Unitec's Waitākere campus is one of two teaching campuses the institute runs in Auckland, the other being at Mt Albert. It sits at 5 to 7 Ratanui Street in Henderson, and the public library it shares with the community is directly across the road. The campus has a whānau room where students can spend time with their children, a landscaped plaza, and a short walk to the shops and cafes of central Henderson. Te Rangimarie, a student study space on the ground floor of Building 510, has computers and a printer, copier and scanner. Semester hours are 6.30am to 9pm on weekdays and 8am to 4pm on Saturdays, and the campus is closed on public holidays.
Nursing and medical imaging students train at the Āwhina Simulation Clinic, a short distance away, which the institute describes as a high-tech clinical facility with the features of a working hospital. That is the practical reason these programmes are taught here. Both campuses are smoke and vape free, including grounds, cars and shuttle buses. A free shuttle bus runs from Mt Albert to the Waitākere campus.