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IPCA report riddle with inaccuracies, say students
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 1:45 pm | Blockade The budget
A report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority into the policing of student protests in 2012 is riddled with inaccuracies, say students who laid the original complaint with the IPCA. More >>
Students angry about lack of progress on IPCA investigation
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 10:04 am | Blockade The budget
Students are angry that nearly 2 years on from beginning an investigation into the police response to a protest against the National Party’s education policies, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has still not released its findings. More >>
Education Sectors Unite Against Budget Cuts
Saturday, 21 July 2012, 4:52 pm | Blockade The budget
Students today hosted a sector-wide education protest labelled “Show and Tell,” marching from Auckland’s Britomart to SkyCity, the site of this weekend’s National Party Conference. More >>
Students to join picket of National Party Conference
Friday, 20 July 2012, 8:20 am | Blockade The budget
The Auckland based student movement Blockade the Budget have said they will join the picket of the National Party Conference this weekend organised by social justice group Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP). More >>
More Student Protests at the University of Auckland
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 10:21 am | Blockade The budget
University of Auckland Students have staged a demonstration outside Vice-Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon's office earlier today for what they are calling a 'dismissive and ignorant attitude' towards students protesting against the National Government's ... More >>
IPCA Investigates Police Action at Budget Protest
Saturday, 7 July 2012, 12:43 pm | Blockade The budget
A complaint laid by the Blockade the Budget group regarding police action on the 1st of June is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA). In the aftermath of the protest, the Blockade the Budget group were informed of numerous ... More >>
IPCA Investigates Police Action at Blockade the Budget Event
Saturday, 7 July 2012, 12:20 pm | Blockade The budget
A complaint laid by the Blockade the Budget group regarding police action on the 1st of June is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA). In the aftermath of the protest, the Blockade the Budget group were informed of numerous ... More >>
Students Interrupt John Key at Medical School opening
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 10:16 am | Blockade The budget
A group of students has interrupted a speech from Prime Minister John Key as he opened the new Medical and Health Sciences complex at the University of Auckland yesterday.The students from protest group Blockade the Budget stood in the wind and rain chanting ... More >>
Students prepare to protest with 'Education Show & Tell.'
Friday, 29 June 2012, 12:05 pm | Blockade The budget
Auckland students are preparing to take to the streets again, this time for an education 'show & tell' on Saturday 21st of July. This protest is the latest in series of organized student protests against the National Government's recent budget and ... More >>
Students to lodge official complaint over aggressive police
Friday, 8 June 2012, 2:14 pm | Blockade The budget
Auckland students who last Friday 1 June participated in a peaceful protest against the attacks on tertiary education in Budget 2012, are preparing to lodge an official complaint with the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) in response to the ... More >>
Don't turn out the lights on education!
Thursday, 7 June 2012, 9:15 am | Blockade The budget
University of Auckland students will be holding a silent study-in tonight at the University library, in the latest protest titled "Don't turn out the lights on education!" This protest is one of a series of organized student protests ... More >>
Blockade The Budget’s Statement of Intent
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 4:47 pm | Blockade The budget
This is a call for a stop to the neoliberal attacks on New Zealand’s education sector. All over the world people are fighting against the commercialisation and privatisation of education. This current approach to education is only further preventing ... More >>
Students protest 2012 "Black Budget"
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 12:28 pm | Blockade The budget
This afternoon, Thursday 24th May at 1pm, in coordination with universities around the country, in solidarity with international student movements in Montreal and Greece, and with the support of the Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA), Blockade ... More >>
Auckland Students set to Strike in Opposition to Budget
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 6:11 pm | Blockade The budget
Auckland University students are set to go on strike on Thursday 24th May. Students from across Auckland will gather outside the General Library on Alfred Street to demonstrate their opposition to the expected changes to essential student conditions ... More >>
