It’s not unusual to have generations of whānau gain qualifications from WITT, but it is a novelty to see a mother and daughter sit by side and gain a qualification, then re-enrol and embark on a three-year degree together.   Health Care Assistant… read more

WITT Te Pūkenga proudly acknowledges the 'Class of 2024' at a graduation ceremony at TSB Stadium on Thursday 15 February 2024. A total of 898 graduates have completed their respective programmes this year, with 265 people registered to attend the… read more

Two WITT ākonga have earned the opportunity to put their learning into practice thanks to a three-week internship with the Project Maunga hospital rebuild project at Te Whatu Ora in Taranaki. This internship provides Asja Fairbrother and Jerin Reji… read more

Business administration tutor Mary-Ellen Batchelor can lay claim to teaching many former and current WITT administrative staff, launching their careers just like she launched hers by studying at WITT. “The business administration and technology… read more

One of WITT’s newly graduated ākonga, Nikita Rogers, has words of advice for those planning their futures. The New Plymouth Girls High School alumni, gives credit to her mum for encouraging her to know herself - to do what’s best for her and to have… read more

The winner of this year’s BJ Hetet award, Joby Gavan (Ngāti Awa), left school at 16 and followed in the steps of a mate to do a 30-week pre-trade plumbing programme at WITT. Little did he know he would go on to win the prestigious BJ Hetet… read more

Three WITT ākonga have won a trip to Auckland in this month (March) to attend BuildUP24, a New Zealand Institute of Building conference, thanks to the NZ Institute of Building’s Charitable Education Trust and the eagle eye of their tutor Ethan… read more

It took more than the help of angels for four WITT art and design alumni to put on their first post-grad exhibition at Wanganui’s Space Studio & Gallery last month (February 2024). The exhibition, called 444x4, featured the work of Vanessa Erkes… read more

Footwear is an easy ‘tell’ as to what you teach at WITT and it’s no surprise to learn that Agriculture Tutor Adrian Edser is most at home in his Red Band gumboots. It wasn’t always the case for Adrian who grew up a ‘townie’ until the age of 12… read more

This story on our improved pass rates for Māori and Pasifika ākonga has attracted media interest.  Listen here to a korero on Radio NZ's Morning Report with two of our graduates and Kaitakawaenga Māori and Pasifika, Tuari Reweti. WITT staff are… read more