Story by Stuff Reporter- Eva Davies  After nine years in the insulation industry, Taimus Ritai made the bold move to change his career path and is now using his accounting degree to help his iwi.“While I was working, I ended up looking around at… read more

Applications are now open for July 2022.  Trimester two’s jam-packed offering includes more new courses than ever before, the last chance to take advantage of targeted fee-free schemes and it is also our last major intake before WITT becomes Te… read more

As a team of kaimahi prepare to offer the new Post-Graduate Certificate and Diploma programme for the first time at WITT, new tutor Steve Scott is excited to be teaching the programme. “I have been working in education since 2002, gaining many… read more

Te Waka Kai – our mobile hospitality training initiative and food truck has been popping up all around the Taranaki region. Recently Te Waka Kai and the team were down at the Lalaga Pasifika Festival held outside the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and… read more

All food establishments at WITT have adopted the new social enterprise helping New Plymouth hospitality businesses dispose of their food waste. Te Kauta Café and the hospitality classrooms are now using the KAItiaki Composting system, an initiative… read more

Decorating biscuits, changing a tire, creating art, or learning to curl hair. These were just some of the activities that were run on WITT’s High School Open day held on Friday (17 June).A total of 200 students from a range of high schools around… read more

WITT has partnered with the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and Project Maunga to help generate the workforce needed for the $300m stage 2 development of the Taranaki Base… read more

Kaya Kupe will be shooting from the three-point line and could be doing it in front of thousands of spectators with the support the WITT Sport’s Academy Scholarship provides while he studies.   The Waitara High School basketballer hopes to progress… read more

From enjoying hangi, making kawa kawa lip balm or learning how to make harakeke star clusters, this week our ākonga got the chance to get involved in a wide range of activities for our Puanga Matariki celebration. Activities ran from 12 pm-1 pm each… read more

During our Matariki celebration last week kaimahi, ākonga, iwi, WITT board members and the community gathered for the WITT Pou Renewal ceremony. The ceremony took place as part of our 50-year celebration and revealed the new artwork that has been… read more