Apprenticeship

There was applause, advice and two special awards at HITO’s 2018 graduation ceremony. Held at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, the ceremony celebrated the achievements of barbers, hairdressers, [...]

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hairdressing Qualifications in New Zealand. To commemorate this, we’re running a #50YearsOfHair campaign and calling on all hairdressers and barbers [...]

After much anticipation, the regional winners for The Industry Award’s Apprentice of the Year have been announced. The winners are: Emily Southern (Northern) Courtney Hale (Northern Central) Jade [...]

Like many artists, Joel Hornell gets inspiration from nature. But you won’t see his pieces on gallery walls. As Creative Director at boutique hair salon Badaro, his clients carry his work on [...]

  Taking on an apprentice means you can train, educate and mentor your staff while they learn your business from the ground up. Beauty therapy employers can now access HITO’s apprenticeship [...]

Barbers from across New Zealand battled for top honours at HITO’s BarberCraft Men’s Grooming Expo over the weekend. Kaisei Sarai of Auckland’s Tokoya Barber Shop took out the inaugural HITO New [...]

From models to Mayors, 18-year-old barbering apprentice Tui Moreli has learnt to chat with people from all walks of life since starting work at Wellington’s Cuba Barbers. Today he cut Porirua [...]

Five HITO apprentices have been chosen to work backstage with some of New Zealand’s best styling directors at the Industry NZ Hairdressing Awards show next week. Congratulations to the winners of [...]

For Pauline de Thierry, owner of Pamper Me Medispa in Thames, finding great staff has been the biggest challenge of owning a business. “My motto is; Passion, Pride and Persistence; I can [...]

Olivia Haimes isn’t afraid of a good challenge – she thrives on them. At just 16 years old, she recently started her hairdressing apprenticeship at Cremebrulee, one of Taupo’s top hair and beauty [...]