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University women demand more rights for women
Monday, 5 March 2001, 4:53 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
Women students are calling on the government to take action on paid parental leave and pay equity this week. University women will be marking International Working Women's Day with various activities to draw attention to these issues this Thursday ... More >>
Labour Committed To Making Students Starve
Thursday, 1 March 2001, 4:04 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The Labour Party is coming under increasing pressure to adequately deal with the issue of student poverty over summer, after a parliamentary question today from the National Party querying Labour’s previously stated commitment to the Emergency Unemployment ... More >>
Minister should live on nothing for a week
Monday, 19 February 2001, 3:35 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is today calling on Steve Maharey, the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary), to live on nothing for a week, to mark the launch of a nation-wide campaign demanding the reinstatement of ... More >>
Govt Should Match Westpactrust Student Loan Deal
Wednesday, 14 February 2001, 3:00 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students' Association is calling on the government to cut student loan interest rates to better a deal WestpacTrust is offering graduates. More >>
More shocking student loan side effects
Thursday, 8 February 2001, 6:52 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
"Today's news that the British government will restrict access to working-holiday visas for students with significant loan debt is further proof of the unintended consequences of the student loan scheme," said Sam Huggard, Co President of ... More >>
Students Target Labour On Summer Allowance
Monday, 5 February 2001, 1:54 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
Student leaders today vowed not to let another summer break go by without students having access to the Emergency Unemployment Benefit. More >>
Students Back Alliance Over EUB
Thursday, 1 February 2001, 4:49 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) is today backing the call for the reinstatement of the Emergency Unemployment Benefit (EUB) for students over summer by the Alliance. More >>
Nothing In Student Loan Report For Students
Tuesday, 30 January 2001, 4:43 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) is today calling on the government to abolish the student loan scheme. The call comes after the government’s response today to the Auditor General’s report on the controversial loan scheme, ... More >>
Government Set To Retain Colleges Of Education
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 10:53 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
A high ranking Cabinet Minister has announced that the government intends retaining distinct Colleges of Education for the foreseeable future, despite a report into the issue not being released till February. The move was welcomed today by the New ... More >>
Report Calls On Government To Reduce Fees
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 10:46 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
A report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) which has called on the government to reduce tertiary education tuition fees, extend student allowances, provide a partial write off to students with loans who gain employment in New Zealand and to develop ... More >>
Free Fees Success
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 10:25 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The success of the Southland Institute of Technology's free tuition fees scheme is solid proof that fees are a significant barrier to tertiary education that should be acted on by the government said the New Zealand University Students' Association ... More >>
Please Minister Can I have Free Education?
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 9:35 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) is today calling on the Government to make major changes to the way tertiary education is funded as students prepare to head back to study. More >>
Christmas Cheer For Medical Students
Friday, 22 December 2000, 4:19 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students Association welcomes the Government’s announcement today that medical students in 2001 will be entitled to student allowances for the full seven years of study, rather than limited to 5 years. More >>
Discriminatory Sticker Scheme To End
Friday, 15 December 2000, 10:52 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
"Students will welcome today’s decision from the police to end their blatant discrimination of young people by putting a stop to their Under 25 ‘catch a car thief’ sticker scheme," said Tanja Schutz, Co President of the New Zealand University ... More >>
Youth Wage Changes Welcomed By Students
Thursday, 14 December 2000, 4:31 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
"Young people can thank their Minister today for delivering on a key election pledge and providing for a fairer system of youth wages," said Sam Huggard, Co President of the New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA). More >>
Interest Free Student Loans Policy Passed Into Law
Thursday, 14 December 2000, 2:30 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The government's policy of interest free student loans while studying was passed into law last night in Parliament. More >>
Govt. policy out of step with students, and party
Monday, 20 November 2000, 8:42 am | New Zealand University Student's Association
"The Labour party leadership must listen to the strong message from its party faithful and make more of an effort to cut the cost of tertiary education," said Sam Huggard, Co President of the New Zealand University Students Association. More >>
Outgoing Tertiary Advisory Chair Wished Well
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 8:45 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) are very sad to hear that, Dr Norman Kingsbury, Chair of the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC) has resigned today. More >>
Tertiary accountability measures long overdue!
Monday, 6 November 2000, 1:28 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
"The accountability measures that the government has announced today is positive step in the dismantling of the market model of tertiary education," said Sam Huggard, Co President of the New Zealand University Students Association. More >>
Govt's additional $6m for Work and Income welcomed
Wednesday, 25 October 2000, 4:52 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association
The New Zealand University Students Association (NZUSA) has reacted positively to the government's announcement today of an additional $6 million for the Department of Work and Income (DWI) to improve their processing of student finance. More >>
