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Students launch Maori ‘Thursdays In Black’

Thursday, 14 October 2004, 11:29 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Te Mana Akonga (National Maori Tertiary Students’ Association) and The Tertiary Women’s Focus Group (TWFG) of the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) will today launch a te reo Maori ‘Thursdays in Black’ shirt to add to the ‘Thursdays in ... More >>

Historic win for Massey students against fee rises

Friday, 1 October 2004, 2:09 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are calling on all other tertiary institutions to follow the lead of the Massey University Council, who today voted against the University management’s proposal to raise fees by the maximum possible and resolved not to increase fees for 2005. More >>

NZUSA elects leaders for 2005

Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 8:52 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

The New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) elected its officers for 2005 at its annual September conference in Dunedin over the weekend. Camilla Belich and Andrew Kirton will be the Co-Presidents of NZUSA for 2005 and Karen Price will ... More >>

Government should listen to NZEI

Wednesday, 22 September 2004, 4:51 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

The New Zealand University Students' Association (NZUSA) is calling on the government to listen to the concerns of New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) members who today voted to adopt a resolution supporting a living allowance for all students. More >>

Students call on Maharey to enter fees mediation

Friday, 10 September 2004, 11:32 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are today calling on Tertiary Education Minister, Steve Maharey to enter into urgent mediation with students and tertiary institution Councils to stop fee increases. More >>

Homer’s homerphobia warning to feature at hearing

Wednesday, 8 September 2004, 10:22 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students to present MPs at Civil Union Bill hearing with Homer Simpson’s warning against ‘homerphobia’ More >>

Students challenge Maharey to watch fees go up

Thursday, 2 September 2004, 1:03 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are today challenging Tertiary Minister; Steve Maharey to clear his diary for the next few months and attend fee setting meetings at public tertiary institutions to get a first hand look at the failure of his fee maxima policy. More >>

Major Barriers For Women In Industry Training

Thursday, 2 September 2004, 9:51 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

“The government is getting carried away in its praise of industry training considering that a mere 25 percent of those involved are women,” said Camilla Belich, National Women’s Rights Officer of the New Zealand University Students’ Association, Camilla ... More >>

15,000 Movers And Shakers Can’t Be Wrong

Monday, 9 August 2004, 1:22 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Representatives of Te Mana Akonga, the National Maori Tertiary Students Association, will present their submission to the Select Committee handling the ill-fated Foreshore and Seabed Bill late tomorrow afternoon. More >>

Student teachers meet to discuss Colleges future

Monday, 9 August 2004, 10:35 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Student teacher representatives from Colleges of Education are in Wellington to plan a campaign against teachers’ student debt and discuss the future of teacher education in New Zealand. More >>

Marketing and fees madness must end

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 12:05 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are calling on tertiary institutions to stop wasting public money on inducements to students and other marketing and promotion, in the wake of the COOL scandal at CPIT. More >>

Fee reductions: government spin

Monday, 2 August 2004, 1:13 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

“Steve Maharey’s claim that his fee maxima policy is delivering certainty about student fees is government spin that will not wash with students or their families who are paying through the nose for their education,” said Fleur Fitzsimons, Co-President ... More >>

Fee Reductions Spin That Will Not Wash

Monday, 2 August 2004, 12:47 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

"Steve Maharey's claim that his fee maxima policy is delivering certainty about student fees is government spin that will not wash with students or their families who are paying through the nose for their education," said Fleur Fitzsimons, ... More >>

Students To Present 35000 Signatures To Parliament

Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 9:50 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students to present 35,000 strong petition for living allowances to Select Committee with real life examples More >>

Students To fight Govt's "Unfair" Loan Scheme

Tuesday, 27 July 2004, 10:27 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are vowing to continue their Human Rights case against the unfair student loan scheme, following government’s hypocritical defence of the policy. More >>

Student debt the best contraceptive say report

Monday, 26 July 2004, 2:02 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Student debt is putting borrowers off having babies and shutting them out of home ownership, according to a report released today by the New Zealand Institute. More >>

Students ready for fight against fee increases

Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 8:43 am | New Zealand University Student's Association

The fight to stop fee increases at public institutions came a step closer as students at the New Zealand University Students’ Association (NZUSA) conference in Auckland last weekend met to plan the campaign for fee reductions in 2005. More >>

Students applaud Tai Poutini’s zero fee scheme

Monday, 5 July 2004, 3:31 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students applaud Tai Poutini’s zero fee scheme and call for no fees for all students More >>

Nationwide campaign launched

Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 2:17 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students are today launching a nation-wide campaign for grandparenting of international student fees at all public tertiary institutions in New Zealand. More >>

Student campaign wins more allowances

Thursday, 27 May 2004, 3:55 pm | New Zealand University Student's Association

Students have welcomed today’s budget announcement that more students will be entitled to a student allowance thanks to a strong campaign run by students. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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