Unitec
Unitec to use Crown loan to pay staff redundancies
Unitec is to lay off somewhere in excess of 100 staff, possibly more than double that number, using money borrowed from the Government as it suspends 19 full courses and parts of three others. Video, Audio
Polytechnic bailouts near $100m - analysis
The crisis in polytechnics has deepened with the Government bailing out two more institutions, Unitec in Auckland and Whitireia in Porirua. The $65 million advanced to the two is on top of the… Audio
Govt's bailouts for polytechs nears $100m
Government bailouts for polytechnics now total $98 million this year after the government advanced $50 million to Unitec in Auckland and $15 million to Whitireia in Porirua. Unitec's woes were well… Audio
Commissioner on the cards for Unitec
The Government is considering appointing a commissioner to run Unitec in Auckland. The process has been undertaken by the government after it was revealed the institution was expected to make deficits… Audio
Biggest polytech makes $31m deficit, adviser appointed
Auditors have posted a question mark over the viability of the country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, after it reported a $31 million deficit for 2017.
Unitec reverses enrolment outsourcing decision
The biggest polytechnic, Unitec, is taking back some of its enrolment services just over a year after it controversially outsourced them to a private company.
Unitec reports higher-than-expected $24m deficit
Auckland's Unitec has reported a $24 million deficit for 2016 - $8m more than what was budgeted.
Embattled Unitec reports $24m deficit
Unitec's CEO Rick Ede says the result was expected and puts it down to high employment rates and a major overhaul of the organisation. Audio
Unitec's rating downgraded by NZQA
The country's largest institute of technology has dropped from a Level Two to a Level One over concerns about the way it moderates students' assessments.
Enrolment system problems cost Unitec $15m
Unitec has lost up to $15 million in revenue this year because of problems with its enrolment system, the Tertiary Education Union estimates.
Unitec student numbers lowest in 15 years says union
Unitec's complicated online enrolment system has been blamed for steep declines in student numbers and a 15-million-dollar loss in revenues for New Zealand's largest polytechnic. Audio
Staff morale at Unitec plummets - survey
Staff morale at New Zealand's biggest polytechnic is critically low with some staff describing the environment as ruthless and chaotic, a leaked report shows.
Survey of Unitec staff finds extremely low morale
Staff at Auckland's Unitec say a staff survey finding massive dissatisfaction and low morale is no surprise and demand changes to the way the polytechnic is being run. Audio
Unitec staff tired of upheavals - union
Staff at Auckland's Unitec are tired and stressed by the ongoing restructuring of the polytechnic, the Tertiary Education Union says.
Unitec to close down Albany campus
Auckland's Unitec - the country's largest polytechnic - is to close down one of its campuses at the end of the year.
Unitec shake-up 'risky gamble', critics say
Unitec's move to axe jobs in student services and contract them out to a private multinational will see students suffer, critics say. Audio
Hundreds of Unitec jobs could go
Hundreds of staff could lose their jobs in a $250 million overhaul of the country's largest polytechnic. Audio
NZ's largest polytech shedding more than 100 jobs
The country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, wants to cut 124 jobs - and up to 300 more could be shed over the next three years. Audio
Spectrum for 30 November 2014
Unitec Communication students use multi-media to better understand New Zealand as it was 100 years ago. The exhibition was devised by Unitec Communication programme Leader Dr Sara Donaghy, and an… Audio