Exciting opportunities are available within our Learner Outreach Project (LOP)! Expressions of Interest are welcomed for the following secondment opportunities: Learner Outreach Project Lead: The LOP Lead reports to Annette Pitovao and will work as part of the Student Success management team. This position is a two year secondment. To express your interest in this… Read more »
Chinese New Year Celebration 2021 is the year of the Ox. If you were born in 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, or 2009, this is your year! Please celebrate by wearing RED on Wednesday 10 February (Mt Albert) or Thursday 11 February (Waitākere). In Chinese culture, red is said to bring good fortune for the… Read more »
Unitec’s International Student Wellbeing Strategy (ISWS) Steering Group, with help from many Unitec staff and students, has developed a website that aims to bridge the cultural gaps in sexual education and wellbeing for International students across New Zealand. The ISWS Steering Group of Aanoalii Rowena Fuluifaga, Marion Blundell, Monique Bell, Helena Finau-Hakalo, Melody Hao and… Read more »
Each month we recognise staff who have reached long service milestones. In this post we are celebrating our December 2020 and January 2021 long service milestones. Please make sure you acknowledge all of these people, who have made a commitment to Unitec and the success of our students. Their mahi kotahitanga is truly valued. 30… Read more »
Staff and students are being asked to help fight an outbreak of myrtle rust tree disease on the Mt Albert campus and in their wider communities. Myrtle rust is a serious fungal disease that attacks plants in the myrtle family, which includes New Zealand’s native pōhutukawa, mānuka, rātā, and common ornamental garden plants like bottlebrush and… Read more »
Merran Davis, Deputy Chief Executive, Transformation & Transition at Te Pūkenga, has shared the following message to all staff. Do you want to play a part in shaping the future of vocational education and training? This year, Te Pūkenga will be working hard to co-design, engage on and confirm our proposed future operating model. The… Read more »
The Women @ Unitec initiative was launched in 2020, providing an inclusive space for women to share their diverse stories and experiences. In the third Women @ Unitec event, a group of wāhine from across the organisation gathered to hear kōrero and waiata, and share some kai. The group was privileged to hear personal stories… Read more »
While COVID-19 has presented its fair share of challenges this year, it has also opened up opportunities. This is demonstrated in the collaboration between Unitec and SkyCity which provides pathways for our current and former carpentry students to be involved in the iconic America’s Cup event. With the vision of giving something back to those… Read more »
Fourth year Architecture student Rick Kaufusi has been awarded a CUE Haven Community Trust scholarship in recognition of his design work at the CUE Haven native bush reserve overlooking the Kaipara Harbour. Masters student Rick designed the ornamental panel carvings on the recently-opened hilltop pavilion which was officially opened at an event at the 24-hectare… Read more »
Kua tanuku te tihi o Panekire, kua waipuketia te moana o Waikare i te roimata, nō te rironga o te māreikura, o Tākuta Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere. E waru tekau mā toru te pakeke o tēnei puhi taioreore nō Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani me Ngāti Kahungunu. Rere ake ana tōna wairua, mahue mai nei… Read more »
