EIT is joining Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
September 14, 2020
From 14 to 18 September EIT is participating in the annual Te Wiki o te Reo Māori or Māori Language Week. Although activities and events are restricted, both staff and students are...
EIT launches Certificate in Outdoor Experiences
August 5, 2020
From 7 September 2020 EIT’s School of Trades and Technology will offer the new NZ Certificate in Outdoor Experiences (Level 3). This hands-on, 14-week, entry-level programme will teach...
Community sawmill for housing solutions on East Coast
July 27, 2020
An investment into a portable sawmill by Hikurangi Enterprises will open doors to housing on the East Coast. Hikurangi Enterprises is a one of a group of entities dedicated to regional...
Inspired to learn Te Reo Māori
July 6, 2020
Their children and a desire to keep their culture alive are inspiration behind two determined te reo māori students at EIT Tairāwhiti. Shannon Maats-Niwa and husband Adam Niwa have...
EIT Tairāwhiti’s new student liaison advisor has first hand knowledge of the power of education
June 24, 2020
Justine Read-Bloomfield describes her decision to study Te Reo Māori as life changing when she was at a low point inher life. “I had a disconnect with my “taha Māori” (Rongowhakaata,...
A knight amongst us
June 24, 2020
Tairāwhiti’s newest knight, Professor Sir Derek Lardelli was deeply saluted and celebrated in a ceremony yesterday at the place where he was a founding tutor. The Maia Gallery at EIT...
Five EIT postgraduate students receive CEO scholarships
May 13, 2020
“EIT has enabled me to reignite my creative energy and channel it into a new direction,” says Phil Yeo. The professional photographer and EIT Toihoukura Te Hono ki Toi (Poutiriao)...
Learning is a never ending journey
May 3, 2020
Parekura Rohe-Belmont has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Māori). She was also selected as valedictorian for one of this year’s ceremonies. So, as the ceremonies were...
Kaupapa key for new ICT team
March 10, 2020
A new start-up software development company aims to be the No.1 Māori information and communications technology (ICT) provider for Tairāwhiti. The five-member team behind the business want to...
Cultural exchange to Hawaii for te reo māori students
February 17, 2020
A Tairāwhiti Te Reo Maori learning umbrella is behind many firsts. Later this year 24 EIT Tairāwhiti Te Whatukura tauira (students) and kaiako (teachers) will set off on a cultural exchange...