Studying jump-started Jobey’s career
3 days ago
Alongside many other EIT graduates and surrounded by his proud family, Jobey Pomare was celebrating his graduation last week. Of Ngāti Kahungunu descent, Jobey grew up in Wairoa and moved to...
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Children deserve to have a male role model
5 days ago
Growing up in a family of fruit tree growers Michael Sixtus’ career path was a pre-set track. From an early age onwards, the EIT graduate was driving tractors, spraying trees and working in...
Children deserve to have a male role model
5 days ago
Growing up in a family of fruit tree growers Michael Sixtus’ career path was a pre-set track. From an early age onwards, the EIT graduate was driving tractors, spraying trees and working in...
Sam swapped nomadic lifestyle for career in computing
7 days ago
Samantha Down is great example of how career paths don’t always have to be a steady ascent. Sam, as she prefers, was chosen as this year’s valedictorian to speak on behalf of all students...
Tanya’s roundabout route to success
April 12, 2019
It’s never too late to start a new career. Tanya Ruru for instance, took a roundabout route to become a veterinary nurse. After completing an accounting degree, 40-year-old Tanya worked in...
Hand-up for EIT degree students
April 11, 2019
Eleven young adults have been given a hand-up towards their tertiary education, thanks to EIT’s year 13 degree scholarships awarded this week. The scholarships, which pay a year’s fees...
EIT valedictorian Poppy scored the first job she applied for
April 11, 2019
Why did you choose EIT? After high school I didn’t really know what to do and I tried lots of different things. After I had visited an early childhood centre, I decided to study the...
EIT Valedictorian Sammy made her dream come true
April 10, 2019
EIT valedictorian Sammy Little says she already knew as a little girl that one day she would become a nurse. It took some years, however, to finally put her dream into action. Sammy is the third...
EIT registers biggest number of graduates in history
April 10, 2019
EIT graduates are celebrating their graduation on April 11 and 12, parading through central Napier in traditional academic gowns, satin-lined hoods, korowai and tasselled trenchers. Graduation...
“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...