Shuttle Bus: Temporary Changes

Effective Tuesday 12 April until further notice. Temporary timetable in use this week. Our Goods and Transport team has gentle reminder to all users of the Shuttle Bus service. As Unitec adopted Govt guidelines as to wearing of masks on public transport during all Covid-19 levels, please note it is still mandatory to wear a… Read more »

Ngā Taipitopito Newsletter – 8 April 2022

  Kia ora koutou, Kei ngā mana, kei ngā reo, kei ngā ringa raupā hurinoa e whakatairanga ana i te ao o te ākonga kia eke, kia angitū – nei ahau ka mihi. This week Te Pūkenga Council met to consider two Early Mover Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs). You may remember that Early… Read more »

Ngā Taipitopito – An Update from Te Pūkenga April 2022

Kia ora koutou, In 2021, we engaged with you about the Operating Model at a strategic level. We have used your feedback to inform this next design and delivery phase of the Operating Model. This year, the Operating Model is focused on delivering an organisational structure that will support Te Pūkenga to set-up, operate and… Read more »

Long Service Recognition – March 2022

Daylight saving has ended and the leaves are turning as we take this time to recognize our whānau who have reached long service milestones. Today, we are celebrating those reached them in March 2022. It’s important to acknowledge all of the people who have made a commitment to Unitec and contributed to the success of… Read more »

Ramadan begins next week – Ramadan Mubārak!

Dr Norasieh Md Amin (for Unitec Muslims’ Club) shares some tips and ideas for Ramadan Ramadan in Aotearoa will start early April (either 3rd or 4th). I’m hoping that this year’s Ramadan will be better than the last couple of years. I am truly hoping for more “normality” with communal Iftar (the meal at sunset),… Read more »

Tax changes may impact your pay

Inland Revenue Department – Tax changes The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has made the following changes effective 1 April 2022, which will impact the applicable staff from our next pay. ACC Earner Levy – increased from 1.39% to 1.46% Therefore, the PAYE tax (which includes the ACC earner levy) will increase for most staff (up… Read more »

Secondment Opportunity – Executive Assistant

Secondment Opportunity – (Executive Assistant)  0.2 FTE from 18 April – 16 December 2022 Fantastic opportunity for an existing member of Unitec / MIT`s whānau to join our Executive Assistant team, reporting directly to one of our Executives, to provide effective and efficient administrative support. This role will require complex diary management, which you’ll approach… Read more »

Leave planners for 2022 now live

The Leave Planners for 2022 have now been uploaded to the Managers Toolkit on The Nest. Click here to access

Returning to campus: Dates for academic and support teams

Last week, Gus shared Unitec’s plan for returning to campus, now that the peak of Omicron appears to be over. A staggered return to campus Gus said we are balancing learner success and the campus experience that they signed up for with health and safety, and while we’ve taken a conservative approach to protect our… Read more »

New: Visibility of all ITP & Te Pūkenga staff availability in Outlook calendars

To make it easier for our network to collaborate, the team at Te Pūkenga, with support from Simon Teahan in our IT team, has introduced new functionality now enables all Unitec staff to see the free/busy availability of colleagues in other ITPs or at Te Pūkenga, by using the MS Outlook Scheduling function.  This has… Read more »