LATEST NEWS
The Golden Shears celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and the
Taratahi students have been enthusiastically volunteering since Day
One!
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Lincoln Diploma registration deadline!
Registrations close for the regional Lincoln Diploma in Agriculture
on 5th March (available in Wairarapa and Taranaki). Please
contact Taratahi for further information or a registration form.
2010
scholarships for 1st and 2nd Year students available
now!! -
Feb 2010
We have over $150,000 worth of scholarships
available to
our students. Many of the scholarships are specifically for
Taratahi students due to the hard work and commitment they and Taratahi
have made to the rural industry. If you want to know more
about
these
scholarships please scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on
Scholarships.
Tony Dowman, former student and current employee of Taratahi,
has
won the Wairarapa District Finals of New Zealand Young Farmer of
theYear beating his nearest competitor by 46 points! more...
Family and friends gathered at the Stratford Demonstration
Farm on
January 29 to share in the celebration and award ceremony of Taratahi's
graduating students.
more...
Friday 11 December saw 300 people arrive from all over the
country
to help celebrate our student's achievements this year.
Amongst
them were Minister of Agriculture, David Carter more...
The Chancellor of Lincoln University, Tom Lambie, opened a new
state-of-the-art engineering workshop at Taratahi Agricultural Training
Centre on Friday 27th November more...
Career Advisors from all over NZ had a fantastic opportunity
to come and find out more about what Taratahi had to offer their
students after they finish school. more...
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre will be offering up to
1900 placements at their new Primary
Industry Trades Academy (PITA) set to open in 2011.
more...
Taratahi has been successfully training Kiwis for careers in the agricultural sector since 1919!
Taratahi offers full-time courses, extra-mural study, short courses and STAR/Gateway programmes. Taratahi has also been chosen by the Ministry of Education as the
Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA) from 2011.
The main campus is based near Masterton in the Wairarapa, with non-residential campuses near Stratford in Taranaki, and at Taradale in the Hawke’s Bay.
Graduates and farmers recommend Taratahi because:
- Taratahi has over 90 years of history and expertise in agricultural training
- Taratahi has thousands of hectares of commercial farm land so students gain the benefits of seeing projects through from start to finish
- Courses are NZQA accredited, and nationally recognized
- Taratahi has unique partnerships with Lincoln University,
Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and New Zealand’s
Open Polytechnic
- Taratahi students are both male and female and come from both urban and rural environments from all over New Zealand (and occasionally from overseas)
- Our students learn through practical, technical and theoretical study
meaning they graduate as well-rounded students with many invaluable skills that
can be taken to new jobs or on to further study
- Students with Taratahi qualifications are sought after by
employers
Flexible Open Days
Please contact us today if you want to come and have a look around Taratahi campus with your family and friends. We are able to show you around on a day that suits you.
Check out what 2008 graduate Sarah Poppleton is up to and why Taratahi was the key to her success. more...
Read why Stu and Alex Weatherstone of Rotopai Farms at Pirinoa in South Wairarapa prefer to take on Taratahi graduates.
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