News

How fast can a builder change a tyre? Or a sparkie hammer a nail in straight?
An action-packed event hosted by WITT on Friday, October 16, will bring together young trades apprentices from around the… read more

Horticulture is growing at WITT and across the region. Initiatives such as Venture Taranaki's Branching Out programme are helping highlight the exciting career opportunities available within the… read more

“Te reo Māori classes at WITT are suitable for a wide range of learners — whether you want to connect with whānau and whakapapa, build confidence using te reo in your workplace or business, or simply… read more

WITT ākonga and kaimahi are celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (14 – 20 September) with a full kete of activities, including indigenous crafts, quizzes, kai, karakia and raising the Tino… read more

Wild cats cause immeasurable damage to our native environments. Recent findings by WITT conservation students at a local reserve have alarm bells ringing.
Rātāpihipihi Scenic Reserve is a small… read more

Moving to New Plymouth from his home in Punjab – a northern Indian state one fifth the size of New Zealand with 30+ million people – was a giant leap into the unknown for WITT graduate Suhail… read more

Ihaka Timu-Keefe has always dreamed of being a builder. This year he’s gone from building bird houses at home to building a house for people.
By the end of August, he and his classmates had nearly… read more

A growing awareness of the impact of trauma has led to an additional intake this year for a unique, Taranaki-based Trauma Informed Practice micro credential at WITT.
Tara Malone and Helen Bingham… read more

Taranaki’s conservation knowledge is helping to improve environmental management and protect kiwi down the line in a new partnership between WITT and Porirua City Council (PCC).
Porirua City Council… read more

An Australian expert visited Taranaki recently to run a weekend workshop at WITT to teach builders about using hempcrete in construction, signalling a growing local interest in the fibrous plant for… read more