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Local support for new EIT Institute of Sport and Health
Saturday, 15 December 2018, 1:46 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Local companies and organisations have given millions of dollars in funding partnerships for a new sport and health centre being built at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park in Hastings. More >>
Positive pathway between EIT and Sport Hawke’s Bay
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 4:37 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
EIT and Sport Hawke’s Bay enjoy a particularly close relationship that is helped by being neighbours but says more about the organisation’s values being aligned. “Our relationship is multi-layered,” explains Ryan Hambleton, Sport Hawke’s ... More >>
IDEAschool Arts Festival a first at EIT
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 5:30 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
In a first, all disciplines of IDEAschool at EIT will be combining to showcase the work of their graduating students in an Arts Festival at the end of the month. More >>
New Poutuara weaving Mātauranga Māori through EIT
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 4:42 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Michelle Lee feels that the strands of her diverse career are bound together in Mātauranga Māori and this is what she brings to her new role at EIT. More >>
Unique pet health research draws international attention
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 10:09 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
A unique health and welfare check initiative for pets running alongside healthy lifestyle people assessments has attracted keen interest in the international research community. More >>
Two awards for entrepreneurial Wairoa YES company
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 10:00 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
A Wairoa young enterprise company that formed at the Hawke’s Bay School Trades Academy @EIT has won two awards at the regional Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme finals. Project Rangatahi is the business formed by Pahemata Robinson and ... More >>
Bringing nature back to Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 3:05 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
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 ... More >>
Sports Scholarships for Talented Youth
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 10:40 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
This December five young aspiring sports people could be following in the footsteps of world champion kayaker Aimee Fisher, by securing a scholarship to help them train and study in Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Ink Splatters Inspire Student’s Art
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 4:48 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
A creative practice student at EIT, Taylor Donoghue uses ink splatters as the starting point for drawings that featured recently in a level 6 degree students’ exhibition at Ideaschool. More >>
EIT Aligned with Government’s Tertiary Education Needs
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:07 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Newly-appointed EIT chair Geraldine Travers says the institute is well placed to deliver on many of the Government’s priorities even as polytechnics nationwide contemplate sector reform. More >>
David Pearson Concludes Tenure Saluting EIT
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:03 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
The longest-serving chair in New Zealand’s polytechnic sector, David Pearson is handing over the baton after a 20-year association with EIT. More >>
New Head of School Enjoying Career in Education
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 11:29 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
Having seen EIT from a distance for a few years, Glenn Fulcher – as head of the Tourism and Hospitality and the English Language centre – feels it is now nice to be part of it. More >>
Māori Heritage Informs Artist’s Work
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 1:46 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Media Release Māori Heritage Informs Artist’s Work A strong sense of connection to her tūrangawaewae inspires Raewyn Tauira Paterson, an artist and designer of Ngāti-rere and Ngāi Tūhoe descent who teaches visual arts and design students ... More >>
Collective of artists exhibit work
Thursday, 25 January 2018, 1:47 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
A two-week exhibition in Hastings is drawing together professional artists in a celebration of inclusivity and community in creative practice. More >>
Ideaschool Head Takes Music to the World
Thursday, 11 January 2018, 3:57 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Recently appointed head of EIT’s ideaschool, Professor Matthew Marshall is pursuing a long-held passion in taking New Zealand’s guitar music out onto the world stage. More >>
Flash Backs in Filming Commercial
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 3:45 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Working on a commercial promoting EIT’s Diploma in Screen Production was dèja vu for students and the professional production team filming on campus. More >>
Maori Carving Project Underway
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 1:30 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Traditional carvers are crafting pou whakairo in a long-term project aimed at furnishing the interior of the wharenui on EIT’s Te Ara o Tāwhaki marae. More >>
Powerhouse of Design Talent
Thursday, 30 November 2017, 4:53 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology
Design talent powered a spectacular end-of-year fashion show staged at EIT (on Wednesday, November 29 ) – an extravaganza featuring work produced by a first cohort of diploma students in just nine weeks. More >>
Tradie’s Perseverance Pays Off
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 10:32 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
When Casey Aranui went looking for work experience for her EIT trades training programme, she was knocked back by a dozen builders. More >>
A ‘Grandmaster’ in Art at Eastern Institute of Technology
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 11:05 am | Eastern Institute of Technology
Having recently completed Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design studies at EIT’s ideaschool, Julienne Dickey is to embark on a third master’s degree next year – at the age of 68. More >>
