Tuesday 17 August 2021

Kia ora ,

Auckland moves to Alert Level 4 at 11:59pm tonight for 7 days

Earlier tonight, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand's move to Alert Level 4 for 3 days while Auckland and Coromandel will move to Alert Level 4 for 7 days following a confirmed community case.

The confirmed case showed symptoms and was tested on Monday. While the delta-variant cannot be confirmed until genome sequencing results return tomorrow, the Government is expecting that it will be the delta variant and as such is treating it so.
Click here for the update.

Online/Off-campus learning

All Unitec campuses are fully closed from 11:59pm tonight

There are NO classes tomorrow (Wednesday 18 August) so we can all prepare accordingly to live, study and work from home in Alert Level 4 over the next week.
Any online teaching for the remainder of the week will be communicated directly from your lecturer. Please also keep an eye on moodle updates for your programme.
All classes are expected to be teaching online from Monday where possible.
Following guidance and Alert Level restrictions, Unitec will communicate how teaching and learning will progress as we step down Alert Levels.

Please also prepare in the event Auckland remains off-campus beyond the next 7 days.

Health and wellbeing reminders

Please remain vigilant with personal health, hygiene and wellbeing:

If you or a family member is unwell, please stay at home
If you have cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, call your doctor or Healthline and get advice about being tested
Practice physical distancing of 1m where possible
Use of face coverings is encouraged
Continue to keep track of where you've been (Download NZ COVID tracer app)
Head to Student Portal and ensure your contact details with us are up to date

Te Puna Waiora - Health and Counselling

Te Puna Waiora will remain open for phone or virtual consultations only during Alert level 4 as an essential service.

Please call 0800 10 85 10 or visit Te Puna Waiora web page.

Further support

If you think you have been in contact with a confirmed case, please call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for health advice and information.

If you are unwell and think you may require a COVID-19 test, you can contact
Te Puna Waiora Health and Counselling on 0800 10 85 10.

Students can also contact Student Support for assistance on 0800 10 75 10.

If you feel anxious, a bit overwhelmed or just need to chat to someone, 1737 is a FREE service also available to you.

Remember to be kind to yourself and reach out to our helpful staff and services through our Student Support teams on 0800 10 75 10.

Kia kaha

#UnitecStudents