Our Whānau–Fānau evening moves online, keeping families close to the heart of students’ experience

Event update Last night we held our first ever virtual Whānau-Fānau evening, a very important kaupapa and key to ensuring the whānau of our Māori and Pacific students are an integral part of their learning journey. We know that juggling home and study commitments is difficult, even more so now due to the impact of… Read more »

EER KEQs: Demonstrating how effective Governance and Management are in supporting educational achievement, in response to KEQ #5

In this this post, we look at KEQ #5, the third of four process questions, which asks us to demonstrate how effective governance and management are in supporting educational achievement. Unitec has a clear organisational purpose and direction set by its Executive Leadership Team and Academic Board, and approved by the Unitec Commissioner, and more… Read more »

New Zealand Sign Language Week – Te Wiki o te Reo Turi

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) is an official and unique language of New Zealand; it is the language of New Zealand’s Deaf community.  Like other signed languages, NZSL uses the hands, body and facial expressions (including lip patterns) to express meaning.  NZSL has its own grammatical structure and ways of expressing ideas. NZSL Week is… Read more »