We are sharing our annual year end closedown dates for Unitec and MIT so you and your teams can enter leave over this period in our systems.
Your first day of leave is Thursday, 18 December 2025 and your last day of leave is Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
All kaimahi will be expected to take annual leave over this period, please enter your leave before Monday, 29 September. We will follow up in October with those who have yet to submit their leave.
Exemptions:
All leave exemptions must be approved by the relevant Senior Leadership Team member for your area. Exemptions may not be granted to those that have greater than 30 days’ worth of Annual Leave.
Exemptions will only be approved for critical services or essential teaching and learning activity.
Your manager will speak to you if your area is a critical service, and you are required to work for part of the closedown.
Without an exemption approval you are not to be working during the closedown. This includes working from home.
If you have a high annual leave balance of 30+ days, your manager will be in touch to work towards a plan for reducing this. Making sure there are enough kaimahi available to continue delivering core functions is part of the planning process.
Access to any campus during the closedown
Only approved kaimahi will be on campus during the closedown period.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please discuss this with your manager.
We appreciate your help with this important process.