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WITT transport tutor honoured with top award

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  • Updated January 14, 2026

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 safety by reducing stock effluent spillage from… read more

Grants and scholarships can ease financial burden

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  • Updated February 2, 2026

A bunch of scholarships and grants has meant WITT student Erika Alldridge - Te Atiawa, Taranaki - will finish her Bachelor of Nursing degree debt-free. She wants her success to inspire other students to take the time to apply so they can ease the… read more

MediCross partnership for student health care

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  • Updated February 4, 2026

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. From 9 February, a registered nurse will be based on campus five… read more

Cow connection at the heart of farm life

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  • Updated February 4, 2026

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 knowledge of topics like animal behaviour, biology and… read more

Numbers rise at WITT’s 2026 Graduation

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  • Updated February 17, 2026

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 year – an increase of 44. Just over 400 attended… read more

Te Whatu Ora sets up at WITT campus

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  • Updated February 18, 2026

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 both organisations say. The team, including kaimahi… read more

Enrolments up as new students welcomed to WITT

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  • Updated February 24, 2026

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. Domestic enrolment numbers are up slightly from 965 to 975 EFTS… read more

Stand-alone announcement a green light for WITT

WITT will become a ‘stand-alone’ polytechnic from the start of 2027, the government announced this week. Operations Lead Executive Nicola Conley says the announcement is “a significant milestone, and it reflects the collective effort of everyone… read more