ideaschool

04/05/2026

"about Māui"
pūrākau stories by Level 6 Bachelor of Creative Practice.

Featured work included ceramics, paintings, garments, short films, music and digital sculpture.

26/11/2025

25/11/2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Fashion Show presented by our talented ākonga at IDEAschool.

HERE & NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.

6pm Thursday 27 November
EIT Boulevard
501 Glouster St, Taradale

We would be thrilled to have you join us to celebrate our ākonga successes this year.
Check out our other shows too! Ākonga from Design, and Music will also be celebrating with showcases - come see how our students are shaping the future of creative industries.

23/11/2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Music Performance presented by our talented ākonga at IDEAschool.

HERE & NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.

Wednesday 26 November
Doors - 6:00pm
Show - 7:pm
The Paisley Stage
17 Carlyle St, Napier
No cover charge, refreshments available to purchase from the bar

We would be thrilled to have you join us to celebrate our ākonga successes this year.
Check out our other shows too! Ākonga from Arts, Design, and Fashion will also be celebrating with showcases and ongoing exhibitions - come see how our students are shaping the future of creative industries.

23/11/2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Design exhibition presented by our talented ākonga at IDEAschool.

HERE & NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.
We would be thrilled to have you join us to celebrate our ākonga successes this year.

5:30pm - Doors open, refreshments can be purchased from the bar
6:00pm - Welcome speeches
Thereafter 9.00am - 5.00pm, Wednesday 26 to Friday 27 November 2025
MTG Century Theatre Foyer

Check out our other shows too! Ākonga from Arts, Music and Fashion will also be celebrating with showcases - come see how our students are shaping the future of creative industries.

20/11/2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 Film Screening presented by our talented ākonga at IDEAschool.

HERE & NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.
We would be thrilled to have you join us to celebrate our ākonga successes this year.

5:30pm - Doors open, refreshments can be purchased from the bar
6:00pm - Welcome speeches
6:15pm - Screening begins
MTG Century Theatre
9 Herschell St, Napier

Check out our other shows too! Ākonga from Arts, Design, Music and Fashion will also be celebrating with showcases - come see how our students are shaping the future of creative industries.

19/11/2025

MTG is delighted to host the upcoming EIT IDEAschool's end of year shows, in Design and Screen Production.
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HERE AND NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.

Screen: Monday 24 November at 6pm - MTG Century Theatre
Design: Tuesday 25 at 5.30pm - MTG Century Theatre foyer

Entry is free, all welcome! 🫶

19/11/2025

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 Visual Arts Exhibition presented by our talented ākonga at IDEAschool.

HERE & NOW (KO AU TE WA) celebrates our ākonga now - at this time - their creativity, their progress, their achievements, and their potential.

We would be thrilled to have you join us to celebrate our ākonga successes this year.

5:30 pm
Friday 21 November
IDEAschool
D Block, EIT Hawke's Bay
501 Gloucester St, Taradale

Check out our other shows too! Ākonga from Screen Production, Design, Music and Fashion will also be celebrating with showcases - come see how our students are shaping the future of creative industries.

10/11/2025

Congratulations Maia Harding who tonight was awarded the David Fine Scholarship at .heretaunga This Scholarship is awarded alternately to a Toimairangi (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa), or EIT IDEAschool arts or design student during their second year of study towards a bachelor degree.

The David Fine Scholarship was created to support aspiring artists and honour the legacy of David Fine, a bank manager and community leader who was instrumental in getting a community arts centre in Hastings established. The scholarship, offered by the Hastings District Community Arts Trust, contributes $2,500 towards the recipient’s course fees for their final year of study, along with covering the costs of an exhibition at Arts inc. Heretaunga.

Maia started her art and design journey with us at the Tairāwhiti campus where she completed her NZ Certificate in Art and Design [Level 3] before relocating to Taradale to continue her Level 4 studies before embarking on a Bachelor of Creative Practice. Maia is the 17th recipient of the David Fine Scholarship and we look forward to seeing her exhibition in 2026!

L- R David Fine’s son Martin, Hastings District Community Arts Trust chairman Graham Linwood, scholarship recipient Maia Harding, IDEAschool Programme Co-ordinator Raewyn Paterson

30/10/2025

A few samples of the stunning work created by some of our NZ Certificate in Arts and Design [Level 4] students during their Body Adornment project. Akonga were taught foundations textile, pattern drafting, and laser cutting skills and then created their own personalised hoodie. A base hoodie pattern was altered and re drafted by each student to suit their individual design, then laser cut embellishments that reflect their identity in visual ideas - symbols, colours, patterns, objects, icons or motifs were applied to the garments by machine stitching.