Piki-hama - a place of belonging for Pasifika law students at Te Herenga Waka
A new Pasifika law students’ room—Piki-Hama—opened at Old Government Buildings (OGB) in July. Formalities included speeches from...
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What’s a Native Species Worth?
By Dan Moskovitz (he/him) What is the value of a native species? And is every species of equal value? Ultimately, the answer to these...
Protests Against “Devastating” West Coast Mine Continue
By Henry Broadbent (he/him) Early on the morning of Friday 8 of August, as public servants strode to work, a group of activists, under a...
Victoria University Te Herenga Waka Hosts Largest -Ever Open Day Amid Build-Up to Democracy Week
By Walter Zamalis (he/him) The recent Victoria University—Te Herenga Waka—held its largest-ever Open Day on Friday, August 22, drawing...
ATAG Left Dead in the Water
By Darcy Lawrey (he/him) Members of the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association (VUWSA) executive are disappointed their...
Architecture and Design Students Can Have Assessment Extensions (As A Treat)
By Dan Moskovitz (he/him) Architecture and design students at Te Herenga Waka have been misled by the university about their rights to...
Everton Hall Student Suffers Mould Poisoning
By Phoebe Robertson (she/her) The first thing Delah Varnon-Welch noticed when she unlocked the door to her new flat at Everton Hall was...
VUWSA Wants Clubs and Societies to Come Back Home
By Darcy Lawrey (he/him) The Victoria University Student’s Association (VUWSA) is planning to take back the role of managing the...
VUWSA Adopts Single Transferable Voting System Ahead of Upcoming Elections
Walter Zamalis (he/him) The Victoria University Students’ Association (VUWSA) will adopt the Single Transferable Vote voting system (STV)...
Where’s The Work? Not at Councils
Dan Moskovitz (he/him) For graduates seeking a foothold in local government, the outlook is grim. Neither Wellington City Council nor...
Opinion: The Left Needs a David Seymour
Fergus Goodall Smith (He/him) When I first started thinking about this piece of writing, my mind jumped to where it always does as a...
Opinion: There are No Excuses to Ignore Palestine
Te Urukeiha Tuhua (he/they/ia, Tūhoe) All of us know what’s happening in Gaza. We see it every time we scroll on social media, coming...
“A Stifling Atmosphere for Freedom of Expression”: The FBI Sets Up Shop in Wellington
Darcy Lawrey (he/him) Rumors swirled through the capital two weeks ago following sightings of FBI Director Kash Patel in the basement of...
New Zealand Universities Hate (Academic) Paywalls Too
Dan Moskovitz (he/him) In a rare show of trans-Tasman unity, New Zealand universities are teaming up with their Australian counterparts...
Opinion: Tamatha Paul Leads Panel on Rethinking New Zealand’s Justice System
Guy van Egmond (he/him) In the nave of St Peter’s on Willis last Monday, a crowd of people converged to hear Tamatha Paul and a panel of...
Leaked MoJ Proposal Reveals Planned Secret Terrorism Law Overhaul
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) A leaked Ministry of Justice document seen by the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties (NZCL) reveals the...
Wellington’s Only Progressive Mayoral Candidate? An Interview with Alex Baker
By Darcy Lawrey (he/him) If you’ve been following the Wellington mayoral race, you’ve likely heard about Ray Chung, Andrew Little and...
OPINION: Poo? Nah. (The Terrifying Toilets in Ngā Mokopuna)
By James Hornsby Ngā Mokopuna is the hot new eco-warrior kid on campus. If you're not familiar with the building, it "aspires" to meet a...
Opinion | If We Can Watch a Child Starve on Screen and Feel Nothing
By Phoebe Robertson TW: Death, Starvation, Genocide It’s July. The world moves on. Gaza does not. Over a thousand people have now been...
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