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WITT barber students have launched a community project to provide free haircuts in schools – a move they say is a win-win for all.
Kids get free haircuts they might not otherwise be able to afford… read more

Keeping up with tamariki learning te reo at school is one of the key motivators for adults signing up for language classes, says Maatakiri Rapira, kaiako reo Māori at Te Matatini o Taranaki… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… read more

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… read more

Improving access to natural spaces by building bridges is how a group of students enrolled in WITT’s trades academy has been making a difference in the community.
The high school students recently… read more