Courses to cater for learning wishlists
June 7, 2019
EIT is putting together courses for people who want to learn a bit of DIY to improve and maintain their homes. They are among the big line-up of the Adult Community Education (ACE) programme,...
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...
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...
Introducing Mary
November 5, 2018
EIT’s commitment to Pasifika students was strengthened when Mary Suni Robertson joined our Pasifika student support team. Mary works from the Pouwhirinaki walk-in space in the Hawke’s Bay...
More Family, Less Debt and Great Qualifications
August 15, 2016
For sisters Mel and Kalisi Ma’afu, study at EIT is opening doors without the burden of student debt, or isolation from family.The eldest of four sisters, Mel (28) promotes the region to the...
Young Mother Benefits From Study
January 11, 2016
Studying the Diploma in Tourism and Travel helped Hayley Paewhenua overcome her shyness. Of Ngāpuhi descent and originally from the Bay of Islands, Hayley moved to Hastings when she...
EIT Celebrating Māori Language Week 2015
July 22, 2015
EIT is to be a showcase for the Māori language next week, with daily activities celebrating and promoting te reo.EIT’s Māori and Pasifika liaison advisor Lee Kershaw-Karaitiana says the school...
Promising Student Wins Airport Scholarship
March 4, 2015
EIT tourism and travel student Shani Stewart has won an inaugural Hawke’s Bay Airport Ltd scholarship that will help cover the cost of her diploma study fees next year. The airport company is...
EIT Sponsors Supreme Tourism Award
December 19, 2014
EIT was the sponsor of the Supreme Winner award won by Napier’s Art Deco Trust at this year’s Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards staged at Mission Estate Winery. The Art Deco Trust also won...