Planter boxes built by local high school students will give some Kāinga Ora customers in Taranaki a chance to grow vegetables at home. Students studying joinery at the Western Institute of Technology Taranaki (WITT) have built the planter boxes… read more

A group of WITT nursing ākonga attended the 2024 National Māori Student Nurses Hui in Tamaki Makaurau in early May. Allana Prestney - Lead Kaitakawaenga Māori and Pasifika, Scholarship Co-ordinator (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Atiawa) - organised… read more

Ready to lead in architecture? Start with the New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology (Level 6) – Apply by 15 January to secure your spot! While on a three-week internship with Taranaki Base Hospital's Project Maunga, WITT architectural… read more

Generative AI – or Artificial Intelligence – is now embedded in the way many people search, communicate and create digital content. And it is increasingly having an impact on education. While some at WITT are exploring and adopting it as part of… read more

Cultural exchange and the desire to forge global connections around innovative education in trades was the kaupapa at the heart of a five-day trip to China last month for three WITT kaimahi. School director Daniel Fuemana travelled with Executive… read more

Architectural technology tutor Ethan Johnson has launched a new podcast, with fellow professional Jonathan Pickup, aimed at shedding light on the profession and its critical role in the architectural landscape. Their initiative comes at a time of… read more

Ready to lead in construction? Start with the NZ Diploma in Construction (Level 6) – Apply by 15 January to secure your spot! Teamwork, bold ideas, and sleepless nights paid off for WITT construction ākonga Francis Orendain who was on the winning… read more

Murals, Māori myths, an innovative Spanish museum and childhood recollections of attending Māori land hui with his grandmother are among key influences for art ākonga Vallance Wrathall. Vallance - Te Ātiawa, Ngā Ruahine, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāi Tahu… read more

Understanding life-changing trauma that can affect people’s behaviour is a key to delivering more effective care, say nursing tutors Helen Bingham and Tara Malone. The WITT tutors say the release of the report on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into… read more

Winning a new iPad has topped off a brilliant semester for WITT Foundation Studies ākonga, Irene Hall. Not only did she win the prize for her work ethic and diligence, but she has also scored her first job. She starts soon as a part-time teacher… read more