The country's national carrier and the tertiary institution are signing an agreement on Saturday to work together in responding to the country's skills needs for aviation engineering.
NMIT / Te PÅ«kenga Aviation School of Engineering's tutors provide training to more than 150 students each year to build, repair and maintain a variety of aircraft.
Curriculum area manager for engineering, construction and infrastructure Reid Carnegie said it was great to be working closely with Air NZ to foster the industry's talent pipeline.