Iwi partnership enhances horticulture programme
NMIT and Ngāti Kuia work towards cultural restoration in the Pelorus area.
Pruning trial collaboration underway
NMIT students involved in a trial to determine the best pruning technique for Sauvignon Blanc vines.
Turning off the water shoot
When it came to choosing a research project last year, Kristy looked towards pruning and the challenges carried with Covid-19
From builder to winemaker
The tragic end to Finns building career enabled him to pursue one of his oldest dreams, winemaking.
Student presents research finding at winery open day
How nervous would you be presenting your research to industry experts?
Award win tops off a complex journey for student winemaker
An award-winning wine created despite a lack of grapes, a heating malfunction and ravenous birds.
Project Moturoa, a kaupapa Māori approach to conservation
Kaitiaki Whenua – Project Moturoa, is a unique delivery of the New Zealand Certificate in Conservation at NMIT with a strong focus on Te Ao Māori.
Sharing the secrets to regions winemaking success
150 years ago, a farmer’s desire to find an alternative crop to suit Marlborough’s soil and climate sowed the seed for New Zealand’s largest winemaking region.
Partnership powers up primary industry training
Getting employees invested in vocational training.
Postgraduate study seeks solutions to salmon health
A childhood concern for the environment and desire to solve the modern-day issues impacting it has led Jamie Bellamy to postgraduate study in aquaculture at NMIT.
Kiwi’s swarm to beekeeping
New training available for fast growing industry.
Wine Marlborough Scholarship
This year the Wine Marlborough scholarship went to two outstanding NMIT viticulture and wine-making students, Sarah Tibbs and Finn Horsfield.
Lockdown inspires student to follow passion for winemaking
NMIT student Tash Politakis found inspiration during lockdown to follow her passion for wine thanks to NMIT’s decision to run an unscheduled online viticulture and winemaking programme.
Making a name in the New Zealand wine industry
Four out of the eight contestants in the Marlborough regional event were Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking students.
NMIT meets regional demand in horticulture
As employment shortages in the horticulture industry look to sky rocket over the next year due to the ongoing fallout from COVID-19, there’s never been a better time to consider a career change to horticulture.
Life skills lay foundation for ultimate career in aquaculture
More people than ever before are retraining and changing their careers due to COVID-19. NMIT aquaculture student Mike Dick is one of those people.
Shay Dellow, connecting with iwi
Having iwi open their doors and knowledge to Project Moturoa students plays a vital role in helping learners gain an understanding of conservation from a Māori world view. This is a pathway that can help you understand more about yourself and who we are.
Ngāti Kuia and NMIT offer horticulture training
Celebrating a new partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia.
Studying horticulture opens door to new career path after COVID-19 layoff
After COVID-19 put an end to his career in the travel industry, Brendan Varney has gone back to his roots studying horticulture at NMIT and starting his own business.
NMIT tutor writes a textbook for teaching diseases in grapes
Dion Mundy has spent his working life helping the wine industry. Now he’s the co-author of a textbook on grape diseases.
NMIT viticulture tutor wins prestigious American award
A research paper on how soil temperature affects grapevine growth has earned NMIT viticulture tutor Dr Stewart Field a prestigious award from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture.
Planting the seeds of a new career: “Every day I wake up excited”
Chris is studying horticulture at NMIT and developing a nursery on two acres of land he owns in Tasman. He says horticulture is in his blood and the career change later in life was a “natural progression”.
Tutor insight | What is your favourite wine?
NMIT Viticulture Tutor Glenn Kirkwood can confidently say, “it is the one in the glass I’m currently drinking!” – find out which Sauvignon Blancs are hot on his list right now.
