Sahkyla Graham knew plenty about day-to-day farming work before she enrolled at WITT as a high school student last year, having grown up on a South Taranaki dairy farm. But she’s deepened her knowledge of topics like animal behaviour, biology and… read more

WITT’s newest graduates were honoured last Friday in two ceremonies celebrating their achievements with the wider community. The total number of graduates from 2025 is 976, up from 932 the previous year – an increase of 44. Just over 400 attended… read more

Around 60 kaimahi from Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand have established a new centre at the WITT campus. Their presence on campus paves the way for reciprocal learning opportunities, leaders of both organisations say. The team, including kaimahi… read more

Hundreds of students poured onto the WITT campus on a fine summer morning for the first day of Semester One on Monday (February 23) to attend pōwhiri as part of a formal welcome. Domestic enrolment numbers are up slightly from 965 to 975 EFTS… read more

People’s brains are wired differently and in an educational setting this can present challenges for some learners. WITT’s student success team says vocational education is at the frontline when it comes to supporting neurodiverse… read more

Lisa Carruthers gained her international beauty therapy qualification at WITT 24 years ago. Now she’s a proud tutor with 100% pass rate for her latest cohort of 12 students who all gained the same prestigious CIDESCO qualification. WITT is one of… read more

WITT will become a ‘stand-alone’ polytechnic from the start of 2027, the government announced this week. Operations Lead Executive Nicola Conley says the announcement is “a significant milestone, and it reflects the collective effort of everyone… read more

‘An ancient atmosphere that touches people. A huge, prehistoric, Jurassic Park. A wet and scary place. Like the Amazon on top of the Himalayas’ - some of the vivid descriptions of remote Fiordland, where three WITT students went over the summer to… read more

Gaming and hairstyling don’t typically go together. But Taranaki-based international hair guru Patrick Cameron has just launched his world-first app designed to teach hairdressers by video – with WITT’s hairdressing students the first in New Zealand… read more

Women are turning to trades, and the Taranaki Women in Trades event on May 7 is aiming to inspire even more to pick up tools, drive a digger or wield a welding machine. Women in Trades Committee Chair and trades education advocate Katrina Mayo says… read more