Mahinga Kai Rongoa | EIT
Wed, 06 May
|EIT Rural Studies
Join this FREE 4-day course where you will learn how to start and maintain a backyard kai garden


Time & Location
06 May 2026, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
EIT Rural Studies, 320 Stout Street, Riverdale, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
Join EIT Tutor Huia in this free 4-day Mahinga Kai - Rongoā course, where you’ll learn how to start or maintain a backyard
Kai garden to nourish you and your whānau.
The course also explores Rongoā Māori, focusing on traditional healing, wellness, and the use of native plants to cultivate a healthier lifestyle grounded in te taiao (the natural world).
Enrol today at EIT Rural Studies Unit or EIT Tairāwhiti Main Reception, Palmerston Road. Please bring a passport, birth certificate or driver’s licence.
Dates: May 6th – 24 June 2026
Times: Wednesdays 10.30 am-1.30 pm