Cookery programme making dreams into reality
June 6, 2019
Putting a gourmet twist on traditional food is the ambition of a young man from Napier who now lives in Wairoa and is well on his way to becoming a qualified chef. Bon Te Hiko started his...
Student’s food market vowed connoisseurs
May 30, 2019
Apple butter, healthy drinks, pickled rhubarb, jams and salami - EIT’s trainee chefs celebrated their cooking expertise by showcasing their preserves and charcuterie wares at the School of...
Taiena Pursues her Mum’s Legacy
May 30, 2019
Taiena is currently studying her third diploma at EIT. It’s hard to believe how much life experience fits into the story of 29-year-old Taiena Ene. Taiena’s Samoan parents raised her as an...
Future culinary stars getting creative at HB Salon
May 8, 2019
Are you keen to watch some of New Zealand’s future kitchen maestros dishing up their finest creations? After weeks of training, Hawke’s Bay’s most talented junior chefs are ready to...
“I’ve never been happier with my life”
April 9, 2019
A few years back, Rachael Mako was living in Australia and doing a “million things” she says, singing, DJ’ing, working in retail and helping out in kitchens. Three years ago, she moved...
Overwhelming response for EIT’s Taste of Cultures Day
March 20, 2019
Indian samosas, Mexican empanadas, Turkish falafels, kiwi pavlovas. Visitors were spoilt for choice at EIT’s annual Taste of Cultures event on Wednesday. Hundreds of people took the...
Manutuke kids enjoy EIT catering practice
March 7, 2019
Children at Te Kura ō Manutuke enjoyed a tasty treat when a group of EIT catering students called into the school at lunchtime. The students were those doing a three week introductory...
Culinary arts workshops showcase latest industry trends
January 23, 2019
EIT is offering three one day upskilling workshops for secondary school hospitality teachers (year 12 and 13). In Workshop 1 (13 February 2019) professional chef tutor Mark Caves and Amanda...
Ready for the World of Master Chef
January 15, 2019
Two students from EIT’s marae-based cookery course are behind a dish that wowed an audience of paying guests at the inaugural EIT degustation dinner. “Bon” Te Hiko and “Hori”...
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...