CAREY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 2026 START OF SEMESTER ONE

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kāreti Iriiri o Carey!

What an exciting time to be at Carey Baptist College! It’s a new building, a new year, and a new semester! It has been so good meeting many of our new students during Orientation events this week—and thank you to our returning students who rocked up to welcome them.

This is the first installment of the CareyWeekly Newsletter for semester one 2026. These newsletters are packed full of useful information, so please read them. If you missed orientation or just need to reference some of the resources, you can find everything on our new students webpage including a link to the timetables, Academic Regulations, CareyOnline, and so much more.

Classes start on Monday, so hopefully you’ve accessed CareyOnline and read through the course outlines for each course—this is a free pro tip to impress your lecturers too.

If you have trouble accessing any of the systems, please get in touch with our Academic Registrar, Neroli Hollis. We pray that your study this semester is invigorating, inspiring, interesting and above all else, grows your understanding of and love for Jesus!

Accessing Class Meetings and Recordings

As you know, we have created Microsoft Office365 accounts for you, and you now have single sign-on capabilities across Outlook, the Library, CareyOnline, and Teams. Yay!

Teams is where we host our lecture recordings, and if you have been wondering, “What is class going to look like?” or “How do I view my lecture recordings?” we’ve got just the thing for you!

Here is a tipsheet that will get you started on how to access your class meetings and recordings. Take a look at it, and you should be sweet for starting next week. Your lecturers will give you more information along the way, but you can always contact our team for more.

Your Support Team

Supporting our students is our top priority, and we want to let you know more about our amazing team.

Library Team

Our Library team, Siong Ng and Mei Ling Lee can assist you with library resources, referencing for assessments, and general assessment skills. They are extremely delightful and always keen to help.

Student Support Advisors

Denise Tims and Jarrahmal Tanielu are your Student Support Advisors. Denise has a primary responsibility for connecting with and supporting Māori students, while Jarrahmal will have primary responsibility for supporting our Pasifika students and distance students. Both of them will also provide wider support for all students in partnership with our wonderful library support team.

Academic Registrar

If you haven’t met Neroli Hollis yet, you are missing out. She is your first port of call for just about anything, handling administrative enquiries, including CareyOnline, enrolment, and course planning. Neroli also supports international students and students with disabilities. Oh, and she’s always got chocolates, so if you come on-site, there is yet another reason to see her.

You can talk to any of our team, and they will ensure you are connected with the best person to help you in your studies.

Karakia this term

A special part of our on-site Carey life is our regular karakia. This year, we are excited to engage a new series, Prophets and Kings. This semester, we will journey through 1 Kings, and next week Paul Jones will be launching the series.

For those of you who are returning students, karakia will look a bit different this year, but we will tell you everything you need to know on Tuesday.

The library

The library is the place to go for pretty much anything you need while you’re at Carey. Whether you’re online or on-site, Mei Ling and Siong can help you get your resources, answer questions, and be around for support as you study. Flick them an email, give them a call (09 526 0347), or stop by whenever you need them.

Library Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 6.30pm
• Friday: 9am to 5pm
• Saturday: 10am to 12.30pm

If you need access to the library after hours and on Saturdays, email the library.

First Steps for new students

All new students should be enrolled in First Steps on CareyOnline. This is a course to familiarise yourself with life at Carey and give you vital academic skills for your study journey. This is a required course, so please make it a priority to complete if you haven’t done it before.