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Access to campus under the \u2018traffic light\u2019 system<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
New Zealand has moved into the new \u2018traffic light\u2019 COVID-19 Protection Framework<\/a> on Friday December 3. The Auckland region will start on the \u2018red light\u2019 setting, under which people are advised to work from home where possible. Access to many physical services and locations, including at AUT, will be conditional upon vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under red light settings, you will need your \u2018My Vaccine Pass\u2019<\/a> to access AUT campuses (exceptions will be made for people with a medical exemption that has been approved by the Ministry of Health).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first instance, from today you will need to carry your My Vaccine Pass on you (either in hard copy or digital format). In order to access campus from 10 January, you will also need to register your My Vaccine Pass with AUT. AUT will hold your vaccination status in Arion, the same secure system used to hold your personal identification (such as your academic records, passport or other identity information). Further detail on registering your vaccine pass will be available soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students will be able to access libraries, study spaces and Tech Central, and will be guided by on-campus concierge services. Because it is still possible to catch and transmit COVID-19 when fully vaccinated, physical distancing of one metre should be maintained wherever possible and face coverings should be worn indoors. When on campus, use the NZ COVID-19 Tracer App<\/a> (with Bluetooth on) and connect your phone to AUT Wi-Fi. This will be hugely helpful with contact tracing if there is a case on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend that research students continue to use the online campus access form<\/a> when you need to access your usual workspace. To date AUT has processed around 500 access to campus requests from students \u2013 the majority of which have been to allow research students to access labs, clinics, equipment, and workspaces. This option remains open under the traffic light system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Online resources and services remain available to all students regardless of vaccination status. All students can also access the Student Medical Centres (by appointment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n More details about the requirements for being on campus at the red light setting are available on the AUT COVID-19 Protection Framework Traffic Light System<\/a> page. You can also find general COVID information at the FAQs for current AUT students<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AUT will be closed for the summer holiday period from Saturday 18 December 2021 to Sunday 9 January 2022. <\/strong>Additionally, most staff will not be working from 15-17 December. We encourage you to take a genuine break during the closedown. It has been a tough year, and we all deserve some rest and relaxation.Supervisors also need their rest, and many will have annual leave booked; so you may like to arrange a low- or no-contact period with your supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Zealand government has indicated plans for a staged re-opening of borders in 2022. While this is a positive sign that international movement will become easier, it comes with caveats. For those students planning on leaving New Zealand, please be aware of the risk of not being able to re-enter. As the emergence of the Omicron variant has shown, border controls may be subject to change very quickly. For current students wishing to relocate to NZ, we will do all we can to assist. However, we have received advice from Immigration New Zealand that skilled migrants will likely take priority over international students. We are here to help, but we have little influence over Immigration New Zealand systems and processing of visas and approvals to (re)enter NZ. We appreciate your patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AUTEC reminds researchers that data collection involving physical proximity to people is restricted at red level.Public health and hygiene guidelines differ for those who are fully vaccinated and those who are unvaccinated. Researchers will need to check the latest information on the Research Ethics website<\/a> before proceeding or recommencing with data collection involving physical proximity to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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