Feedback is welcomed on the draft Draft Flexible Working Guidelines. The guidelines provide our principles and practical considerations for setting up flexi-work arrangements. They also remind us of our Health and Safety and IT requirements/considerations. The guidelines are to be read in conjunction with Principles for New Ways of Working which ensure that all ways… Read more »
Good news! We now have NZ Herald Premium access for ALL staff and students. However, you and your students will need to register with a Unitec staff or student email address and use a special code. See instructions for staff and instructions for students at the links below. If you have already registered using the… Read more »
Noel Leeming is offering a special ‘friends and family event’ for staff from educational organisations. Print the flyer out and take it along to your local Noel Leeming store to get some great discounts. PRINT THIS FLYER TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT
Kia ora koutou As always, it’s been a busy fortnight. The first of our ‘Kōtui Kōrero – a conversation with Te Pūkenga’ presentations have taken place at Toi Ohomai, UCOL, Tai Poutini, NMIT, Whitireia and two online sessions, along with WITT happening today. Members of our leadership team will be visiting other subsidiaries over the… Read more »
With all this rain, we’ve had a lot of ducks take up residence on Unitec grounds. The first ducklings of the season have now hatched. Please be aware that they have been spotted wandering the car parks, particularly opposite B115. It would be great if you could remind students to drive carefully and to the… Read more »
Jacky McManus, DCE – People and Culture, has invited nominations for a position on the Te Pūkenga Council Interim Staff Advisory Committee – Unitec will have ONE representative on the Committee. Information on the opportunity: Te Pūkenga is committed to ensuring that the voices of the ITP subsidiaries, including Unitec’s, are heard across their various committees and platforms. Over the… Read more »
The exhibition ‘Together Alone’ featuring a number of Unitec graduates was opened on Wednesday 9 June at Gallery One, Building 76. As part of the Auckland Festival of Photography this group exhibition curated by Unitec Art & Design lecturer, Allan McDonald considers tensions between separation and connection. Bringing together the diverse photographic practices of Caryline… Read more »
Happening today at Waitākere – the 50 year anniversary of the Polynesian Panthers, which was was a revolutionary social justice movement formed by young people to target racial inequalities carried out against Māori and Pacific Islanders in Tāmaki Makaurau. “They were searching for something positive—the life their families moved to New Zealand to create, as… Read more »
Hamish Martin – Director, IT, announced last week that his team is implementing some new cyber security measures to protect our information. One of these that you’ll notice from next week is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA works by texting a code to your phone which you’ll need to enter to gain access. This confirms you are… Read more »
Unitec hosted the University of Auckland at the end of May for their first-ever friendly game of futsal, a form of indoor soccer. The event was put together with the help of Marvin Eakins, the Futsal Development Officer of AFF/NFF (Auckland Football Federation/Northern Region Football Federation), Declan Peach – Futsal coach at UoA, and… Read more »
