http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/ This channel lists Taranaki Careers website news. en-us 17 December 2009 17 December 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=255 THE Priscilla Sandys Wunsch Trust has awarded its annual scholarships to Otago University. 17 December 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=257 WANTED: Fifty people keen to succeed as farmers and prepared to attend an intensive five-day career development course, all paid for by someone else. 16 December 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=256 CARINNYA FEAUNATI is one leader who will forever leave her legacy at Sacred Heart Girls’ College. 16 December 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=254 THE 2009 winner of one of Taranaki music’s most important scholarships earned his $10,000 performing with a borrowed instrument. 25 November 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=253 A TARANAKI man has won one of the world’s most prestigious academic scholarships. 25 November 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=252 Business owners in New Plymouth should start looking over their shoulders 25 November 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=251 FIFTY extra students will be able to study at Witt next year after it was named a ‘‘high-performing’’ polytech by the Government. 22 October 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=250 Careers day for students at Stratford 12 October 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=249 Taranaki's business chief executives will soon begin passing on their knowledge to the region's school students. 12 October 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=248 No longer will Taranaki's young professionals have to do their schmoozing at the pub. 08 October 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=247 Partnership brings diploma to Taranaki 30 September 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=246 From New Plymouth to Idaho, Bethany Lowe is living her own dream. 22 September 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=244 Every now and then a group of Taranaki business people get together for "green" drinks. 22 September 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=245 The idea was a simple one . . . create an event where women can take their unwanted clothes and swap them with the cast-offs of others for free. 01 September 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=243 A doctor with Taranaki ties was one of 12 people to receive a prestigious AMP Scholarship in Auckland last week. 28 August 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=242 Okurukuru Winery: New Zealand restaurant of the year (Smart/casual dining) category winner, bronze; restaurant of the year, silver. 28 August 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=241 No kitchen is too hot for Okurukuru Winery's award-winning team. The Taranaki restaurant was this week named the best in the business at the New Zealand Culinary Fare in Auckland, beating out competition from around the country. 19 August 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=240 Anna Robinson knows a thing or two about beauty. The New Plymouth beauty therapist took out the top prize at the New Zealand Beauty Therapy Industry Awards at a gala dinner in Auckland at the weekend. 18 August 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=239 Hungry university students pleading for help inspired a group of New Plymouth Girls' High School pupils to come up with something useful. 03 August 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=238 A $150 million Government plan to wipe out youth unemployment has the full support of New Plymouth and South Taranaki mayors. 16 July 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=237 A lower dairy payout hasn't put Taranaki high school students off farming as a career. Numbers are up by about 20 per cent on last year, Agriculture New Zealand regional manager Gerard Karalus says. 16 July 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=236 The latest in a proud line of Taranaki television news broadcasters was shaking in her boots on her first day on the job. 02 July 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=235 The search is on again for New Zealand's brightest journalism prospects 25 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=234 FOR SALE: Short stories written by some of the country's top authors including Elizabeth Smither, left, feature on a CD put together by one of this year's Young Enterprise teams, Aotearoa Audio, made up of New Plymouth Girls' High School 16-year-olds, from left, Sharleen Walton, Meg Bartle, Nikaela Boshier and Amy Avery. 24 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=233 After brushing seven years of dust off its piupiu, Waitara High School is putting Taranaki secondary school kapa haka back on the map. 22 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=232 Coastal students hauled wheelbarrows and cleared grass as work got under way on a new community garden yesterday 22 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=231 Working day and night for 16 weeks hasn't been enough to change Rachel Marston's mind about her chosen career. 17 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=229 A bunch of hand-picked students from New Plymouth high schools, deemed to be future leaders, will soon be getting a first-hand insight into how the most powerful make their decisions. 17 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=230 WITT is proving to be in a league of its own, scooping a prestigious national award for the second year in a row. Last week the polytechnic was handed the Widening Access Award at the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics New Zealand (ITPNZ) conference for its new league academy. 16 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=228 School is "awesome" for 15-year-old Jade Stone while other kids trudge off to science he gets to surf. The Coastal Taranaki School year 11 student is one of 13 foundation students at the school's new sports academy. 10 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=227 Some may be a little embarrassed to be heading back to school at 49 but not John McLellan he's over the moon. 10 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=226 The people of Hamelin called in the Pied Piper to get rid of their rats but on the island of Oahu in Hawaii they prefer ex-Taranaki man Darren Peters. 08 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=224 Taranaki native David Bremner, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s principal trombonist, is one out of the musical box. 08 June 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=225 You may not automatically think academics when contemplating your local polytech but there's more depth at Witt than you may think. 28 May 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=223 NONE of them want to be lawyers but these Spotswood College students are stars in a courtroom. Pippa Maessen, Kaye McKee and Bethany Lowe, all 17, recently took out first place in a Taranaki school’s mooting competition and head off to the North Island preliminary finals next week. 27 May 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=222 LIKE many talented sportsmen, Richard Kelly enjoys cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter. But when the New Plymouth Old Boys premier grade batsman puts away the whites at the end of a long season, it’s a whistle, not a rugby ball that he picks up. 19 May 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=221 TARANAKI is putting its hand up for one of the Government’s new trades academies, with education insiders confident there is no better place. 30 April 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=220 A graduate of the Pacific International Hotel Management School has been named Young Hotel Manager of the Year. 31 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=219 Three generations of Chadfields now have their captain’s certificate. 31 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=218 Tillie Hickey loved nursing. She was a nurse, midwife and nursing tutor as well as part of several organizations including Save the Children and the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child. 31 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=217 Waitara High School students are continuing to shoot for the moon and they’ve got the results to prove it. 31 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=216 Taranaki drag-racing queen is parking up for good – just days after winning two national titles. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=215 Get ready for a rush of Taranaki-inspired products and services to hit the market this year. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=214 High achievers New Plymouth Girls’ High School have once again proven they’re all-stars when it comes to academics. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=213 The Agriculture Industry Training Organisation’s top poultry graduates of 2008 have some advice for anyone considering studying for a qualification– if you can and you want to, go for it. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=212 Anne-Marie Adams, 18, is heading south to Otago University to work at her studies, assisted by the Priscila Sandys Wuncsch Scholarship 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=211 Smedley Station has been churning out top young farmers for more than 75 years and Waitara’s Mark Shaw is the kind of man it takes pride in producing. He’s been singled out as the best of the best in his class, the recipient of the prestigious Smedley Station Leadership Trophy, the annual proficiency award and the AFFCO prize, as voted by staff and cadets at the station. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=210 Many people and employers are finding Industry Training a valuable option. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=209 Doni O’Brien has broken the mould. She may be a solo mum, but, contrary to the stereotype, she is working hard and her future is looking bright. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=208 With significantly fewer students studying agricultural science-related degrees, and a growing demand for those graduates in the workplace , industry experts are calling for a awareness of these career paths to be raised early on. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=207 Most young people believe that they will be richer, or at least in the same position at the end of this year, despite the ongoing global financial crisis, a survey shows. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=206 If you are sitting at the table of Koren Miller or Fiona Cathie for Christmas dinner, you are in the right place. These women know how to cook, in fact they are among the best in the world. 17 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=205 It’s one of New Plymouth’s best kept secrets. While army cadets have long since become a thing of the past in schools throughout the country, some youngsters still embrace the ideals that military values instil. The City of New Plymouth Cadet Unit emerged as the top unit in the region after some notable success in competitions nationwide. 02 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=184 They’re Taranaki’s future millionaires in the making – and Friday night gave them their first real chance to display their entrepreneurial bent. 02 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=197 An innovative bandage has got four Taranaki students in the running to win big at the national young enterprise awards. 02 March 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=198 Remember these faces – one day the teenagers may pay your wages. They make up ‘No Bull’, a young enterprise team who have just been recognised as having the potential to become exceptionally rich. 05 January 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=203 Amanda Gunn has parted the seas and opened the way for women wharfies at Port Taranaki. 05 January 2009 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=204 Peer pressure is something Scott Smith might think twice about next time. 21 December 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=202 Right off the bat you can tell that this guy is wonderfully gifted - Sir William Southgate 15 December 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=200 Drummer James Fuller can add another prize to his already glittering musical CV. 15 December 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=199 Dion Wharepapa has a story like few other young achievers. 08 October 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=196 Copy and paste the following url into your webaddress to listen to an interview with Tim Hawkey and Hazel Swanson. http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/aft/2008/10/06/eight_months_to_mars_-_tim_hawkey_and_hazel_swanson 06 October 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=195 After a year of turning off lights, wrapping hot water cylinders and producing its own power, Inglewood High School has come up trumps. 06 October 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=194 Port Taranaki was the big winner in the Taranaki business awards last night. 06 October 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=193 Taranaki’s best converged on Manukorihi Intermediate yesterday to exercise their brains and test their brain power. 10 September 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=192 The focus was on a Witt students and tutor during recent photographic competition. Witt tutor Chris Hill and student Chantal Batter both won awards at the Epson New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Iris Awards. 12 August 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=191 ESOL Home Tutors is a community-based volunteer service that provides English language and social support to adult Esol (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners. 12 August 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=190 Taranaki requires more trade qualified engineers, which means more apprentices are needed. 30 July 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=189 Enterprising New Plymouth Girls’ High School Students, showed off a raspberry and chocolate brownie at their fundraising dinner at Okurukuru last night. 30 July 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=188 Tears and laughter were part of an emotional welcome to five fresh faces at Witt yesterday. 30 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=187 A YOUNG Taranaki farmer took out a major award at the Fielddays. 17 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=186 A New Plymouth Basketballer’s portable sports massage table has been named a finalist in a national produce design award. 09 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=185 A total of 36 talented Taranaki performers and groups are set to benefit from the first round of grants from the Dame Malvina Major Foundation. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=183 Learning has taken on a futuristic look at seven Taranaki High Schools. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=182 Thank you Midweek readers. Our front-page story last week about Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) needing mentors has resulted in a great response and programme manager Paul Lampe couldn’t be happier. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=181 A heartfelt performance saw Sacred Heart Girls’ College crowned regional winner of the annual Stage Challenge at New Plymouth’s TSB Showplace last night. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=180 An open day with the Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year last Thursday gave visitors an opportunity to view a year-round milking operation. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=179 Waitara High School has bypassed the Ministry of Education and used trail-blazing motivational techniques to achieve phenomenal results in just a year. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=178 Getting apprenticeships just got easier for students at Spotswood College. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=177 Judging by the smell, these kids can cook. 03 June 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=176 New Plymouth Girls High School was turned into a pet zoo during a fundraiser for the SPCA. There were goats, miniature horses, rabbits and lot of dogs on show as part of a fundraising project of the Young Enterprise Scheme (Yes) called the Funders. 31 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=175 Phase two of Inglewood High School’s energy project was officially launched yesterday by New Plymouth District Mayor Peter Tennent. 31 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=174 Prestigious scholarship from the Noel and Melva Yarrow Charitable Trust go to 10 Taranaki university students. 31 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=173 Couple Grant and Tessa Honeyfield nearly didn’t enter the Taranaki Dairy Industry awards this year. 31 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=172 A year of hard work has paid off for New Plymouth Girl’s High School and the results speak for themselves. The school was recently told last year’s Year 13 student’s received 27 scholarship awards, placing them in the top 3% in the country. 25 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=171 Massey extramural students in Taranaki recently had the opportunity to attend a local annual orientation meeting on Thursday 6th March. The 25 students who attended took the opportunity to network with other students and find out what services and support systems are available to them while studying extramurally. 19 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=170 Dairy farmers who need staff for the coming season are being encouraged to do so now by Dairy NZ. 19 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=169 Building on last year’s success, WITT’s star courses are attracting a large number of participants. 19 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=168 This month the success of the institutions orientation dominates, with a number of photographs taken during the three days of activities to welcome new and returning students back on campus. 19 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=167 Two Taranaki shearers made the open final of the Golden Shears competition on Saturday night. 02 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=166 Shell Young Enterprise Day - 25 February 2008 02 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=165 Working with impoverished children has always been Ashley Hetherington’s dream – except for the brief period where she thought she might like to be a truck driver. 02 March 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=164 Erin Pearson left school a couple of weeks before her 17th birthday and walked into a job, as a Case Manager, at Work and Income, under the Department’s cadetship scheme. 19 February 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=163 Three x Waitara High School students have swapped pencils for chalk and are teaching kids sitting in the desks they once occupied. 19 February 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=162 Eleven shearing hopefuls gathered at the learn-to-shear course at Douglas this week, four of them women. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=161 South Taranaki has a new-found claim to fame - dairy cow capital of New Zealand. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=160 Inglewood High School pupil Anna Duynhoven is Taranaki’s third student to be awarded a University of Auckland Scholarship. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=159 Laura Duynhoven got the surprise of her life when she received a letter a few weeks ago telling her she was the top Taranaki Horticultural student last year. The L A Alexander Trust awards a scholarship each year to the region’s top horticultural student and Ms Duynhoven is the 2006 recipient. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=158 Time with the family, fun on the job, and making a difference are reasons persuading some men into teaching despite a drop in pay. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=157 Only one in three trained primary teachers find fulltime teaching jobs one year after graduating. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=156 Agricultural contractors are facing a labour crisis because of Government legislation that requires drivers of larger tractors to hold a truck licence. The legislation states that anyone who drives a tractor unit heavier than 4500kg needs a Class 2 licence. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=155 Finding skilled staff remains one of the biggest challenges facing operators within Taranaki’s Earthmoving industry. 20 January 2008 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=154 A buoyant economy and low unemployment rates are not all good news for Taranaki, with a serious labour shortage beginning to hit the region. Concerns are growing that the community no longer has enough workers to service the economy. Venture Taranaki chief executive Stuart Trundle yesterday said that there was a general shortage of labour throughout the province. “It’s a serious situation requiring serious consideration,” he said. 04 December 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=153 Taranaki is really turning it on for the cast and crew of Show of Hands. 04 December 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=152 Just five teenagers are unemployed in Taranaki 04 December 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=151 Gusto's first year has not been easy but the team has risen above this to recieve national recignition for their food. 04 December 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=150 Taranaki is just like California in the 1950's according to Beach Boy Bruce Johnston. 19 November 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=148 To follow is a list of winners..... 18 November 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=147 Three y12 students, Scott Roberts, Liam Ranford and Jonny Myers make history, they are the first YES Team in Taranki to be awarded the 'Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Company of the year'. 18 November 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=149 COOL-It were awarded with 9 awards one being the Taranaki Regional Winner for 2007. 18 November 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=130 Hawera High School Young Enterprise Team Cool-It have negotiated a distribution deal with sports retail chain Rebel Sport that will see their innovative new product, the Arctic Strip, launched in stores across the country on August the 1st. 22 October 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=146 E stands for excellence in the world of engineering and electrical apprenticeships. 15 October 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=143 The biggest problem women face when running their own business is the perception that it is no more than a hobby. 15 October 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=142 WITT engineering student Keriril Denisenko is confident of getting a job. 15 October 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=141 Halamoana Hospitality Awards for 2007 25 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=140 Hawera High School has three computer programming champions - and one of them could be a genius. They have beaten 50 other schools for top honours in a nation-wide programming teams contest. 25 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=139 Rebecca Childs has been chef training for only 16 weeks and already she has cookery gold on her CV. 25 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=138 All scholarships for teachers are being remodelled into a new single flexible scholarship to make teaching a more accessible and attractive career, said Education Minister Steve Maharey. 16 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=137 Jubilant members of the Girls and Boys High School band have every reason to blow their own trumpets and trombones and clarinets. 16 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=136 Ray Hope just doesn't teach conservation - he lives in an environmentally friendly way. 16 September 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=135 Two Hawera High School students will be trying to cook up a storm in Auckland tomorrow. 29 August 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=134 Junior doctors working for the Taranaki District Health Board can now get a taste of life inside a doctors surgery. 29 August 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=133 An innovative scheme to bring health professionals to the region is starting to pay dividends. 14 August 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=129 TIHI Ltd relies mainly on word of mouth for its business. 05 August 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=131 Taranaki must retain its young people to grow the economy. 05 August 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=132 2006 was the third year of the literacy programme initiated by the TSB Community Trust and a further $487,320 was paid to schools in the Taranaki region. 18 July 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=128 The Taranaki District Health Board is fighting to keep all of its services operating as a junior doctor shortage at the hospital worsens. 18 July 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=127 Taranaki�s business future looks extremely bright thanks to the number of budding student entrepreneurs who have dreams of being business owners one day. 18 July 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=126 Entries close on July 27th for New Zealand�s fifth annual Mazda Emerging Artist Award. 04 July 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=125 Pauline Webby had developed a reputation for staging a spectacular mock accident for the annual skills day run by the Taranaki Agriculture Industry Training Organization � but this year she outdid herself. 04 July 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=124 Pukekura Park has emerged as the most exclusive site in New Zealand � at least in the new version of Monopoly. 27 June 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=123 Young people seeking advice on health have inundated a service that opened in New Plymouth six weeks ago. 27 June 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=122 The apparent man drought is extending to the universities with males making up just 41% of all graduates in 2005, new figures show. 27 June 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=121 An agricultural chemical company has started up a website it says will help farmers and other people in rural communities connect online. 27 June 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=120 An agricultural chemical company has started up a website it says will help farmers and other people in rural communities connect online. 25 June 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=119 Fun; awesome; pride and confidence were words expressed by some of the130 students during The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) 2007 Trade Fair and Oral Presentation on Thursday 14 June. 31 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=118 You won't believe what Taranaki YES teams have done this year!!! 28 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=117 18th May 2007 23 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=116 �Grass Class� is the brainchild of Lower Timaru Road 50/50 sharemilker Lyn Webster, who found that practical instruction in basic pasture management wasn�t really being provided by anyone, so she decided to start a course herself. 23 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=115 The Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki is set to further enhance its relationship with the Maori community. 23 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=114 A young New Plymouth woman is only the second person in the country to be enrolled in a Maori tourism cadetship. 23 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=113 A young New Plymouth woman is only the second person in the country to be enrolled in a Maori tourism cadetship. 23 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=112 A young New Plymouth woman is only the second person in the country to be enrolled in a Maori tourism cadetship. 02 May 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=111 Years of planning and hard work will finally be realised next week when a one-stop youth clinic opens in New Plymouth. 23 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=110 It�s one of the few schools in New Zealand that still operates a farm. 23 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=109 Hercules and Steve Lye were quick to settle into their $2.4m rotary cowshed home. 23 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=108 A group of coastal Taranaki women have given new meaning to the word �farm� � to them it�s Females About Rural Management. 11 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=107 Websites to help Kiwis find tradespeople - read on.... 11 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=106 Nurses who have been out of the workforce for more than five years are being offered the chance to return to work in a bid to avert any future nursing shortages. 11 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=105 Course fees are a thing of the past for New Plymouth students. 11 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=104 Three New Plymouth students have been awarded education grants totalling $2500 11 April 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=103 Four New Plymouth year 13 students have received $2000 Contact Energy Tertiary Scholarships to help towards their study costs next year. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=102 Contemporary art is no longer about abstract paintings or sculptures � it�s about learning to think. And the new direction for Spotswood College sculpture students implemented last year has led to exceptional results. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=101 Opunake High School students were abuzz as their new technology block opened yesterday. The $1.8m block known as the Pivac Centre, is now home to Taranaki�s next generation of technologists, engineers and tradespeople. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=100 Spotswood College principal Graham McFadyen and deputy Brett Sloan introduce the new entrance to Spotswood College. He says the changes are all adding to a positive feel at the school this year. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=99 Entries for the New Zealand workplace Health and Safety Awards close on March 23. The awards are for those contributing to better workplace health and safety. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=98 Community support and teamwork have been the keys to building the new events centre at Sacred Heart Girls College in New Plymouth. 19 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=97 Taranaki writers have just two weeks left to enter their work in the annual Wylie Charitable Trust literature awards. 14 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=96 Taranaki will host one of nine Window to Dairying careers days being held throughout New Zealand in March. 14 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=95 Taranaki talent is set to get a boost thanks to a new trust being launched 14 March 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=94 A Manaia husband and wife, Christopher and Catherine Cook, and Catherine�s brother James Murphy are winners of the 2007 Taranaki Sharemilker of the year title. 27 February 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=93 Stratford High School�s new principal is no stranger to Taranaki. Aucklander Warren Purdy was an English teacher at New Plymouth Boys High School during the 1980�s. 27 February 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=92 The website-based programme has become compulsory in Ontario, Canada, after it was credited with reducing the deaths of under 20-year-olds in the work-place by 80%. 27 February 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=91 Former Inglewood High School students Surin Thongplang has become the second Taranaki student to top New Zealand�s agricultural and horticultural studies. 23 January 2007 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=90 All the DIY in New Plymouth homes should be soon completed because women will have the know-how to do it. 19 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=89 Venture Taranaki is urging local employers to check out the hundreds of eager job seekers available on its regional jobs website www.taranakijobsnz.com after a challenging year for recruitment. 18 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=88 The Venture Taranaki team wishes you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 12 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=87 Taranaki students have earned more than $105,000 through Student Job Search so far this summer. Student Job Search marketing manager Barry Dowell says support from the local business community has been very strong, particularly in retail and hospitality. 12 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=86 No one aged under 20 is unemployed in Waitara, and the milestone was celebrated yesterday. 12 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=85 It�s official � Taranaki�s population is growing. 12 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=84 A Taranaki training course for oil and gas workers has struck success. 12 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=83 The future of Taranaki�s oil and gas industry is in jeopardy because of a rapidly worsening shortage of qualified workers. 06 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=82 They covered business planning, sales and marketing, motivation, time management, business systems, financials and product development 06 December 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=81 Fixing engines, applying facials and leaning to dance are not usually associated with school work. 27 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=80 �I think nursing education continues to be very important in Taranaki.� 27 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=79 New Zealanders are �martyrs� when it comes to taking holidays and would rather keep working or doing chores around the house than taking a well-earned break, according to psychologist John Aiken. 26 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=78 Smart Start 2007 is the essential tool for senior school students 21 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=77 There are plenty of students in Taranaki, but not enough jobs for them 21 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=76 A prolonged shortage of skilled workers is beginning to tell 21 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=75 Yesterday, Harjit Singh watched as asparagus he was unable to pick was mown over. 21 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=74 Euro style adds to mix for Moturoa florist � Denise Gray�s floristry business is a collection of accents and cultures. 14 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=73 The annual effort to find summer work for students begins in earnest this week with the opening of a Student Job Search office in New Plymouth. 14 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=72 Around 120 people attended Witt�s first career evenings last week. 14 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=71 Prime Minister and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Helen Clark said a new government-funded website launched today has the potential to enrich New Zealand's cultural life by harnessing the web to promote activities and events. 12 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=70 All the New Plymouth Girls� High School teams which went to the Young Enterprise Scheme (Yes) Awards in Wellington on Wednesday night came back with prizes. 12 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=69 Thanks to six young entrepreneurs from New Plymouth Girls� High School, people can take part of the Taranaki Rhododendron and Garden Festival home. 12 November 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=68 Taranaki school entrepreneurs have excelled themselves with three companies making their way to the national finals of the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). 30 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=67 PIHMS Qualmark Rating 30 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=66 People wanting to eat out in Taranaki now have an easy way to find the perfect place to dine. A New Plymouth woman and her son have developed an online dining guide for the public. 30 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=65 The cream of Taranaki�s hospitality and food service staff have been recognised for their commitment to the industry. 30 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=64 Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Team 30 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=63 Farmers who have already hired graduates from this year�s Taratahi Stratford course are impressed by how motivated they are� 23 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=62 The region�s best young chippies were recognized at an awards ceremony in New Plymouth last night. 15 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=59 If you have no idea what you are going to do with the rest of your life, Smart Start can help you make up your mind! 12 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=61 For the first time Taranaki has three teams going to Nationals for the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. 08 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=60 Where are you going with your life? 02 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=55 The Halamoana Awards are designed to recognise excellence in hospitality. 02 October 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=58 This is the third year of New Zealand Association of Accountants Inc since it was launched on October 20, 2003. 25 September 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=57 Gateway helps students gain practical work experience while still doing their school work. 20 September 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=56 Education Taranaki's recent research report investigates the economic impact of international students in our region. 16 August 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=54 WANT a groovy job where you earn loads of money and get great perks? That might be your dream but you have to make it real. One of the best places to start is the 2006 Taranaki Careers and Training Expo. 20 and 21 August 2006 at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth. 03 August 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=53 Business definitely the new cool 27 July 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=52 Education Taranaki's Business@School programme, a new interactive, multi-media initiative, was launched yesterday at NPGHS! 19 July 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=51 Check out our new look scholarships page! 06 July 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=50 A New Plymouth student was part of a winning team that took on the world in a Global Enterprise Challenge. 12 June 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=48 Students are the big winners in terms of the new free bus service in New Plymouth. 06 June 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=47 Education Taranaki and the New Plymouth District Council were recently in China promoting education. 29 May 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=46 Research done by Education Taranaki has shown that students think self-employment is cool. 15 May 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=45 This week is YOUTH WEEK and the New Plymouth District Council is organising an outdoor movie! 11 May 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=44 Taranaki�s premier youth business enterprise competition Shell Regional Young Enterprise Challenge has kicked off for 2006. This year we have 29 teams in the region competing for a variety of regional awards and ultimately competing at the National Awards held in Wellington in November. 27 April 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=26 Taranaki is feeling the heat as we experience shortages of hospitality staff. 17 April 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=43 Are you 18 to 24 and earning a wage while learning a trade or profession? 12 April 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=42 Want to explore MORE career information? Want to see what careers match up with your interests? 06 April 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=41 Nearly a quarter of Kiwis with a tertiary qualification live overseas! 27 March 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=21 ITO's - Who are they? What help do they offer? How do I contact them? 21 March 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=40 Education Taranaki recently updated its Top 20 Careers list for 2006! New items include Restaurant Manager, Early Childhood Teacher and Automotive Refinisher. 20 March 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=39 Scholarships are now available for school leavers wanting to study at Practical Education Institute. 07 March 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=38 New Zealand�s only National Diploma in Journalism course offered to distance learners has gone online. 01 March 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=37 A fruit salad wrap could soon be on the menu at Subway food restaurants, thanks to a group of Taranaki Young Enterprise students. 21 February 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=36 The Young Enterprise Scheme for 2006 is kicking off next Wed with a secret challenge. 13 February 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=35 Scholarships are now available for school leavers wanting to study at Practical Education Institute! 07 February 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=34 The YMCA is offering a FREE 20 week course for 16 - 25 year olds. 23 January 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=33 We think we have the best youth website in NZ!! 17 January 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=32 Grants available for agriculture students. 16 January 2006 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=31 Recently graduated and need a job? GMA Consulting Ltd wants to hear from you NOW! 21 December 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=29 Calling all graduates - we have some helpful hints for you! 18 December 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=28 Why not match your interests with your career? Have you ever thought of planning a career that involved your hobbies? 12 December 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=27 We think we have the best youth website in NZ!! 23 November 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=25 Are you heading off to Massey University or are you already studying there? 21 November 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=24 A new nursing scholarship is now available for Taranaki students. 10 November 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=23 Senior police officers are calling out for more Maori recruits! 07 November 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=22 Student Job Search is coming to New Plymouth! 31 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=20 Hawera panelbeater Daniel Boyd (21) has been named 2005 Motor Trade Association Apprentice of the Year! 24 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=19 Youth Transition Services is New Plymouth's latest support agency for school leavers. 20 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=18 Now is a really good time to listen. 17 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=17 The Shell Regional Young Enterprise Annual Awards night was filled with Hollywood glitz and glamour! 12 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=16 Two new scholarships have been added to the website.. 03 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=15 Our listed scholarships have deadlines that are not too far away.... 03 October 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=14 We have an exclusive interview with our very own Electrical Apprentice of The Year! 26 September 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=13 Last week Engineering Taranaki held the 2005 Apprenticeship Awards. 19 September 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=12 There are a new bunch of pathway profiles up - so check them out! 08 September 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=11 A group of entrepreneurs producing stoat traps from Inglewood High School recently secured a major contract with Parkscape, a division of the New Plymouth District Council. 05 September 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=10 Congratulations to Nicola Ekdahl who was recently awarded the Royal Agricultural Society's Rural Achiever Award. 29 August 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=9 Are you an engineering apprentice? Why not apply for the Engineering Taranaki Apprenticeship Awards! 23 August 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=8 Hope you had fun at the recent Careers Expo! 14 August 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=6 Education Taranaki will be launching their new Taranaki Careers Website at the upcoming Careers Expo. 14 August 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=7 Labour has released their latest election promise. 02 August 2005 http://www.taranakicareers.co.nz/news/detail.php?id=5 The Young Enterprise Students took part in a very successful Trade Fair on Saturday 30th July.