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Changing a car battery, putting up an electric fence and lifting weights at the gym. These were just some activities that were run during WITT's High School Open Day on Friday.A total of 230 students… read more

Te Pūkenga leaders are visiting Western Institute of Technology in New Plymouth today, talking with our people from the network and learners about the future of vocational learning and the work… read more

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A Stratford hardware store has been named Taranaki’s best shop for 2021 at the Witt Top Shop Gala Awards on Saturday.

Before being named supreme winner the Stratford ITM store won… read more

Thirteen WITT nursing tauira attended the annual National Māori Student Nurses Hui in Rotorua recently, joining students from across Aotearoa to explore the hui kaupapa: Te Rākeitanga o Tōku Korowai… read more

For Sydnee Andrews, judo was a way to keep fit, then it turned into something more significant.The 18-year-old WITT student said she started the sport before she turned five and it’s been a major… read more

Over 100 business and community stakeholders gathered at WITT’s New Plymouth campus on Tuesday evening to hear about the vision ahead for Te Kura Matatini o Taranaki.The Business Connections event… read more

Students’ work will take pride of place along one of New Plymouth’s most picturesque walkways, thanks to the Build a Bridge project that’s underway with Trades Academy students at WITT. Eight… read more

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The newly-appointed deputy chief executive of Taranaki’s polytech is looking forward to seeing Māori students succeeding.

Allie Hēmara-Wahanui was welcomed to her new role as deputy… read more

Many WITT students are in awe when they realise their hairdressing training will take place in a real-life salon.That’s one of the perks for learners studying the New Zealand Certificate in… read more

Engineers and roading specialists from across the country came together this month for the 20th Annual Waka Kotahi and NZIHT conference in Napier. This year’s theme was Sustainability Through… read more