News - Health and Community Wellness

Course opens eyes and doors for graduate
December 11, 2013

EIT Tairāwhiti graduate Nigel Cust has discovered new-found joy in his latest career move. He has not long graduated with the Certificate in Health Disability and Aged Support and now has a job...

Maori Name For EIT
July 1, 2013

Te Aho a Māui is to sit alongside EIT- Eastern Institute of Technology as the formal Māori name for the East Coast’s leading tertiary education institution.  Fittingly, says EIT chief...

Family Violence Intervention Report Launch
May 27, 2013

EIT and DOVE Hawkes Bay Inc. will launch a report on 28 May into The Effectiveness of Services delivered by DOVE. The report, written by Penny Ehrhardt, Gaylene Little, Maryanne...

Percy Hohipa is farewelled by Dr Susan Jacobs, Dean of EIT’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
Maori Elders Celebrated For Service to EIT
November 21, 2012

EIT recently celebrated the contribution of kuia ‘Nan’ Makere and kaumatua Percy Hohipa, who are retiring after many years supporting the Hawke’s Bay tertiary educator and its...

Students get a taste of EIT
August 13, 2012

July school holidays saw over 200 students from around Hawke’s Bay participate in EIT’s short taster workshops. Designed to provide a ‘teaser’ of different tertiary study options, these...

Otatara Trust Scholarships Announced
April 30, 2012

The five students awarded Otatara Trust Scholarships this year will each receive $2500. The scholarship selection panel said the calibre of applicants was once again high, and all were...

EIT Celebrates Record Graduate Numbers
March 19, 2012

The Eastern Institute of Technology has plenty to celebrate at Friday’s graduation ceremony  (23 March) at which a record number of diploma, degree and post graduate qualifications will be...

New role raises EIT’s Research Profile
April 18, 2011

Well known for his research work as a sport scientist in biomechanics, Professor Bob Marshall has been appointed to EIT’s newly-created position of Research Director for the next two...