Hawkes Bay Today
  • Hawke's Bay Today home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Havelock North
  • Central Hawke's Bay
  • Tararua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Gisborne

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Hawkes Bay Today

EIT's disappointed at missing out on Government's mega-tech headquarter

Hawkes Bay Today
22 May, 2020 12:13 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

EIT became a subsidiary of NZIST on April 1. Photo / Supplied

EIT became a subsidiary of NZIST on April 1. Photo / Supplied

EIT says it's disappointed Hamilton has been chosen as headquarters for New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, but it remains optimistic about its future.

Acting chief executive Bill Kimberley said the Hawke's Bay institute "gave its best" and it was "very impressive to see how the region worked so closely together".

"It was a great opportunity for the region and the region's pitch document was impressive and showcased our region's capability and potential."

Kimberley said EIT anticipated changes for the tertiary sector over time, but it is too early to anticipate what the changes will bring and when they will come into effect.

He said there were no concerns about potential job losses or a decrease in student numbers.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"Tertiary learning is counter cyclical to unemployment – and the Government has announced substantial investment into tertiary education this week – so we are encouraged about the future of teaching and learning in our region.

"The reform will take time and NZIST will work closely with EIT and other subsidiaries to manage the transition.

"The important thing is our students will be able to complete their courses without disruptions and with an EIT branded qualification.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"EIT will continue to deliver high quality education and training for Hawke's Bay and the East Coast," he said.

Kimberley said EIT would be part of the Food and Fibre CoVE (centre of vocational excellence) Consortium.

Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule, who petitioned to "Save EIT" before getting in behind the bid, said he was "extremely disappointed" in the decision.

"For many people around here the only upside [of the merger] was that we could get the headquarters [which will no longer happen]."

EIT became a subsidiary of NZIST on April 1, but its 2019 annual report showed a year of growth for its last year as a separate tertiary education institute.

"Pleasingly, EIT had another very strong year performing with distinction across multiple fronts. This, at a time where many other institutes have been struggling, and the reform of vocational education caused some uncertainty amongst the sector," Kimberley said.

The year registered the highest number of students in its history.

There were 4957 equivalent fulltime students (EFTS) and 10,817 individual students in total which was up 492 from 2018.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

International student numbers also continued to grow with 1462 students from 45 countries studying at EIT in 2019.

Alongside growth in student numbers, EIT is financially sound and reported once again a net surplus.

Kimberley noted that in 45 years, EIT has never made a loss.

EIT said the report also documents the support EIT's staff offer to Māori, Pasifika and under 25-year-olds, including NEET youth (not in education, employment, or training).

In 2019, 46 per cent of EIT's domestic equivalent fulltime students in Hawke's Bay were Māori, and in Tairāwhiti 78 per cent.

Save

    Share this article

    Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

Latest from Hawkes Bay Today

Hawkes Bay Today

Napier man arrested after military-style guns found in children's bedrooms

08 Jul 07:17 AM
Hawkes Bay Today

Plan to drill wastewater pipe under Clive River withdrawn amid opposition

08 Jul 02:32 AM
Hawkes Bay Today

Hawke’s Bay Magpies land another Super Rugby star for upcoming NPC campaign

07 Jul 11:17 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Hawkes Bay Today

Napier man arrested after military-style guns found in children's bedrooms

Napier man arrested after military-style guns found in children's bedrooms

08 Jul 07:17 AM

The man is facing 14 charges, including unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.

Plan to drill wastewater pipe under Clive River withdrawn amid opposition

Plan to drill wastewater pipe under Clive River withdrawn amid opposition

08 Jul 02:32 AM
Hawke’s Bay Magpies land another Super Rugby star for upcoming NPC campaign

Hawke’s Bay Magpies land another Super Rugby star for upcoming NPC campaign

07 Jul 11:17 PM
Premium
'100% a crisis': More than 900 women wait for specialist gynaecology care in Hawke’s Bay

'100% a crisis': More than 900 women wait for specialist gynaecology care in Hawke’s Bay

07 Jul 06:00 PM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Hawke's Bay Today e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Hawke's Bay Today
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP