2013 Minimum Wage Information
As NSIA hospitality students with either a residents or international passport you will be entitled to the minimum wage for work in any business in New Zealand. Make sure you know your rights and what you are entitled to before you start working. Get yourself a contract and a job description to keep your self safe in employment.
Key point:
The adult minimum wage must...
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The flourishing Petal Cupcakes Company where NSIA is an important ingredient
The owner and developer of a unique style of cafes, Laurel Watson, was recently interviewed to discover the reason behind the company’s sweet success.
The Petal Cupcake Company has two vibrant cafes which are situated in New Market and Ponsonby are breaking new ground with flavour and style.
When setting up the business their goal was to have a point of difference that would define...
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NSIA’s Junior Chefs Feeding the French at the Rugby World Cup
NSIA’s Connect team was given the opportunity to find 46 skilled NSIA students to work at Kermadec restaurant at the Auckland City Viaduct during the 2011 Rugby World Cup!
During this time Kermadec would be hosting the French Rugby Team so they needed the extra hands! The students were asked to head down to Kermadec on a Saturday morning to be shown around their work for the next two...
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Eden Park Catering Event Stars
NSIA’s Connect team have been working hard on building a strong relationship with Eden Park Catering for the past 2 years. Connect is committed to finding NSIA students career building opportunities in the hospitality industry, and the Event Star Programme is a very good example of this. Earlier this year NSIA started with Rugby world cup fever, inviting the Auckland Blues Rugby Team for...
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NSIA Opens Doors to Industry
On the 17th of June the Academy hosted representatives from hospitality industry at the annual Industry Open Day.
A number of international hotel Human Resource Mangers were given the opportunity to view the modern facilities nearing completion at the newly created NSIA Campus located at 100 Symonds Street Auckland. Representatives from the ACCOR group, Heritage Hotels and Stamford Plaza...
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NSIA students building new careers at the Spencer on Byron Hotel
NSIA students are now able to do a 10-day work experience programme at the Spencer on Byron Hotel both in Front of House and in the kitchen as junior Chefs.
This programme allows students to develop a sense of urgency in a professional kitchen environment, and gives them an opportunity to put their classroom knowledge into practice.
Chef students will work along side experience...
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Work experience at Mercure Hotel, Auckland
North Shore International Academy has reached an agreement with Mercure Hotel Auckland, to provide work experience for our students.
NSIA’s Professional Cookery students that have excelled in their Studies will be rewarded by Connect, with the opportunity to work in the Hotels kitchens for over their final block of study. This work experience will give our students a taste of what it...
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Sale to a Career High
NSIA connect has introduced a work experience programme to our students to provide them with quality work experience at a high end fast paced restaurant.
Sale Street Executive Chef Nick Honeyman, is looking forward to working with NSIA’s motivated students, and will spend time with them teaching them skills and passing on his knowledge first hand.
This is a fantastic opportunity...
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Nitro Service by NSIA Students
On Saturday the 5th of February the American dare devil show ‘Nitro Circus’ performed at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany. Nitro cirus is an American stunt show that features BMX legends such as Travis Pastrana , Andy Bell and Special Guest Levi Sherwood who is a New Zealander! The Group performed in front of a massive crowd of 23,000 people on Saturday night, performing extreme...
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NSIA Chefs at Auckland’s Seafood festival 2011
NSIA chef tutors working alongside the New Zealand Chefs association and Auckland maritime Museum raised funds over the Auckland anniversary weekend for the Chefs association, Auckland branch.
Our NSIA Chefs assisted in the creation and serving of a rustic, local sourced seafood chowder with crisp crotons and seasonal corn fritters finished with smoked salmon, chilli jam and aioli.
The...
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Work Placement Partnership with Langham Hotel
Langham Hotel
by Aaron Megchelse
The work experience programme established at The Langham Hotel Auckland is bearing fruit with the recent employment of a Hospitality-Hotel Management Student at the five star hotel’s SBF restaurant.
The Langham Hotel is uniquely situated in the heart of Auckland city and has a reputation for excellence and professionalism.
The...
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Internship Programme MOU signed with Spencer and Byron Hotel on 21.10.2010.
NSIA’s long term goal of working with the industry to provide staff that meet the demands of the industry.
The purpose of this MOU is to establish a partnership between NSIA and The Spencer on Byron Hotel whereby NSIA will provide professionally trained(or currently in training) students for a specified period of time to undergo part time work in a guided internship programme...
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