Hospitality News Articles

Studying culinary arts has opened doors Zennah Andrew-Maui never imagined. The Ōpōtiki 19-year-old has been honing her skills in the kitchen at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology but is now preparing to embark on a new adventure, working at a five-star resort in the United States.

There’s generally a buzz in the kitchens at Toi Ohomai, an energy that comes not just from simmering sauces and the clatter of pans, but from a sense of purpose.

When Hongyang (Bill) Bi walks through Rotorua’s Toi Ohomai campus, it’s not just a workplace, it’s somewhere that shaped his future.

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Certificate in Baking (Level 4) ākonga, Shania Nickel, has made the grand final of a prestigious national dessert-making competition.

Gold medals and sweet flavours were on the menu for two Toi Ohomai ākonga at New Zealand’s largest student culinary competition.

A restaurant owned by Toi Ohomai graduates, that impressed New Zealand Prime Minister Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, has won the People’s Choice Award at the 2025 Selwyn Awards.

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and China’s Qingdao Technical College (QTC) are strengthening their long-standing partnership, with a teaching exchange.

A revolutionary, stress-free approach for making meringue that’s quick and requires only two ingredients, has been revealed by a Tauranga pâtisserie chef and baker at the global 2025 Pastry Arts Virtual Summit.

The next generation of tourism and hospitality workers will soon have the opportunity to gain real-world experience at TRENZ 2025, New Zealand’s premier international business-to-business travel trade event.

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology played host to a group of unknown guests as part of this year’s sold-out Supper Club fundraiser.