Data sensitivity labelling

Classification labelling of information will become mandatory at our providers from the week of Monday, 29 September, 2025. These labels let you classify and protect documents and emails, based on their confidentiality. To help prevent accidental sharing of this information, we have enabled a Sensitivity Labelling feature within Office 365. We encourage staff to begin… Read more »

Fashion Show to celebrate Tongan Language Week at Unitec

Tongan Language Week, known as Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga, is being celebrated at both campuses from 17-23 August 2025. The week is celebrated across Aotearoa annually to honour and promote the Tongan language and culture, and coordinated by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. It also recognises the 97,824 people of Tongan ethnicity who… Read more »

Kaimahi and ākonga engage with spiritual diversity

Unitec celebrated the spiritual and religious diversity of its kaimahi and ākonga at both campuses this week. Spirituality Awareness Day was observed at the Mt Albert campus on Wednesday, 13 August and Waitakere on Thursday, 14 August. This celebration is part of the Interfaith Awareness Week from 10-16 August 2025 which is coordinated by the… Read more »

Lance Laulala Memorial Scholarship launched

A new scholarship named in the memory of the late Academic Development Lecturer, Lance Laulala has been launched this week. The Lance Laulala Memorial Scholarship was made possible through the generous donation of $4,000 from Lance’s colleagues following his passing in July. His funeral service was held at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae. “Thank you so… Read more »

AI master’s student places third in prestigious international pitch competition

Photo caption L to R: Jury Chair – Professor Phil Lester, Insect Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington;); third placegetter Manochitra Loganathan; Unitec; Winnie Switakowski, Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy; James Henry, COO, Falling Labs Master of Applied Technologies (Computing) student Manochitra Loganathan has placed third in Falling Walls Lab Aotearoa,… Read more »

‘Inspiring’ outreach project boosts student success

  A new learner outreach project launched by Student Services in Semester One saw an eleven percent improvement in course pass rates for the Schools of Applied Business and Healthcare and Social Practice. The First Assessment Project aims to improve student retention and course completion rates by responding early to learners who struggled with their… Read more »

“Whole team effort” behind 100% pass rate for Bachelor of Nursing graduates

Unitec is celebrating a 100% pass rate for its graduates in the July 2025 NCNZ (Nursing Council of New Zealand) State Final Examinations. There were 542 candidates who sat the Registered Nurse Examination nationwide. Thirty-three were from Unitec and all of them achieved a perfect pass rate. This is compared to the national average of… Read more »

Open Day 2025 – Your Support Makes the Difference!

We are excited to announce Open Day 2025, one of our most significant events dedicated to attracting new students. It would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Unitec kaimahi from across the organisation. What to Expect?  Open Day provides prospective students with an excellent opportunity to interact with our kaimahi… Read more »

Social Eatery provides sense of purpose and pride for Supported Learning ākonga

“Fuelling futures, one bite at a time.” The tagline being used to promote a new Social Eatery initiative captures the purpose of this kaupapa led by ākonga from the Whaikaha/Supported Learning programme. The initiative is both a fundraiser to provide learners with diverse needs greater access to resources, and designed to empower them through real-world,… Read more »

Trades stalwart celebrates 30th work anniversary with induction into the New Zealand 100 Marathon Club

Procurement Manager Rhys Davey has achieved a couple of significant personal and professional milestones. Rhys completed his hundredth marathon in Taupo on Sunday and this week he celebrates his 30th work anniversary. The sixty-four-year-old is only the sixty-fifth person in Aotearoa to be welcomed into the One Hundred Marathon Club New Zealand. But he’s not… Read more »