General News

The EWBNZ Auckland Tonga team are pleased to report that the solar groundwater pumping scheme they installed at Tonga College in December 2009 survived cyclone Rene in February.

Tonga College were lucky the cyclone only hit them for an hour otherwise more damage to the school would have been seen. Tonga College Principal Mr Oko, says "All fruits on the fruit trees were blown off so we will shortly face a period of food shortage from this [but] the project is still in place, working well as expected".

The solar scheme was even used for boiling water and charging the teachers cell phones during a 2 day outage of mains electricity to the school following the cyclone!

EWBNZ is excited to announce that “Kick-Off 2010” will be held on Monday, March 15, 2010 at University of Auckland’s School of Engineering at 20 Symonds Street, sponsored by Hilti. www.hilti.co.nz

EWBNZ is currently looking for interns to assist in the office with fundraising, media, and human resource management over a period of 3 months. If you are looking for some valuable work experience in these fields, you can achieve this while contributing towards a great team and organisation.

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EWBNZ's Auckland Renewable Energies Tonga team recently got back from Tonga where they implemented a solar powered groundwater pumping system at a school. Please see the attached story for more info on their trip!

IMMEDIATE NEED:

In response to the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12th there is an immediate and dire need for French speaking Civil or Structural Engineers. As UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated, “we are facing a major humanitarian emergency” in Haiti. On the ground organizations are in critical need for skilled assistance. If you are an experienced engineer and speak French or Creole please send your resume/CV to helphaiti@aidg.org.

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Take a look at what EWBNZ has been up to over 2009 in our December Newsletter and find out how you can get involved in 2010!

Are you a student in Auckland passionate about making a positive difference and interested in playing a vital role in promoting and furthering EWB's mission? Now's your chance!

Our Auckland Students Chapter is currently looking for talented and motivated eople to be the marketing strategist, the events coordinator, or the design challenge manager for the Auckland Students Chapter. You DO NOT need to be an engineering student to apply for most of these roles.

Visit our recruitment page to find out more!

EWBNZ invites you to the Engineers Without Borders New Zealand's Annual General Meeting for 2009! 

EWBNZ's National CEO, Ross Copland recently went to Samoa to help with the aid relief effort after the Tsunami disaster. He sends his update on how he and his team have been helping out. Take a look at the attached story!

NZ Herald has also issued a news item on Ross' recent trip - Read it here

Ross' trip was also covered on TV3 - Watch it online