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New Research by EIT Computing Lecturer

By Brenda Chapman, April 16th, 2013

There is a technical divide between teachers and students. New research has found that many educators feel out of their depth when adopting new technology for use in the classroom. Kathryn Mac Callum, an EIT Computing lecturer, will receive her doctorate at a Massey graduation this week.  She investigated the use of mobile technology in the tertiary education sector. She found some clear ...Read more

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EIT Nursing Graduate enjoys working in Wairoa

By Brenda Chapman, March 27th, 2013

EIT Valedictorians David Steel and Katherine Corney EIT's afternoon valedictorian Bachelor of Nursing graduand Katherine Corney discovered her life calling by an indirect route. A saxaphone player, Katherine launched into a Bachelor of Music after leaving William Colenso College.  Realising it wasn’t for her, she moved to the UK where she worked for two years in a hospital and decided that ...Read more

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EIT Design Student Selected for Trade Exhibition in Germany

By Brenda Chapman, March 13th, 2013

Final year Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design student Hayden Maunsell is on a dream trip. He’s showcasing his work at a prestigious platform for young artists hoping to launch creative careers in Europe. Hayden has been awarded Creative New Zealand funding to travel to Munich for Talente, held annually as part of the International Trade Fair for Skilled Trades. He’s one of four young New ...Read more

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Want to learn to speak Maori?

By Brenda Chapman, February 4th, 2013

The need to learn and speak Maori is greater than ever before.  This is particularly true as the number of native speakers of Maori dwindles each day with the passing of elders. Te Manga Maori, our Faculty of Maori Studies is holding a Kai and Korero evening from 630-730 pm on the campus in Taradale on Thursday February 7th. Join us to enjoy food and beverages while talking with staff and ...Read more

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How can we stop young talent from leaving Hawkes Bay?

By Paul Dutch, September 21st, 2012

Hawkes Bay is well known for its wineries, orchards and Art Deco. The area is foremost a tourist destination and the Hawkes Bay Councils seem to perpetuate this. For the rest there is hardly the social buzzing of energy that you can find in the larger cities of New Zealand and abroad. The area works with the seasons. In winter the people are in hibernation waiting for the next spring to come ...Read more

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Cycling friendly cafe’s and restaurants near the Hawke’s Bay Pathways

By tweet2eat, July 2nd, 2012

The Hawke’s Bay cycle trails map shows all of the cycle pathways now available to cycle around Hawke’s Bay. We’ve put together a digital map of all the cafe’s and restaurants you can stop at in your cycle gear and feel welcomed even if you’re covered in mud after an offroad MTB or sweating tip to toe after some intense road cycling. Most of these cafes’s and restaurants provide ...Read more

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Come Join the Gen-i HB Team

By Leisa Epplett, February 2nd, 2012

Want to be a part of New Zealand’s leading Integrated Communications and IT Solutions provider?? Gen-i brings together IT and telecommunications services to provide converged ICT solutions for businesses across New Zealand and Australia.  Market demand and new investment has expanded our regional office based in Napier which services Hawkes Bay and Gisborne clients. Already with a staff of ...Read more

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8 Hot Valentine Restaurant tips in Hawke’s Bay

By tweet2eat, January 15th, 2012

Valentines Day is a time when many couples feel compelled to shower their loved one with affection and those that are single either shun or celebrate the day depending on how they feel about it. Yet other's feel that it shouldn't be just one day a year that gratitude and love should be shared around but every day. Tweet2eat believes any excuse for a dinner out is a good one and so Valentine's ...Read more

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Endless Summer Caffeine

By tweet2eat, November 29th, 2011

With summer upon us and holidays near, we thought it was time to publish a bucket list of the cafe's you should be visiting this summer if you haven't already. There's a lot of new places too with 50% of the cafes new to Hawke's Bay or with new owners. All offer that quintessential Hawke's Bay cafe experience that we can easily take for granted but our visiting friends and family keep talking ...Read more

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Tweeting it up in the Hawke’s Bay: #hbtweetup

By catspyjamasnz, March 30th, 2011

If you've never been to a Hawke's Bay Tweetup, you have another chance this Friday 1 April. Advintage Wines (@advintagewines) have kindly agreed to host (free wine, free tapas). It looks set to be the biggest #hbtweetup so far... (thanks to @dhtbrowne for taking over the organisation on this one :-)). Not a Twitterer? Into social media but not sure why you should come? Here's my story...   ...Read more

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