Excellence awards for EIT cadets
January 17, 2012
Three EIT cadets have won Skeltons Excellence Awards – Shane Flynn and Epere (Eps) Epere for horticulture and Conrad Kirk for viticulture. Farmlands Trading Society Limited’s horticulture...
Hands-On Course Sets Students Up For Further Tertiary Learning
July 13, 2011
Napier teenager Carissa Looij is feeling more confident about shaping her future direction after completing a new land skills course offered at EIT. The 17-year-old didn’t enjoy...
EIT Students Get a Taste of Land Skills
July 13, 2011
Those who enjoy a hands-on approach to learning with the outdoors as their classroom are likely to find EIT’s Certificate in Applied Practical Skills – Land Skills a good fit. Students...
New Website for EIT
March 1, 2011
EIT's cleaner, clearer and visually more striking website is up and running after a launch timed for the start of the academic year. Havelock North-based Mogul was selected from a hand-picked...
Outdoors Enthusiast Finds Farm Studies a Natural Fit
August 18, 2010
Not one for spending hours in front of a computer screen or swotting textbooks, Chris Campbell enjoyed a tertiary study programme that included practical class work on various farms in Hawke's...
Sheep and Beef Farmers Slow on Technology Uptake
July 28, 2010
Hard-hit by continuing poor returns, New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers aren't investing in technology even when it would improve their businesses, according to research undertaken by EIT...
Hawke’s Bay Orchard Worker Wins National Grower Title
October 27, 2009
New Zealand's Young Grower of the Year Kevin McInnes is the apple of his boss's eye. The inaugural winner of the title, Kevin is equally chuffed to be working for orchardist C A Wake. He's...
Joint Venture to Boost Training for Hawkes Bay Farming Sector
October 27, 2009
EIT Hawke’s Bay is partnering up with leading rural educators Taratahi to provide agricultural training aimed at building the local farm skill base and attracting and retaining skilled farm...