Workplace safety is not an admin tick box for Electrical and Instrumentation Hazardous Area inspector and WITT tutor Peter Lind. He knows too well that some work sites are hazardous enough to kill if employees are not properly trained in how to… read more

If you see staff and students around campus wearing a badge or a lanyard decorated with sunflowers, they are signalling an important message about themselves. The sunflower logo means they are part of a project, called Hidden Disabilities Sunflower… read more

WITT has received a glowing report following a recent Nursing Council audit of the first cohort to graduate from its Enrolled Nursing programme. Helen Lelean, Head of Nursing at WITT, says it is “extremely pleasing” to have received the positive… read more

You don’t have to look too far around WITT’s campus to spot Paul Rangiwahia’s artworks. Bold, brightly coloured and adorned with affirming text, Paul’s works all have the same deeper purpose – to enhance wellbeing and mental health. WITT has just… read more

‘WITT belongs to Taranaki. Let’s build it together’. That’s the message from WITT’s leaders. A message they want the community to hear and embrace. “We’ve been heartened by the strong support we’re getting from across the community, as we navigate… read more

Long hair is nothing to be afraid of. Curls are a big story. Hair fashion is always changing, and you must keep learning. Just a few insights from acclaimed hairdresser Patrick Cameron. A world-leading long hair stylist who trained in New Plymouth… read more

Katrina Mayo is passionate about the construction industry and trades education. Not that you’ll see her wielding a power drill or welder. She builds in other ways. She launched Taranaki Construction Connect earlier this year to bring together local… read more

Josh Payne finished high school last year without a plan. Pretty soon he “got tired of being asked a million times – ‘what are you going to do?’” Then he remembered a presentation he’d seen about WITT’s pest operations Level 3 programme. He enrolled… read more

In a medium-sized backyard in Waitara, WITT horticulture student Kate Parker, and her husband Finn, have created a thriving garden, Māra Kai, which will be part of this year’s Sustainable Backyards Trail. What started as a small project five years… read more

A group of South Taranaki rangatahi are making history building whare for local iwi as they learn carpentry skills on the job in a collaborative project with WITT. The 14 trainee carpenters are the first cohort on a project of Ōkahu Inuāwai hapū of… read more