Remote working and learning until 7 February due to floods

Unitec Executive Director Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has sent the below message to all staff regarding the Auckland floods. Working and learning should be done remotely until 7 February. He sent another update today, specifying that ONLY essential staff can be on campus, with permission after 2pm, 31 January due to an incoming storm – further… Read more »

Consultation on proposed withdrawal of staff Life and Income Protection Insurance benefit

Last week, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga sent a message to all staff, inviting feedback on a proposal to remove the staff benefit of Life and Income Protection.  Summarised below… Proposal: Effective from 31 March 2023, Unitec’s Income Protection and Life Insurance plans will no longer continue.  Feedback is welcome, particularly around any alternative ideas you may… Read more »

Use our free wellbeing tool Synergy to keep your summer glow

The Synergy Health employee health and wellbeing platform is available free for Unitec staff. This enables you to access talks, competitions and plenty of tips to foster positive wellbeing in your home and work environments. This is a sample of the articles available on the platform – sign up or sign in to find out… Read more »

Looking for a new bike challenge champion!

The 2022 Aotearoa Bike Challenge runs from February 1-28 and is a fun, free competition with loads of great prizes to win, $3000 worth of travel credit, turntables, pizza oven, e-bikes and Lululemon vouchers to name the few.     The Bike Challenge is a great opportunity to discover some of the benefits of life… Read more »

Carparking update: Paid parking starts 27 February 2023

A reminder that the new carparking  plan will come into effect for both campuses from the beginning of Semester 1. on  Monday 27 February  2023 Read the details in the email that was sent to all staff. An email advising of how to pay and how the parking will be monitored will be sent in… Read more »

Welcome back to campus!

Happy New Year and welcome back for 2023! We hope everyone had a relaxing holiday, despite all the rain. As Unitec prepares for 2023, a few facilities will be closed for a while longer. Long Black cafe will be closed until Feb 2 and other eating facilities will be on limited hours, so remember to… Read more »

Unitec Trades and Services students helping solve the housing crisis with Kāinga Ora

Unitec’s Trades and Service students were featured on The Project last night for their work on building houses for Kāinga Ora. The finished houses are already becoming homes for families across Aotearoa/New Zealand. Watch below for more:

Building 108 December update

From early 2023, the completion of the Building 108 redevelopment will represent a milestone in consolidating the Unitec campus and providing modern facilities for multiple schools. The project is part of the multi-million upgrade of Unitec’s facilities. Building 108 will be a significant asset to Unitec and all the schools housed there. The School of… Read more »

Read the latest research publications from Unitec ePress

Several new publications have been released by Unitec’s E-Press The first issue of the new journal, Perspectives in Animal Health and Welfare was established to provide an opportunity for the publication of outputs by, and for, veterinary nurses, veterinary technicians and allied veterinary professionals, with a broad, multi-disciplinary approach.            … Read more »

PHOTOS: A staff celebration of excellence, contribution and our history

Te Puna was the place to be last week, when almost 600 staff gathered last week to celebrate excellence in teaching, research and service. Twenty-two awards were presented by our Executive team to kaimahi across thirteen categories ranging from ‘Excellence in Teaching’ to ‘Innovation and Enterprise’. Excellence in Teaching awards went to Trades lecturer Craig… Read more »