Policy Notices

Policy News

• Staff are asked to regularly remind themselves of their obligations under the Bullying and Harassment Policy, Fraud and Corruption Policy, Interests (Conflicts of Interest) Policy and Protected Disclosures Policy.

Policy Updates

Recent updates have been made to the following policies:

• CCTV Surveillance Policy - revised following regular review (December 2021)
• Child Protection Policy- revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Consultancy Policy - revised following regular review (March 2022)
• Drone Policy - minor revisions following CAA review (March 2022)
• Environmental Sustainability Policy - minor amendments to reflect the University's commitment and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (November 2021)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Financial Ethics Policy - updated links to new forms in Kuhukuhu (December 2021)
• Gift Acceptance Policy - updated links to new forms in Kuhukuhu December 2021)
• Independent Contractor Policy - updated following regular review (March 2022)
• Interests (Conflicts of Interest) Policy - updated links to new forms in Kuhukuhu (December 2021)
• Koha and Donations Policy - revised following regular review (November 2021) and updated links to new forms in Kuhukuhu (December 2021)
• Media Policy - revised following regular review (November 2021)
• Mobile Device Policy - revised to take account of the procurement relationship with PB Tech (February 2022)
• Protected Disclosures Policy - revised following regular review (October 2021)
• Procurement Policy - updated links to new forms in Kuhukuhu (December 2021)
• Research and Study Leave Policy - revised following regular review (November 2021)
• Sexual Violence Policy - new policy (May 2022)
• Smoke Free Policy - revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Social Media Policy - revised following regular review (October 2021)
• Sponsorship Policy - revised following regular review (November 2021)
• Staff Performance and Development Policy - revised following regular review (October 2021)
• Student Complaints Procedures - revised following regular review (October 2021)
• Travel Policy - revised to reflect the COVID-19 international travel restriction (March 2022)
• Vehicle Use Policy - the addition of a new clause (42) on insurance for private vehicles damaged while being used for University business (January 2022)

Policy Development and Review

The following policies, protocols and regulations are currently under development or review:

• Branded Merchandise Policy
• Bullying and Harassment Policy
• Capital Asset Policy
• Intellectual Property Rights Policy
• Management of Work Related Accidents and Incidents Policy
• Paper Outline Policy
• PCard Policy
• Procurement Policy

Feedback on any of these policies is invited to [email protected].

Q & A

Policy-related questions can be submitted to the Manager, Policy and Governance either by email to [email protected] or [email protected] or through the feedback facility at the bottom of each policy. Answers will be posted here.

Last updated 21 June 2022