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“Fast-track Law To Kill Kiwi”: Students Say Fight Against Anti-democracy Legislation Is Only Just Beginning
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:18 am | VUWSA
Student groups ‘Climate Action VUW’, Schools Strike 4 Climate and VUWSA will be on the street in Wellington today, the last day for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill, with a message that the fight against the Government’s ‘War on ... More >>
Students And Staff Put The Spotlight On The Tertiary Education Commission
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 4:21 pm | VUWSA
Open Letter to Tim Fowler, Chief Executive Officer, Tertiary Education Commission, Jan Tinetti, Minister of Education and the future Minister of Education, The 1 July 2023 Cabinet paper on risks to higher education capability due to proposed university ... More >>
Students Protest Government Inaction On Student Hardship And Debt
Monday, 11 September 2023, 5:25 pm | VUWSA
On Tuesday 12th September, 7.30-8.30am, students will protest outside Minister of Finance Grant Robertson’s office about Government inaction on student hardship and student debt. They will hold a banner which quotes the Minister in 1996 when ... More >>
Saving Tertiary Campaign
Monday, 12 June 2023, 10:28 am | VUWSA
VUWSA, OUSA, THW-VUW and Otago Tertiary Education Unions, along with THW-VUW Vice Chancellor Professor Nic Smith and Otago Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson today call on the CEO of the Tertiary Education Commission - Tim Fowler, Education ... More >>
VUWSA Statement On Mayoral Candidates’ Debate
Friday, 26 August 2022, 8:11 pm | VUWSA
VUWSA is uninviting candidate Barbara McKenzie from the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association Mayoral Candidates’ Debate (to be held in September) due to her racist and transphobic views. We condemn these views as they hurt our already ... More >>
VUWSA Statement On Budget 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:56 pm | VUWSA
Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) would like to state that the 2022 Budget has continued to condemn our national student body to poverty and debt by maintaining the status quo. Extending half-price public transport ... More >>
Joint Pānui On The Te Herenga Waka Vaccine Mandate Review
Friday, 1 April 2022, 11:02 am | VUWSA
To Acting Vice Chancellor Jennifer Windsor, COVID-19 Incident Controller Leon Bakker, and Director Student Experience and Wellbeing Kirsty McClure. Mabuhay and tēnā koutou Acting Vice Chancellor Jennifer Windsor, COVID-19 Incident Controller Leon ... More >>
VUWSA Calls For Peaceful Action To Reclaim Campus, Support Staff And Students
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 2:25 pm | VUWSA
Today Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association has sent an open letter to Minister Chris Hipkins, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, Mayor Andy Foster and Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford on behalf of the students and staff of Te Herenga ... More >>
Give Students Their Campus Back Petition
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 7:20 pm | VUWSA
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) urgently call the Government, Police, Wellington City Council and the University to work together to relocate the protestors from Pipitea Campus grounds and free up critical bus routes, ... More >>
VUWSA Statement On Freedom Convoy Protest
Monday, 14 February 2022, 1:17 pm | VUWSA
VUWSA are firm advocates of the right to protest and believe in the importance of organizing and speaking out, but we stand against the Freedom Convoy and their occupation of Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington grounds. We do not support ... More >>
Statement On Sale Of Mana Island
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 12:56 pm | VUWSA
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association decided in 2017 to sell the three artworks that it had purchased from 1963-1972. The artworks have been sold individually since then, with the final one, Don Binney’s Mana Island , going ... More >>
VUWSA criticises Victoria University's ‘brand refresh'
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 11:23 am | VUWSA
VUWSA criticises the underhanded way in which the University is moving forward with the name change under the guise of a “brand refresh” More >>
Fountown has been saved!
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 11:44 am | VUWSA
Students have successfully saved Fountown as Wellington City Council announces the decision, in today’s City strategy Committee meeting, to not go ahead with the proposed Alcohol Ban Area in Kelburn Park. More >>
VUWSA backs He Ara Oranga recommendations
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 4:56 pm | VUWSA
Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) receives the release of He Ara Oranga with open arms. More >>
VUWSA stands by Fees Free education
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 9:42 am | VUWSA
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) supports the Labour government’s Fees Free policy. More >>
Students ramp up their efforts against sexual violence
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 11:14 am | VUWSA
Students ramp up their efforts against sexual violence with the launch of the #metoo VUW student blog. On Thursday 23 August, Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) will launch the #metoo vuw student blog ( www.metoostudents.org.nz ... More >>
Students take fight for mental health services to Parliament
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 1:25 pm | VUWSA
The Wait is Over: Students are taking their fight for better mental health services to Parliament. More >>
VUWSA backs the ‘Plan to Fix Renting’
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 6:06 pm | VUWSA
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) supports the 36-point “Plan to Fix Renting” announced by Renters United on Wednesday. More >>
Time for the old guard to learn some new tricks - VUWSA
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 2:39 pm | VUWSA
Dame Margaret Bazley’s review into allegations of sexual misconduct at law firm Russell McVeagh has confirmed the firm’s negligent response to sexual assault claims and proved there is a need for complete culture change both in the firm and the wider ... More >>
Students rally to call out sexual violence in the workplace
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 3:02 pm | VUWSA
Students rally to call out sexual violence in the workplace and demand firms do better More >>
