EIT hospitality course a “great stepping stone”
July 21, 2020
A hospitality training course in Gisborne is proving beneficial not only for the students. EIT Tairāwhiti’s food and beverage course is a great stepping-stone for anyone wanting to get...
Student’s food market wowed connoisseurs
July 1, 2020
Kimchi, gin and beetroot noodles - EIT’s trainee chefs celebrated their cooking expertise by showcasing their preserves and charcuterie wares at the School of Hospitality’s fifth annual...
“I want to open my own restaurant”
June 11, 2020
Four years ago, Tasio Simo and his wife Christina moved from Samoa to New Zealand. The couple has seven children, the oldest son is 16 years old and stayed behind in Samoa while the two youngest...
EIT Hub Cafe helps local supergrans
May 7, 2020
With staff and equipment to produce food, and no customers because of the Covid-19 lockdown, EIT Tairāwhiti Hub manager Anna Charrington wondered how her team could help some of the...
EIT’s cookery students join in “lockdown kai competition”
April 20, 2020
EIT’s School of Hospitality team came up with a “lockdown kai competition” to keep students engaged over the Easter term break. Students are able to enter three different...
Odell sweetens up Hawke’s Bay
March 15, 2020
Odell Reynolds may be able to whip up the most sumptuous treats, yet – against all odds - she doesn’t have a sweet tooth and can easily go without sugar. This, however, is not the only...
Marae-Based course leading to big opportunities
January 16, 2020
After spending the first half of his working life in the retail industry, a 39 year old Wairoa man, Ricardo Carrol, has discovered a whole new world after completing the NZ Certificate in...
Power couple work hard for success
December 19, 2019
It was a full-on year for power couple Julie and Ben Fulton. Julie, an EIT travel & tourism graduate, manages the Filipino restaurant PAK at Westshore. Over the last months, she has turned...
EIT hosts Healthy Lunch Box Competition
November 20, 2019
EIT hosted the annual Healthy Lunch Box Competition for Intermediate Schools organised by the Life Education Trust as part of their Life Education Programme. The challenge for the eight teams...
Leftovers and “ugly” carrots turned into innovative F.A.W.C. dinner
June 18, 2019
For this year’s F.A.W.C winter edition, EIT’s School of Tourism and Hospitality decided to partner with Nourished for Nil, a local non-profit organization. Nourished for Nil collects...