As the nation celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language week), waiata can be heard coming from the Ngāmotu and Te Hāwera campuses at WITT as ākonga (learners) and kaimahi (staff members) participate in the Māori Language Moment. This year… read more

WITT Te Pūkenga Kaiako (tutor) Robert Short from the Engineering School has a reputation for breaking things, but in his defense, it’s all about learning.  “I like to bring learning alive with hands-on experiments and something engineers like to… read more

Five years of blood, sweat and tears is over for WITT Te Pūkenga accounting kaiako Dr Walaa Ghazy as she’s submitted her PhD. What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that it is PhD number two for Walaa, and it has been completed in… read more

Having strong connections to local industry is a source of pride for kaiako at WITT Te Pūkenga, and if they don’t come straight from the workplace into a teaching role, they actively make connections with relevant local businesses.“The relationship… read more

There were offers galore to help deliver a recent series of Infrastructure Training short courses which was no surprise to WITT Te Pūkenga Short Course and Programme Manager Jan Kivell as the course was being delivered in Tonga.“All of a sudden a… read more

In a happy twist of fate, new social worker/counsellor Hildah Ntuli has returned to WITT Te Pūkenga, but this time she’s switched roles from ākonga to kaimahi. After completing a social work degree at WITT in 2016, Hildah gained experience in mental… read more

Making a portable fish smoker has helped land a job for Year 12 Spotswood College ākonga Luke Sowman who took part in the WITT Te Pūkenga ‘Build a Trailer’ Engineering (Level 3) Trades Academy programme this year.A day a week of work experience in… read more

There aren’t many courses that have a near 100% employment rate, but the WITT Te Pūkenga New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Scaffolding) (Level 3) does and what’s more, it’s the only programme of its kind in New Zealand. WITT… read more

WITT Te Pūkenga business management ākonga Hannah Bryan and Megan Dodunski will be spending Christmas in China thanks to each winning a Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia (PMSA).  The scholarship programme, which runs from 10 December 2023 to… read more

Art and Design kaiako at WITT Te Pūkenga have always fostered connections with fellow tutors around New Zealand but they don’t often get the opportunity to exhibit their work together. “Our teaching team was delighted to be invited by colleagues… read more