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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… 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… 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… 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… read more

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… read more

Art and Design kaiako at WITT Te Pūkenga have always fostered connections with fellow tutors around New Zealand but they don’t often get the opportunity to exhibit their work together.

“Our teaching… read more

WITT Te Pūkenga business management ākonga Hannah Bryan and Megan Dodunski will be spending Christmas in China thanks to each winning a Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia (PMSA). 

The… read more

There aren’t many courses that have a near 100% employment rate, but the WITT Te Pūkenga New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Scaffolding) (Level 3) does and what’s more, it’s the… read more

Making a portable fish smoker has helped land a job for Year 12 Spotswood College ākonga Luke Sowman who took part in the WITT Te Pūkenga ‘Build a Trailer’ Engineering (Level 3) Trades Academy… read more

In a happy twist of fate, new social worker/counsellor Hildah Ntuli has returned to WITT Te Pūkenga, but this time she’s switched roles from ākonga to kaimahi. After completing a social work degree… read more