Te reo Māori diploma helps preserve language within whānau
7 days ago
For Aroha Ngaronoa (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu), studying te reo Māori through EIT was about ensuring the language continues within her whānau.
Wahine in trades: Manaia Hall wins new Pan Pac scholarship
September 14, 2026
Eighteen-year-old Wairoa local Manaia Hall has been named the inaugural recipient of the Pan Pac Engineering Scholarship. One of only four wahine in her pre-electrical class, Manaia travels down...
From Te Ūranga Waka to the open ocean
September 14, 2026
The first te reo speaker in his whānau in four generations, Xenon Messenger is trading study for a six-to-eight-week voyage on Te Matau-a-Māui, retracing ancestral pathways to Samoa and Fiji...
EIT graduate becomes first from programme to lead local school
March 27, 2026
EIT's Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) programme has produced its first school principal, with graduate Grace Ropitini appointed to lead one of Hawke's Bay's oldest schools. Grace (Ngāti...
Valedictorian credits EIT for helping rebuild his life
April 8, 2025
Study at EIT gave Elijah Rogers (Te Arawa, Ngāti Whātua, and Ngāpuhi) the chance to rebuild his life. Now, just a few years later, he’s graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Māori) and will...
Professor Annemarie Gillies champions Mātauranga Māori research for future generations
October 31, 2024
Professor Annemarie Gillies (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa) has long pushed the boundaries of traditional academic frameworks, bringing Māori voices and values...
Te Ūranga Waka Senior Lecturer honoured with Te Tohu Reo Māori Award
October 10, 2024
EIT Te Ūranga Waka Senior Lecturer Hiria Tumoana (Ngāi Tūhoe) has become the first recipient of the prestigious Te Tohu Reo Māori Award. Presented by Ako Aotearoa, the Te Whatu Kairangi...
Opportunity to learn what EIT has to offer at information day
September 18, 2024
Anyone interested in learning what EIT has to offer is invited to attend an information and enrolment day next month. The event will be held between 9am and 6pm on 17 October at the EIT...
EIT’s new Pouarahi Māori brings passion for mātauranga Māori to role
July 24, 2024
EIT has a new Pouarahi Māori (Executive Director Māori), Layelin Stewart, who brings a passion for Mātauranga Māori to the role. Layelin (Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto)...
Indigenous USA Lakota People contingent welcomed to EIT’s Te Ūranga Waka
June 29, 2024
An Indigenous United States Lakota People contingent was recently welcomed to EIT's Te Ūranga Waka to discuss and celebrate te reo Māori. A pōwhiri was held on Monday, 24 June for the...