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Hundreds of students poured onto the WITT campus on a fine summer morning for the first day of Semester One on Monday (February 23) to attend pōwhiri as part of a formal welcome.
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Around 60 kaimahi from Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand have established a new centre at the WITT campus.
Their presence on campus paves the way for reciprocal learning opportunities, leaders of… read more

WITT’s newest graduates were honoured last Friday in two ceremonies celebrating their achievements with the wider community.
The total number of graduates from 2025 is 976, up from 932 the previous… read more

Sahkyla Graham knew plenty about day-to-day farming work before she enrolled at WITT as a high school student last year, having grown up on a South Taranaki dairy farm.
But she’s deepened her… read more

Medical urgent care and General Practitioner specialists MediCross are partnering with the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) to run the campus student health clinic.
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One of WITT’s most popular and longest-serving tutors has been awarded top honours by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport New Zealand (CILTNZ) for her work, including improving road… read more

She grew up a townie in New Plymouth, but former WITT student Milla Rasmussen is living her dream far from her urban roots.
Sheep drenching, docking, dagging, and shearing as well as mustering on… read more

Teaching is over, exams and marking too. So, WITT staff got together to end the year sharing details of research they’ve been conducting throughout the year.
Māori tikanga in trauma-informed care and… read more

Her strong belief in Mana Wāhine finding a space in the world of beauty therapy is all part of Naomi Hita’s identity and motivation to study and work in this industry.

Her goals got a boost this… read more