“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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
Unitec’s Rainbow and Ally network is hitting 2025 with a renewed range of events and initiatives, designed to raise awareness of the network and its support of LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality for kaimahi and ākonga. The 30-strong kaimahi network won the Outstanding Contribution by a Project Team at last year’s Staff Excellence Awards, recognised for… Read more »
Our Information and Enrolment Days are coming up next week, designed to encourage enrolments and attract new, transferring, and returning students for Semester 1, 2025. Dates and times are: Mt. Albert campus: January 29, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Waitākere campus (Healthcare & Social Practice only): January 30, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM While re-enrolment may… Read more »
“AI won’t replace humans, but humans with AI will replace humans without AI – at least in the short-to-medium term,” says Senior Manager for GenAI at PwC New Zealand, Kayur Patel, who delivered the opening address at this week’s Auckland Region Accounting Conference (ARA) hosted by the School of Applied Business at Unitec. Kayur’s address… Read more »
More than 25 sporting organisations and industry bodies joined the first Sports Networking event in many years at Unitec last week, hosted by the Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise. Community Studies Senior lecturer Chantal Bakersmith said the event was designed to connect with people in the industry, and to promote our sports and recreation… Read more »
