkert decided she wanted to get some qualifications to show for it. Stacey moved from the Waikato to Gisborne and started exploring some...
On Wednesday, fittingly coinciding with World Environment Day, EIT and the Air New Zealand Environment Trust celebrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) expressing their...
Stacey Scott strolls through the rows of apple trees of Waimea orchard. She scrutinizes the apples for any potential quality problems. The picking season is in full swing. It’s the busiest...