Story by Stuff reporter Brianna Mcilraith. Taranaki mental health student Sacha Mills wants to be the change in her community. And she's far from alone. Student numbers in the health and wellbeing certificate Mills is completing at Taranaki’s Witt… read more

Story by Stuff reporter Catherine Groenestein. A South Taranaki couple used the Covid lockdown as a chance to take stock of their lives, and now, one year on, they are launching a business. Kodie Huffam and Hannah Baker, both 30, have qualified as… read more

More than 30 budding cooks joined our very own Chef Angela Ferguson in our kitchens this week for a special event with Taranaki Young Professionals (TYP).The keen masterchefs were on campus for a private cooking class hosted by WITT as part of the… read more

Local year 7 to 13 students are gearing up for this year’s WITT Science and Technology Fair to be held in August. From water rockets and robotics to observational drawing and photography, there’s a category to suit everyone at the annual event.This… read more

New nurse Kayla Hemara-Wahanui believes having Māori work in a Māori organisation is a given. The WITT graduate is one of 42 nurses who walked straight into employment after completing the three-year bachelor’s degree at the end of last year. The… read more

Kathy Shaw is social work practitioner and educator who recently returned to teaching at WITT after some time spent living and working in Australia. She moved back to Taranaki this year and is one of the tutors teaching on the New Zealand… read more

My name is Dr Elliot Collins, I’m Pākehā, born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). I am first and foremost an artist, husband, researcher, photographer, poet, writer, plant grower and beach wanderer among many other things that artists have to… read more

Onsite, fully furnished accommodation is now an option for WITT students. A new partnership with Te Henui Lodge in 2022 is making accommodation even more accessible. In 2022 Te Henui Lodge will accommodate our students in a dedicated block (B… read more

The year is 1972, National Party’s long tenure in government has just come to an end, bell-bottomed pants are setting the fashion trends and Don Mclean’s ‘American Pie’ is topping the music charts. You turn up to Taranaki Polytechnic located on… read more

Ryan Hall is a recent graduate of the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems). Unlike many students who enrol in this programme, he began the course with a fear of cows. Growing up close to Ravensdown, Ryan fell in love with heavy… read more