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Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 3:26 pm
EIT Research Professor Kay Morris Matthews, who played a
significant role in developing the institute’s research
strengths, has retired from her current role but will become
an Emeritus Professor at EIT.
EIT Chief Executive
Chris Collins; Research Professor Kay Morris Matthews; her
grandchildren, Emily Matthews and Jonathan Matthews;
Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Health
Science and Professor (One Welfare), Professor Natalie Waran
cut a cake at Professor Morris Mathews’
farewell.
At a function on EIT’s Hawke’s Bay
campus on Friday, 25 June, current and former colleagues, as
well as community figures, paid tribute to Professor Morris
MTG Hawke s Bay: Date set for reopening with special weekend planned
14 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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MTG Hawke s Bay will reopen on Saturday, July 24.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Laura Vodanovich
We re delighted to confirm that MTG Hawke s Bay will reopen on Saturday, July 24.
We have really missed having the community in and around the museum and can t wait to welcome you back!
Of course, we ll have activities and entertainment to mark the occasion and make it a special weekend. While we won t be open for the whole of the school holidays, we will at least be open for the last weekend so we hope our families will enjoy a taste of the museum again before returning to school.
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âLifting Horizons: Anne Elizabeth Jerome Spencer, a biographyâ is a book about the remarkable life of the founder of New Zealand Womenâs Institutes, written by EIT Research Professor Kay Morris Matthews.
The book chronicles the life of the founder of the New Zealand Womenâs Institutes, Jerome Spencer, known as Bessie to her friends and family.
The book, which took three years to research and write, touches on all aspects of a woman ahead of her time.
Born into privilege in 1872, Bessie was the daughter of Dr William Spencer, the original doctor and surgeon of Napier, who also served as the cityâs mayor. She was a foundation year pupil at Napier Girlsâ High School. The first local woman to gain a university degree, she taught at the school and was 29 years of age when she became headmistress, leading Napier Girlsâ from 1901 to 1909.