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 »

Architecture students shine in 2022 Student Design Awards

  Unitec School of Architecture ākonga were featured as finalists, with Keisha Rawiri awarded Highly Commended, in the 2022 Te Kāhui Whaihanga Resene Student Design Awards held by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. The programme brings together the top ākonga from each of New Zealand’s four schools of architecture: Waipapa Taumata Rau — University… Read more »

Video: Te Whakakotahitanga o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka – A unified celebration of Unitec

Celebrating the students, the rich history and amazing people who’ve played a key role in shaping Unitec from its inception to the present day was a central focus at this year’s Staff Excellence Awards. Te Pou Manawa, Darlene Cameron led the celebrations this year as MC and worked alongside Creative Industries lecturer, Paul Young to… Read more »

Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga: new Executive Director of Unitec and MIT

With Gus Gilmore leaving on Thursday to start his new role at Te Pūkenga as Deputy Chief Executive Ako Delivery, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has accepted the role of Unitec and MIT’s Executive Director. He sent out this pānui on Friday:   Talofa lava I’d like to round off what has been another really big week… Read more »