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.
Beauty Therapy graduate on balancing family life and study: ‘It’s definitely worth it’
Young mother Aimiee-Lee Marshall-Farnell had all the support she needed to complete a Beauty Therapy qualification at NMIT while caring for her family.
Trainee chef follows her passion at NMIT: ‘It’s so much more than just a programme’
At just 18, Poppie McLaren’s passion for cooking is already opening doors in the industry and paving the way for a promising career.
Young mum balances family, work & study to pursue her passion for food at NMIT
Alicia Sixtus has been passionate about food for as long as she can remember. Team NMIT supported her with flexible learning to help her balance study and family.
NMIT and Waka Abel Tasman: Where education, community & culture meet
What if you could trade a classroom or lecture theatre for one of the most beautiful coastlines in New Zealand?
Studying Adventure Tourism at NMIT: “It’s the most fun I’ve ever had”
Shania Kuipers didn’t spend much time in classrooms or lecture theatres while studying for a qualification that could take her around the world.
Tourism graduates host Tourism students on site visits
“I love that where ever we go on industry visits we are met by, and hear stories from graduates of tourism and travel programmes at NMIT."
What is studying hairdressing like?
Jaime is making the move to get into his future career in hairdressing and we are following him through his first year of studies.
Tourism studies lead to career in the industry
Lisa now works at the Nelson i-SITE and shares her experiences studying Tourism at NMIT.
Employers love NMIT graduates
NMIT is a great place to study because you gain the skills you need to impress your future boss.
Award-winning adventure tourism graduate earns Big Tonga
Janelle Van Der Westhuizen has had ‘the best two years’ at NMIT and now the 19 year old graduate is off to the Abel Tasman National Park to work for Kaiteriteri Kayaks.
Love your learning at NMIT
Studying at NMIT can be fun while you learn new skills
