New Student Guide

Getting ready for life as a student

• Childcare options
• Income while you study
• Accommodation
• Transport
• Bring Your Own Device

Orientation and Pōwhiri

• Orientation
• Pōwhiri Guide

Essential Services

• Library and learning services: We help you develop the skills you need to complete your assignments and succeed with academic learning.
• Student Voice: The Student Voice is a group of students who listen to students and speak for them with MIT Leadership to ensure MIT is student-centered.
• Health and counselling: As a student at Manukau Institute of Technology, you have access to friendly professional health and counselling services.
• Disability Support: Our services are here to help you make the most of being a student.
• Chaplains: Need someone to listen? We're here because we care.
• International Student Support Services: Studying in a new country is an exciting and challenging time. We can help you adjust and make the most of your experience.

Useful links

• Campus maps
• Email access: Access your MIT email address.
• Canvas: Log into your MIT learning management system.
• Office 365: Get the latest version of the full Office productivity suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more for free.
• Career and Employment: Register for jobs, find employers and access career resources.
• Sorted.org.nz: Help with budgeting
• Student loans and allowances: Get your Student Loans and Allowances sorted.

• Student Support Handbook PDF, 11747.04 KB.