Nan knows best
1800s glam on display in Ākonga Hub recently.
Setting the bar high
Byron Spinetto is a 17-year-old with a plan.
Learners helping to make life a little easier
Learners from all levels make the most of donated lemons.
Seafood creations blow celebrity chef out of the water
Past and present Te Pūkenga NMIT students competed in the inaugural cooking competition at the recent Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival.
A taste of charity in the Te Pūkenga NMIT kitchen
Taster day students had just two hours to create 500 litres of soup.
Cooking up a change.
Nikau Lodge in Kaikoura enjoys breakfasts served by an NMIT cookery graduate.
From uninspired and tired, to supported… and hired?
Student finds brilliant support systems available at NMIT.
Celebrating Spring with Cake Day
Sweet and savoury creations all part of ākonga assessments.
Students dive deep into ocean-themed hairdressing competition.
Around fifty-five ākonga from across Te Tauihi will be participating.
Adventure into the outdoor industry
A year out of school and recently returned from traveling, Georgia Bird was living with her with parents and contemplating what to do next when her mother asked the question every teenager dreads.
Offer of hotel kitchen enables students to complete studies
Graduation was at stake for students...then they received a lifeline.
Mentoring programme benefits from fundraising dinner
Great food, great company...and a great fund raiser.
Serving up skills for a busy summer season
A sell-out degustation dinner showcasing NMIT hospitality skills together with the regions fresh produce and wine was a welcome start to what’s expected to be a busy time regionally in the tourism sector.
NMIT outdoorspeople celebrated at NZOIA awards
A former tutor and a student receive awards for outdoor excellence.
Students help put local product on calendar
Students come up with a sweet recipe for boutique food store.
Community rallies during times of uncertainty
How do you create ready-made meals for a local charity when your commercial kitchen is suddenly unavailable?
Showcasing food from land and sea (Kai mai i te whenua me te moana)
NMIT chef judges student cooking competition designed to promote local food produce.
Adventure Tourism programme everything and more for international student
Getting hold of NMIT Adventure Tourism student Lea Kilgenstein is difficult. Working as a ski and snowboarding instructor in Queenstown over the winter season means she’s more often than not atop some white peaked mountain guiding a string of eager students down its slopes.
Hairdressing competition takes students ‘around the world’ in under 45 minutes.
Once the clock starts, so does the crimping, curling and constructing.
Medal wins for NMIT cookery students
Lost ingredients, a race against time and live chef-to-chef cook-offs put two NMIT cookery students under pressure at the recent Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat award regional heats.
Apprentice students rise to the challenge
Who will be the Nelson Apprentice of the Year? Three NMIT apprentices take up the challenge.
Studying Beauty Therapy at NMIT a ‘turning point’ for young mum: “I loved every bit of it”
Ever since she was 11, Petra Pretty dreamed of opening a beauty salon. Today, she owns a successful beauty therapy clinic in Nelson.
From truck driver to food cart dream
Hauati Cocker is living proof that it’s never too late to start studying, change your career and chase your dreams.
