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High School Students on the Ball in Learning Robotics

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:58 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

While Star Wars’ legends C_3PO and R2-D2 may not be quaking in their metal boots, Hawke’s Bay Schools Trades Academy students are designing and building ‘robots’ that are smart enough to play ball. More >>

Fruitgrowers Celebrate Educator’s Success

Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 4:50 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

A self-confessed tree hugger, Gordon Reid is a driving force in educating workers who are helping underpin growth in the region’s flourishing fruit growing sector. More >>

Graduate gets his screen time

Thursday, 26 January 2017, 1:34 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Dylan Oliver was a quiet, reserved 18-year-old when he launched into screen production studies at EIT’S ideaschool. Now a self-assured graduate, he is well on track for a career in New Zealand’s highly regarded screen industry. More >>

Bay Baker Shares A Passion For The Trade

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 10:35 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

The third generation in his family to work as a baker, Stefan Schmith is excited about passing on the secrets of his age-old trade to would-be bakers in Hawke’s Bay. More >>

Centenarian drives herself to hair appointments at EIT

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 11:21 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

Recently turned 101, Valda Colwill routinely drives from her Hastings home to have her hair permed and set by hairdressing students at EIT. More >>

Health presentation at EIT

Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 3:31 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

November’s Spotlight address, the second in a series hosted by the Public Health Association’s Hawke’s Bay branch and EIT, will focus on healthy eating. More >>

American student Hawke's Bay's Young Vintner of the Year

Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 9:25 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

Just a few years ago, pretty much all Ben Jones knew about wine was that came in two colours – white and red. The American, a second-year wine science and viticulture degree student at EIT, is now being feted as the Hawke’s Bay A & P Bayleys Wine ... More >>

Students excel at Hawke's Bay wine show

Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 9:08 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

EIT students harvested a bumper crop of medals at the regional wine awards, an event in which their entries were judged using the same criteria as for commercially produced wines. More >>

Student Helps Judge Wine Competition

Monday, 3 October 2016, 11:45 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

EIT student Lucas Percy recently added wine judging to the experiences he hopes will shape a stellar career. More >>

Workshop for Top Young Athletes

Friday, 30 September 2016, 12:49 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Caption: EIT degree student Dylan Thomas, who plays in the New Zealand under-21 hockey team, with High Performance Sport New Zealand’s Criss Strange. More >>

Students Upskill with EIT Workshops

Thursday, 1 September 2016, 11:13 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

EIT is becoming increasingly popular as a destination tertiary educator with workshops in applied areas such as wine science attracting secondary school students from throughout New Zealand. More >>

Student makes movie of his Napier siege experience

Thursday, 25 August 2016, 4:01 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Locked down during the Napier siege, EIT screen production student Brock Reynolds is drawing on his experience of the tragic event to make a short film as his final-year diploma project. More >>

EIT Nursing Academic to Address International Conference

Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 4:28 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Associate professor in EIT’s School of Nursing, Pamela Wood is to speak at a symposium in London which will consider past and existing practices in exploring possible innovative strategies to control and prevent infection in hospitals in the future. Part of a ... More >>

Student Follows in Italian Viticulturist’s Footsteps

Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 2:34 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

A double degree student at EIT, Ben Richards will be buffing up his schoolboy Italian as he packs his bags for a Romeo Bragato exchange scholarship trip early next year. More >>

New Kid Enrols for Semester Two

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 2:20 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Pickles may be tiny but she’s proving big on star appeal with EIT students and staff. More >>

Orcharding Brings Sweet Rewards

Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 4:16 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Hawke’s Bay’s Young Fruit Grower of the Year Jordan James sees himself carving out a good career in the region’s burgeoning apple industry. More >>

EIT Nurtures Wine Industry Stars

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 3:38 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

EIT’s young wine industry graduates are shining in competition, sweeping up top placings in recent regional events. More >>

Students To Taste EIT Programmes

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 3:42 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Arty high school students will be invited to create their own vampires, werewolves and other creatures of the night at a holiday workshop offered at EIT. More >>

Nurse Education In Family DNA

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:44 am | Eastern Institute of Technology

Recently appointed head of EIT’s nursing school, Jennifer Roberts continues to build on the strong leadership she has shown in the various roles she has filled during eight years at the institute. More >>

Fledgling Artists Exhibit at Art-X

Thursday, 16 June 2016, 1:22 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

“Emerging artists” in the Rotary Club of Greenmeadows’ Art-X national exhibition and sale, EIT ideaschool students Louis Aldridge and Darcy Whyte explore different approaches to realism in their work. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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