News - Body, Beauty and Hair

EIT geared to help East Coast skills shortage
January 7, 2019

There will be over 2800 new jobs created each year for the next four years on the East Coast, and EIT graduates will be well placed to fill them. Infometrics data is used by the tertiary...

Abbie aced her qualifications in a career she loves
December 14, 2018

Abbie Roberton always wanted to be a hairdresser and now she’s made it. The 22 year old EIT graduate completed her two year apprenticeship by acing all five of her final assessments in a...

Introducing Mary
November 5, 2018

EIT’s commitment to Pasifika students was strengthened when Mary Suni Robertson joined our Pasifika student support team. Mary works from the Pouwhirinaki walk-in space in the Hawke’s Bay...

Students Support Musical Show
Students Support Musical Show
July 9, 2018

The Waipawa Musical and Dramatic Society’s Phantom of the Opera production was an opportunity for EIT students to showcase their newly-acquired hair styling and make-up skills.  Six young...

Hairdressing Students Learning Greenie Values
December 12, 2017

When her grannie taught her how to look after honey bees, hairdressing tutor Jewelle Lloyd also learnt about the importance of caring for their environment. “If the world isn’t in...

New Executive Dean
October 3, 2016

Describing herself as “an applied scientist by training and an educationalist at heart”, Professor Natalie (Nat) Waran is EIT’s new Executive Dean – Faculty of Education, Humanities...

Makeovers Encourage Teenagers to ‘Bridge The Gap’
July 20, 2016

Bridging the gap stylist Sarah Rose adds the finishing touches in a makeover for one of the students taking part in the Bridging the Gap programme. EIT recently hosted a CYFS programme aimed at...

EIT Trained Facial Therapist an Award Finalist
August 12, 2015

EIT beauty and body therapy graduate Kate Kerr is seeking the support of voters for her entry in the UK’s prestigious My Face My Body Awards. Kate has established her own advanced skin...

EIT Celebrating Māori Language Week 2015
July 22, 2015

EIT is to be a showcase for the Māori language next week, with daily activities celebrating and promoting te reo.EIT’s Māori and Pasifika liaison advisor Lee Kershaw-Karaitiana says the school...