EIT cooking students end studies on a 10-course high
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Home News EIT cooking students end studies on a 10-course high 6 mins ago Twenty chefs, 10 courses for 450 paying guests over seven nights. It’s the culmination of a year’s work and it’s the icing on the cake. For this week and next, the degustation dinners are […]
Read More →Entrepreneurs Alive and Thriving At Eit
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 10 mins ago Jonathan Sibley, Director of Research and Associate Professor, School of Business and post-graduate student Ben Deller getting ready to host a Meetup for Entrepreneurs@EIT. The Hawke’s Bay economy is changing and EIT is adapting to meet the era of the entrepreneur. “Over the past decade […]
Read More →Good food all in the family
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 6 mins ago Shakara Huta and her grandmother in the kitchen at EIT’s Toru Training Restaurant. Food and Beverage student Shakara Huta could well be the first third generational student at EIT, where she has followed the footsteps of her grandmother Christine Huta into EIT’s School of Tourism […]
Read More →Introducing Mary
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 3 mins ago 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 campus Twist Library. Students can call in for one on one help with study, funding and personal […]
Read More →Degustation Dinner Triumph
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 min ago Entree – Kirsty Bode- Level 3 Food & Beverage tutor Sesame Chilli Lime chicken, asian herb salad, chilli jam and crispy fried shallots. The first degustation dinner hosted by EIT’s School of Hospitality in Gisborne was a triumph for staff and students, who teamed up […]
Read More →Tomorrow’s Leaders Share Their Views on Success
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 8 mins ago Pasifika leaders from seven local secondary schools – Flaxmere College, Hastings Girls and Hastings Boys High Schools, William Colenso College, Tamatea High School, Lindisfarne College and Sacred Heart College shared their thoughts on success with Pasifika community leaders. Pasifika leaders of today and tomorrow had […]
Read More →Toihoukura lecturer learning a whole new art form
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 5 mins ago Getting beaten around the head has become the new norm for Toihoukura lecturer Erena Koopu, who is representing EIT Tairāwhiti in this year’s Fight for Life. Erena is one of 18 volunteers who have passed the selection process to take part in the community boxing […]
Read More →Degree students embellishing Toihoukura building
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Working with Mr Solomon (rear) are Te Toi O Nga Rangi degree students Tomairangi Hetaraka, and Dani Renata Inspired by the Sea Walls Tairãwhiti mural project, artists from EIT’s Toihoukura School of Māori Visual arts are now embellishing their own building in Cobden Street with a vibrant painting. […]
Read More →Bringing Nature Back to Hawke’s Bay
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 9 mins ago EIT and the University of Waikato are working together to increase educational opportunities in Hawke’s Bay after signing a deed of cooperation last year. As an initial collaboration, the two institutions are jointly offering a free public workshop focussed on ecological restoration. Napier has already […]
Read More →EIT Backing Biodiversity in Hawke’s Bay
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti EIT staff and faculty who are keenly supporting biodiversity measures in Hawke’s Bay are (Rear, left to right) Karen Blundell, Paul Keats, Mark Oldershaw, Mazin Bahho, Matthew Marshall. (Front, left to right) Natalie Waran, Jo Blakeley, Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau. The region’s biodiversity has been advanced by the addition of […]
Read More →Taonga ‘don’t belong in drawers’
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 2 mins ago LONG WAY FROM HOME: Recently returned from the Oceania, and Pacific Encounters, exhibitions in London, Toihoukura Māori Visual Art and Design school associate professor Steve Gibbs talked about the need for taonga to be repatriated. Picture by Phil Yeo The story of British explorer James […]
Read More →EIT First in Sector to Offer Social Work Honours
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 11 mins ago Dr Sue Hanna, Senior Lecturer EIT is offering a social work honours programme in 2019, and is the first in the institutes of technology and polytechnic sector to do so. Delivery of the programme through EIT’s School of Education and Social Sciences has been strengthened […]
Read More →EIT will resume Wine and Viticulture Programme
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 12 mins ago A viticulture and winemaking programme is set to resume at EIT Tairāwhiti next year, thanks to collaboration between the institute and the wine industry. Members of the industry were disappointed when the programme was axed last year due to a lack of enrolments. Gisborne Winegrowers […]
Read More →The Gift That Keeps Giving
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 8 mins ago The fight against single-use plastic bags just got a bit more creative with hand crafted bags made by EIT students. Over 30 bags have been made for Boomerang Bags Hawke’s Bay to distribute throughout the region. Using recycled fabric, including denim jeans and skirts, students […]
Read More →Monday Marks the Start of Something New for Misty
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 6 mins ago Misty Ratima, fashion designer and EIT tutor spoke in te reo at the launch of Project Runway. Photo Credit Tom Hollow After Monday, Misty Ratima knows her life will change. And the fashion designer, EIT te reo Māori tutor, and mother of four who embraces […]
Read More →Inspired by Toihoukura’s Authentic Approach
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 10 mins ago From Whitecliff to EIT- arts degree student Gabrielle Kururangi After two years of studying arts in Auckland, Gabrielle Kururangi is enjoying the much more organic environment at Toihoukura, where she plans to finish her degree. Originally from Te Araroa, she wanted to return to the […]
Read More →Funding rising demand for adult education
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 8 mins ago A significant boost in funding for adult education courses has been welcomed by EIT, which is fielding a growing demand from people wanting to “go back to school” for second chance learning. Funding for Adult Community Education (ACE) has been lifted by nearly a third. […]
Read More →Stadium gets a makeover
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 14 mins ago EIT trades class doing up Awapuni stadium changing rooms – Nicholas Pincott, Haykim Smith, Chantelle Abraham, Margaret Graham, Stephen Matchitt, Flavio Valdes Eastern Institute of Technology trades students have been helping Gisborne Tairawhiti Rugby League upgrade Awapuni Sports Stadium. The condition of the facility has […]
Read More →Trades offer a great future for students
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti Home News Trades offer a great future for students 2 mins ago Mark van Wijk The old belief that apprenticeships are only for those who can’t get into university is doing the construction industry a huge disservice, says construction manager Mark van Wijk of Currie Construction. Construction and […]
Read More →Nailing down a fantastic future
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 6 mins ago At 23 Adam Newton is on track for a great career in the building industry, enjoying the variety of his work and friends he has made through the EIT building programme. Two years ago he was working in a pack house but started to feel […]
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