This week WITT Te Pūkenga welcomed a 12-strong teacher delegation from the architecture school of Huanggang Polytechnic College, located in the east of the Hubei province in China. The group is the first contingent of visiting international teachers… read more

Thanks to completing a Beauty and Make-Up STAR course at WITT Te Pūkenga last year, Sacred Heart Girls' College (SHGC) ākonga Myah Newton has discovered the career path for her.She says she had an interest in the beauty industry from a young age… read more

Applications for the WITT Te Pūkenga School Leaver Scholarships close soon. The scholarships cover a year's tuition fees on any undergraduate degree starting in March 2024 at WITT, up to the value of $7,500 each.  "We know that scholarships can make… read more

A recent thank you email from recipients of the main prize at the WITT Taranaki Science and Technology Fair reminded the team just how important, and rewarding, it is to support events in our local community. Francis Douglas Memorial College ākonga… read more

With a goal of business ownership in the future, Year 13 Sacred Heart Girls’ College ākonga Demi Hudson is enrolling in the New Zealand Certificate in Beauty Therapy Level 4 next year to start laying the foundation to achieve her goals. “My big goal… read more

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