Sidney Hoogendijk has come a long to find her perfect job. She’s been in her new role as Youth Mental Health Support worker in the Te Puna Manaaki (Student Wellness) team at WITT for a few weeks, describing it as a ‘dream come true’. She moved to… read more

From the frontline of flames, frying pans and fillets, WITT chef graduates Charles Tulloch and Daniel Reed share their experiences - conjuring up delicious dishes and wowing clients in two of New Plymouth’s top restaurants. The lifestyle of a… read more

Holly Jackson cried when she laid eyes on ‘Crouching Aphrodite’ - the broken statue of the ancient Greek goddess of love in Paris’ Louvre Museum two years ago. The beauty of that headless form inspired her, and a photo she took is the basis for a… read more

WITT horticulture students are preparing to harvest their first kūmara crop grown in the campus organic vegetable gardens. The yield is the result of time spent on a local marae where they learned traditional methods for producing the indigenous… read more

More fees free courses will be available at WITT this coming winter – including in pest operations, horticulture, foundation, and now business administration and IT. WITT Operations Lead Executive Nicola Conley says Semester Two over the winter… read more

WITT’s fencing course may be preceded with the word ‘basic’. But even learning the ‘basics’ of fencing can prevent death and mayhem from livestock escaping onto a road. ‘Basic Fencing’ is one of the short courses relating to rural lifestyles and… read more

Being a tertiary student and mum of young kids can be a challenging combo. But Rushdah Farrath thrives on managing both. She sees study as a complement to parenting, not just for her own satisfaction of pursuing a career goal - but because she hopes… read more

New roofing, a colourful exterior paint job and a range of internal upgrades are part of WITT’s biggest building upgrade in 30 years, giving the main A and B blocks a fresh look. The project, which started over a year ago, has just been completed… read more

Misha Hoskin started playing with building tools when she was five. She’s 17 now and is building a house with her carpentry classmates at WITT – a house that will be sold at market rates at the end of the year. She designs and builds her own bedroom… read more

Studying to be a healthcare assistant was not how Ryan Sampson ever pictured himself. But when the former chef spent months looking after his terminally ill wife, he discovered a newfound gift of empathy for the vulnerable as well as for giving… read more