Speak up!
If you feel you are experiencing or have witnessed harassment or bullying, there are a number of people at Unitec who can support and guide you through the process of resolving the issue.
As a student, your first point of contact should be a Student Advocate.
What is considered harassment and bullying?
Harassment is a pattern of behaviour that is:
- Intimidating or threatening and unwelcome or offensive
- Repeated or of a serious nature to create detrimental effect
- Related to a person’s identity such as their race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability or religious belief
Bullying is a pattern of repeated behaviour that is:
- Unreasonable and includes victimising, humiliating, intimidating or threatening
Harassment and bullying behaviour can be in the form of verbal, written, visual, physical actions or electronic such as cyber harassment.
Anyone who experiences or witnesses this type of behaviour is encouraged to act promptly and speak up.
Additional support
You can also seek support from of the following people, groups and resources:
- Student President, Student Council and Class representatives
- Student Support services including Māori, Pacific, International and Disability Support Services
- Medical Centre and Counsellors
- ALLY Network
- Online Bullying advice from Netsafe
Any person may at any time decide to refer a complaint relating to harassment and/or bullying to the Human Rights Commission, within 90 days of the incident occurring.
Are you a staff member looking for more information?
Staff can view more information on the Nest, refer to the Speak Up resources under the working @ unitec section.
