Wellbeing platform
Taumauri is our wellbeing platform and is accessible to you as Te Pūkenga kaimahi (and up to five of your whānau and friends). You will find educational resources, challenges, competitions and special offers. To register: visit the Synergy website, and complete the registration form using the code: education.
Activities to fit into your schedule, and do at your own pace.
The Exercise Lab
Last year, a new teaching and exercise space for students and staff opened in B111. The gym is well equipped and has four zones – the circuit machines, cardio, weights as well as gear needed for fitness classes. For more details, including membership, please see this Te Aka page.
Pool game
Did you know the staff room in B112 has a pool table? All staff are free to use it.
Te Auaunga (Oakley) Creek walk
Te Auaunga (Oakley) Creek walk
Did you know that right at our doorstep we have one of Auckland’s best-kept secrets – the highest urban waterfall in New Zealand? There are three main entry points into the walkway and you can take a brisk 15min walk to help clear your mind and regain focus, or a 30min walk to help build fitness and reach your weight loss goals.
Team Experiences
Join a club or a team challenge
There is a lot of great things happening here at Unitec! By making the time to attend we not only get to connect with the rest of the organisation and have fun, but we also support our students and staff initiatives. For example, you might want to join a club (i.e. Unitec Social Club, Sustainability Club or ALLY Network) or sign up for yearly Unitec team challenges (i.e. Bike Challenge, Walking challenge). For other great opportunities to engage make sure you regularly check the Nest home page.
Explore our campus
There is great power in mini-adventures, and contrary to popular belief, they are not reserved for children. Choosing to venture down a path you don’t normally take will stimulate your mind and activate a sense of wonder, and you might just bump into colleagues you haven’t seen in a while. Our beautiful campus is best explored by foot or bike as we do have a permanent fleet of push bikes and e-bikes for you to borrow.
Manaaki whenua
Manaaki Whenua (working bees)
Throughout the year, you can join Nga Kaitiaki in taking care of our wāhi tapu, our sacred spaces here on Mt Albert campus, by clearing grass and weeds from around the stream and also learning about the life systems which the healing waters of Wairaka sustain. Keep an eye out on Nest for the upcoming dates, and if you are really keen to get started how about giving a helping hand to Friends of Oakley Creek and joining their regular Friday working bees? And if weeding is not your cup of tea but you would like to organise a volunteer opportunity for your team, do get in touch with the sustainability team, and we will help you sort something out.