Creative students transform Rainbow Room with colourful wall mural

Unitec’s Rainbow and Ally Network have partnered with students from the School of Creative Industries to transform the Rainbow Room at Te Puna, Mt Albert Campus, into an inclusive, safe space for all. The Bachelor of Design and Contemporary Art – Year 3 Contemporary Art tauira involved in this project were: Tevin Wharepouri, Anne Ah… Read more »

Unitec kaimahi connect with food and social bingo at Block Parties

Kaimahi from across the Mt Albert campus left their offices last week to enjoy the sunshine, fresh air and connect over delicious food during two Block Parties organised by the Health and Wellbeing team in front of Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae and Mataaho. But it wasn’t all about the food. Kaimahi put their thinking caps… Read more »

Māori learners impressed by Unitec’s support services

Māori ākonga (learners) about to start their journey at Unitec were impressed at the number of spaces and support available to them during their induction at the Unitec Māori orientation held at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on Wednesday, 12 February. Caleb Forward is happy to be starting Semester One after moving up to Auckland from… Read more »

Unitec at Big Gay Out!

Sunday 16th February saw Unitec having a formal presence at Big Gay Out for the first time in many years. It was great to be able to connect with queer whanau and allies from all over Auckland. Unitec’s presence was expertly led by Amy Jesensek (Secondary School and Community Liaison), with strong support from the Unitec… Read more »

Pacific learners welcomed into the Unitec fanau

“It takes a village to raise a child” is a proverb well known in Pacific communities. It was a clear theme to emerge from Unitec’s Pacific Orientation Day on Tuesday, 11 February where close to 100 Pacific ākonga were given a warm welcome at the Pacific Fale. Pacific Orientation was a fun, immersive and informative… Read more »

Unitec School of Building Construction team takes out top honours in bowls competition

One of our two teams from Unitec’s School of Building Construction were joint winners in the NZ Institute of Building (NZIOB) bowls tournament held last week at the Mt Eden Bowling Club. The Northern Regional Committee of the NZIOB has hosted the ‘welcome back to work’ bowls event for members and company colleagues for the… Read more »

A message of student support begins Orientation 2025

Caption: Pōwhiri for our new Healthcare & Social Practice ākonga “If you’re not successful, we can’t be successful.” That was the message delivered by Deputy Chief Executive – Learner Experience & Success, Simon Nash at Unitec’s first Orientation pōwhiri for the year. The welcome marked the beginning of Semester 1 for 106 Healthcare and Social… Read more »

Student NPS remains historically high for Returning students

Net Promoter Score (NPS) slightly increased for Returning, International and Pacific Students in Semester 2, 2024. While there were decreases in score on the previous semester for new students and other priority learner groups monitored. Student NPS is Unitec’s key indicator of student engagement and satisfaction. “We survey learners each semester. It allows us to… Read more »

Getting ākonga set to thrive in 2025

Great to see our passionate kaimahi sharing their enthusiasm with incoming ākonga   For the last ten years, Shane Fuataga and Kisa Tauasa have been living in Australia. Though the pull of family, community and taking a new career direction has drawn the couple and their two children home. The Grey Lynn pair joined more… Read more »

Lunar New Year celebrations on campus, 29 – 30 Jan

Lunar New Year is upon us, and celebrations start tomorrow at the Mt Albert and Waitākere campuses. The Student Success team are celebrating the Year of the Snake with an event rich in tradition, culture and mouthwatering food on Wed 29 Jan at Mt Albert campus, from 12pm to 1pm, Level 1, Te Puna and… Read more »