This week WITT | Te Pūkenga welcomed Olivia Hall (Ngāti Rārua, Rangitane, Ngāti Kuia) and Mark Oldershaw to Taranaki as the recently appointed Tumu Whenua ā-Rohe 3 | Executive Directors, Region 3. “The appointment of Olivia and Mark as co-leads for… read more

Wellington-based WITT graduate Coral Dolan is returning home to Taranaki with her work Momento Flori which will be part of the exhibition State of Nature - Picturing the Silent Forest showing at Puke Ariki from 6 April 2023 to November 2023.Thankful… read more

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 representatives from the Stratford Park Project… 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 and work in New Zealand. A university lecturer… 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 Plymouth.“I feel really lucky to have the opportunity… read more

The past has caught up to Accommodation and Pastoral Support Officer Ingrid van Amsterdam in the most delightful way.Ingrid, also owner/director/editor of BiograView, Perspectives from around the globe, has been invited to the 7th ABU (Asia Pacific… read more

Experienced organic gardener and WITT Te Pūkenga Horticulture Tutor Carl Freeman wishes the courses he now teaches were on offer locally when he first had the idea of turning his lawn into one giant vege garden.“Knowing what I now know, I would’ve… read more

There are plenty of milestones to celebrate at WITT Te Pūkenga on International Nurses Day (Friday 12 May). And what better way to celebrate than with cake for all nursing kaimahi and ākonga on campus on the day.“The focus for this year’s… read more

Showing respect to her ancestors was the motivation for Sara Gatenby (Ngāi Tahu) (pictured right with kaiako Heather Mareikura) to open the door to tertiary study. “I wanted to pronounce my ancestors’ names properly and got so much more. Speaking… read more

A tutor on the post-graduate business degree, Carol is also a popular speaker and trainer off campus. She’s using her most recent research around successful management during COVID-19 as the basis for a presentation at Taranaki Chamber of Commerce… read more