A Superb Entrée To A Culinary Career
May 28, 2014
An apprentice chef with an outstanding future, Napier’s Harata Neera has scored two major successes within the same week. Employed at Pacifica on Marine Parade, Harata won the Regal...
Back to the books and loving it
February 4, 2014
Half a lifetime and seven children after she first began studying, Tracey Edmonds is back at EIT Tairāwhiti. The 36-year-old has completed the National Certificate in Hospitality and...
Visiting chef inspires all
February 3, 2014
When MasterChef New Zealand winner Brett McGregor hit town, he impressed everyone.EIT Tairāwhiti and Paper Plus Gisborne teamed up to host the kitchen whiz in Gisborne as part of his...
Trades academy success
January 25, 2014
The success of the High School Trades Academy Programme @ EIT is being felt in the far reaches of Tairāwhiti. Each Friday, 135 students from every high school in the region head to the EIT...
More fee free study places
January 23, 2014
EIT youth scholarships, partially funded by the government’s Youth Guarantee (YG) scholarship scheme, has now been extended to 18 and 19 year olds who wish to study up to Level 3. In...
Success thanks to family and tutor support
December 2, 2013
Erina Mako-Kingi is continuing a family tradition as she pursues a career in the hospitality industry. Erina and her five siblings are all following in the footsteps of their mother - a...
Hawke’s Bay’s Hospitality Team Hauls In The Medals
August 30, 2013
EIT student Stacey McCann overcame jangly nerves to strike gold in Toque d’Or, the country’s most prestigious student cookery and food service competition held recently in Auckland.From...
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...
Enthusiasm abounds from Friday Crew
June 24, 2013
There was more pressure than usual for the EIT Tairāwhiti Trades Academy catering students on Friday. The 26 youngsters, from schools all over the district, had to cater for around 100 fellow...
Most Outstanding Front of House Team at Food Hawkes Bay’s Hospitality Awards
June 19, 2013
EIT Hospitality School sponsors the Most Outstanding Front of House Team category in the Food Hawkes Bay’s Hospitality Awards. This year it was won by The Mission Estate Winery Restaurant team.