Kathy Shaw is social work practitioner and educator who recently returned to teaching at WITT after some time spent living and working in Australia. She moved back to Taranaki this year and is one of the tutors teaching on the New Zealand… read more

My name is Dr Elliot Collins, I’m Pākehā, born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). I am first and foremost an artist, husband, researcher, photographer, poet, writer, plant grower and beach wanderer among many other things that artists have to… read more

The Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) has partnered with the International Culinary Studio (ICS) to provide excellent technology-driven culinary education offshore to combat a skills shortage in Taranaki. The New Zealand Ministry… read more

New learning options are making it even easier to upskill with the introduction of Personal and Professional Development courses at WITT.  The Professional and Professional Development courses are opening another opportunity for Taranaki’s… read more

Onsite, fully furnished accommodation is now an option for WITT students. A new partnership with Te Henui Lodge in 2022 is making accommodation even more accessible. In 2022 Te Henui Lodge will accommodate our students in a dedicated block (B… read more

The year is 1972, National Party’s long tenure in government has just come to an end, bell-bottomed pants are setting the fashion trends and Don Mclean’s ‘American Pie’ is topping the music charts. You turn up to Taranaki Polytechnic located on… read more

Ryan Hall is a recent graduate of the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems). Unlike many students who enrol in this programme, he began the course with a fear of cows. Growing up close to Ravensdown, Ryan fell in love with heavy… read more

Cassandra Crowley joined the WITT Council in 2013 after returning to Taranaki after 16 years away from the region. A Chartered Accountant and Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, Cassandra is an independent director of Student… read more

Kia ora to the new Carpentry Tutor at Hāwera CampusWeaving te reo Māori into carpentry training is the driver for WITT’s new Carpentry Tutor Harry Anneff.“I want to use my te reo as part of the kaupapa of teaching building. Ultimately I would like… read more

The all-weather shelter, Te Marunui o Tūparikino, for trades students on WITT’s lower campus was officially opened this week with a lunchtime ceremony blessing the space.“The shelter will help alleviate the pressure we have to complete the practical… read more