Giving everyone an ‘equal bite of the cherry’ is what drives Wayne Samways in his new role as Accessibility Coordinator at WITT Te Pūkenga. The accessibility role sees him support ākonga and kaimahi with the educational and operational services… read more

Kaimahi and ākonga at WITT Te Pūkenga are fortunate to have a chaplain to call on for spiritual guidance and pastoral support. New Chaplain Chris Lee is no stranger to the Ngāmotu campus and jokes he’s going for the trifecta; a student of Taranaki… read more

WITT Te Pūkenga painting and plastering tutor Ben Stiglmayer says he has more employers looking for staff than students. He’s on a mission to change this and the way the industry is perceived, which he feels has an unfair stigma associated with… read more

Inspiration to become a hairdresser was found close to home for New Plymouth Girls High School ākonga Kate Brooke whose aunty is a successful hairdresser, but Kate didn’t know if the field was right for her until she tried the STAR hair and beauty… read more

Last Thursday (19 October) around 200 Year 9 and 10 ākonga from schools around the maunga visited WITT Te Pūkenga to get a taste of the programmes on offer at WITT.“We know that people often don’t know what’s available at WITT and they are wowed… read more

Describing it as the highlight of her year, WITT Te Pūkenga Deputy Director and Automotive Lead Kerrie Thomson-Booth, is hooked on EVolocity.EVolocity is an event that sees local high school and intermediate teams given electric motor kits at the… read more

Arts and design ākonga Renee Ross-Cranson ‘can’t wait’ for the Level 7 Design and Arts programme to begin at WITT Te Pūkenga. Not only will it mean she completes her degree, she also gets to do what she loves alongside tutors and ākonga who feel… read more

It’s not every day that you can say you’ve built a house, but for 11 Te Paepae o Aotea ākonga the proof is sitting in the back field of their school grounds.For the third year in a row, Te Paepae o Aotea ākonga have had the opportunity to take part… read more

It might seem unusual for a cookery tutor to add a New Zealand Certificate in Sports Coaching to his list of qualifications, but after spending time with WITT Te Pūkenga Cookery tutor Sunil Kassote it doesn’t take long to learn about his passion for… read more

At 19, Summer Price has a qualification under her belt and has stepped into a career in the energy sector as a Trainee Operator at Beach Energy. She went straight from Year 13 at Spotswood College to WITT Te Pūkenga where she gained a Certificate… read more