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Primary industry tutors and ākonga (learners) helped plant five kōwhai trees in a ceremony to mark the beginning of new education activity onsite at Stratford Park.The ceremony, which also included… read more

New Information Technology Services kaiako Johan Ongchangco has a thing or two to teach his ākonga about goal setting, perseverance and patience. From his native Philippines Johan had a goal to live… read more

Jaimie Webb (Ngā Ruahinerangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Te Atiawa) can’t believe her luck that the perfect job came up in her hometown of Hāwera just as she and her husband moved there from New… read more

Sacred Heart Girls’ College ākonga Natalie Dwyer (pictured left with Marketing and Events Coordinator Sam Legge) is completing a unique Gateway work experience programme with the WITT Te Pūkenga… read more

Moving back home to Hāwera Jan Nicholas (Ngā Ruahinerangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Taranaki Iwi, Ngāti toa Rangatira, Ngāi Tahu) thought she was saying goodbye to her career as a chef only to be lured back to… read more

Congratulations to long-serving team member Nic Conley who has a new position with Te Pūkenga as Pounuku Tautuutu | Payroll and HRIS Director working in the People Culture and Wellness (PCW) Business… read more

Accounting kaiako Dr Waala Ghazy has gone from lecturing to an audience of 700 students at a time in her home country of Egypt to knowing all her students by name in her accounting classes at WITT Te… read more

A small group of South Taranaki ākonga who were unable to make graduation last month were acknowledged in a low-key event at the Hāwera WITT Te Pūkenga campus recently.“For many, this was their first… read more

New WITT Te Pūkenga ākonga Sasha Al-Dazhani (pictured in white top) is bringing her winning attitude to her new studies. Sasha is an accomplished track and field athlete, most recently winning a gold… read more

New Te Waka Kai Chef Ricardo Hormazabal has cooked up the perfect role for himself. A qualified chef and former food truck owner, Ricardo has had a longstanding desire to work in education, inspiring… read more