Marcail Parkinson, President of VUWSA, spoke to Newstalk NZ about the reasons behind the decision. She said that there was a lot of discussion about if the event was supporting informed and balanced debate. “We asked them [the university] to relook at how they were running the event and we raised the concerns that we had…
You would have no doubt heard of the recent decision by the Wellington City Council to remove the heritage designation from the Gordon Wilson Flats, along with some positive changes to housing and housing density. Young ACT Wellington welcomes the decision by the Council as a fantastic step in the right direction, and no doubt Young…
This is an open letter to express concerns arising from the recent decision to host one-party workshops andlimiting the involvement of parties in upcoming election activities. VUWSA has openly stated its goal and commitment to being a “non-partisan” organisation while still beingpolitically active. This is respectable; however, difficult to achieve, and something that should be…
Todays policy launched by National at the University of Auckland Clubs expo really highlights the vain approach they take to policy. You might be inclined to think this will help young people. You might even think to give them your vote. But the reality is that this policy will be extremely destructive in the long…
Like many buses in Wellington, the Labour Bus doesn’t go very far before breaking down. It was a tense week in Parliament as yet another Labour Minister, Michael Wood, has resigned as a minister over unidentified and unmanaged conflicts of interest including shares in Chorus, Spark, and National Australia Bank. Last week carries on the…
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