Important update on Building 170, Mt Albert campus

Unitec is committed to providing kaimahi with high quality environments and facilities for working and learning which reflect the value of the mahi we do. In recent years, our team has been endeavouring to fix leaks in the roof of Building 170 at Mt Albert campus as they arise. The facility opened in 1990 and… Read more »

Unitec observes World Day for Health & Safety at Work

Today, 28 April 2025 is World Day for Health & Safety at Work. This day is observed annually and promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is also intended to raise awareness about the importance of creating safe workplaces, which can help reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries. World Day… Read more »

Samoan music expert presents research at Unitec

L-R: MIT Senior Pasifika Manager, Aiono Manu Fa’aea, Young New Zealander of the Year Eteroa Lafaele, Research Fellow Rita Seumanutafa-Palala, Associate Professor Lefaoalii Dion Enari. Unitec’s Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre recently hosted a presentation by visiting Research Fellow, Rita Seumanutafa-Palala, from the University of Melbourne. Her ethnomusicological study looks… Read more »

Remembering service people past and present

Unitec is closed on Friday 25 April in observance of ANZAC Day. A list of remembrance services, parades and other commemorative activities planned in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland is available here. We acknowledge members of our armed forces – past and present – those who returned home and those who gave their lives in service… Read more »

Art installation explores moana restoration through weaving

Toi o Wairaka Gallery in Te Pūtahi (Building 108) hosted a new exhibition by Kaitiaki-Taiao and Unitec lecturer, Hinewaimarama Reihana-White this month. Raranga Taura Kūtai is a kaupapa exploring moana restoration, taura kūtai (woven mussel ropes), and kaitiakitanga through raranga (the art of weaving or plaiting). The show opening on Friday, 4 April 2025 drew… Read more »

Building Construction reconnects with alumni and honours graduates

More than a hundred guests gathered for School of Building Construction’s first-ever Alumni Reconnect Event in Te Puna on Tuesday. The event aims to re-establish connections with the school’s alumni and celebrate the achievements of our high achieving ākonga who graduated last week. While acknowledging the school’s strong industry partnerships and the impact Unitec graduates… Read more »

Unitec strengthens ties with Hebei University of Engineering

A high-level delegation from Hebei University of Engineering was welcomed to Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae last Friday to progress talks on a joint computing programme. The parties also signed a supplementary statement to the existing Computing articulation agreement which was signed last November. Discussions between the two institutions explored new collaborations such as articulation pathways… Read more »

Architecture recognises high achievers at Student Awards

  The School of Architecture celebrated the year’s best student work and high achievers at its Annual Student Awards last Monday. The Awards held at the Red Lecture Theatre were attended by friends and whānau of ākonga from landscape architecture, architectural studies and interior design, Unitec kaimahi and representatives from industry partners. “The quality of… Read more »

Unitec welcomes first Associate Professor of Pacific heritage

Caption: Assoc Prof Dion Enari who friends, family and supporters at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec.  Lefaoalii Dion Enari has been welcomed at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae. The Samoan academic was joined by a large delegation of his family, close friends and staff from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) who supported him in a… Read more »

May the force be with you!’ Vince Shepherd and Michelle Nicol

Vince and Michelle pose for one last photo with their work colleagues Long-serving Unitec kaimahi Vince Shepherd and Michelle Nicol were bid a fond farewell by their colleagues on Thursday. Vince is a Resources Specialist, Systems and library icon who started in 1990. Michelle Nicol is a valued Senior Administrator with the Operations team who… Read more »