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Scrapping Fees Free; A Kick To The Gut While Students Are Already Down
Monday, 11 May 2026, 2:05 pm | VUWSA
Aidan Donoghue, President of the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, says: “The Government’s decision to abolish Fees Free is a retrograde step that will materially increase barriers to tertiary participation.” More >>
VUWSA Supports The Extension Of The Social Security (Extension Of Winter Energy Payment) Amendment Bill
Friday, 1 May 2026, 3:02 pm | VUWSA
Recent political upheaval and global conflict has continued to exacerbate these concerns and we hope to see this amendment provide greater security to our tauira during an especially challenging period. More >>
VUWSA Statement – Humanitarian Crisis In Iran
Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 6:16 pm | VUWSA
As part of the Victoria University academic community, we believe it is important to call attention to these horrors and to remain informed through credible and responsible sources. More >>
VUWSA Statement On Election Date 2026
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 3:46 pm | VUWSA
VUWSA calls to all organisations that promote civic participation to join us in launching the largest enrolment drive this country has seen, and stresses if they want to collaborate to reach out immediately. More >>
VUWSA Welcomes Forward Momentum On The Gordon Wilson Site
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 12:10 pm | VUWSA
Since 2012, the building has sat empty, taking up space in a city with a preexisting dire need for more housing. Liban Ali, VUWSA President, says that this announcement allows everyone to look ahead. More >>
VUWSA Opposes Changes To The Jobseeker Benefit
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 12:06 pm | VUWSA
Job losses have hit rangitahi especially hard in the last year, with unemployment in 15–19-year-olds rising from 20.4 percent in September 2024 to 23.8 percent in December 2024. More >>
Students Protest Outside MSD
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 1:12 pm | VUWSA
“Students are currently paying the highest energy bills they have ever had to pay for. This is underpinned by rising public transport, and other cost of living pressures” Welfare Vice President Josh Robinson said. More >>
Open Letter To The Members Of Parliament
Friday, 1 August 2025, 12:18 pm | VUWSA
The Winter Energy Payment, as it currently stands, supports some of our most vulnerable citizens. Yet it excludes one of the most financially precarious groups in our country: tertiary students. More >>
VUWSA Calls For The Winter Energy Payment To Be Extended To Students
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 11:27 am | VUWSA
The Winter Energy Payment, introduced in 2017 by the Labour Government, currently supports most beneficiary groups — except students. VUWSA believes this is an unjust oversight and is urging the Government to correct it. More >>
Grand Theft Academia: Government Continues To Rob Young People Of Their Futures
Friday, 23 May 2025, 2:13 pm | VUWSA
Inflation adjusted, Budget 2025 has only made room for a measly 3% increase in student allowance funding and has also made it harder for young people to access the Jobseeker Benefit by introducing means testing. More >>
“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 >>
