Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has provided an outline of what life and business activity might look like under a move to Alert Level 3. The key principle of Alert Level 3 is to continue to restrict contact with others as much as possible, but moves from essential operations only to safe operations, including maintainting physical… Read more »
Given the importance of staying healthy while in lockdown, we’ve put together some introductory advice on boosting your immunity, with the help of two Unitec experts. These tips will help you work on three basic building blocks: sleep, exercise and nutrition. These three factors are interlinked so if you need to make some changes, start… Read more »
Each month we celebrate our staff who have reached a significant service milestone. It’s important that we acknowledge and thank everyone who has made a long term commitment to Unitec and our students. In January 2020 we had some big milestones including a 40 year long service acknowledgement. In February we had ten people who… Read more »
These links will provide you will all you need to know to work remotely including the update below: Our lockdown Nest post covers all the basic for working from home – IT support: Working from home Go to this IT page for all you need to know re working remotely Also check out the… Read more »
On Monday our teaching staff moved to online teaching for the majority of our courses, following some speedy upskilling in the days and weeks beforehand on the platforms and technology needed. We’re very proud of how our teaching staff have managed this significant change and the work the Te Puna Ako team has done, generating… Read more »
We’re in a time of uncertainty and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and discouraged. One thing is for sure – we, as individuals and a collective, are re-evaluating what we have control over, and the things that really matter to us. Outlined below, our Wellbeing and Sustainability team has some great suggestions for reframing our… Read more »
Our health centre, Te Puna Waiora, has stepped up to support the wider West Auckland community by ensuring other medical centres and retirement villages in the area have enough flu vaccinations for their high-risk patients. We had ordered nearly four times the amount of our usual flu vaccinations this year in anticipation of increased demand,… Read more »
A few weeks ago our Supported Learning students kicked off their year by bringing their families to our Mt Albert campus for the ‘Supported Learning family evening’ – a great opportunity for whanaungatanga / creating connections, as the students embark on their journey at Unitec. For any new student there is an immense sense of… Read more »
Give-it-a-go – something for everyone @ home There are no excuses now, rain or shine, daily at home workout classes are now available for free, courtesy of Les Mills and TVNZ. Exercise is vital for our health and mental resilience particularly during this challenging time, so take advantage of this great opportunity, try something new… Read more »
This is the first in a series of Nest posts designed to help make your ‘working during the lockdown’ experience a positive and successful one. Keep an eye out for regular updates here and on Yammer. During this first week of nationwide self-isolation, it’s the time for us to set up the office at home… Read more »
