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At University, Always Cite Your Sources
You remember Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s free speech event was postponed earlier in the year? Apparently to help make sure the discussion included a cross-section of balanced and representative views. Was it really? We went looking to find out. Young ACT Wellington went through a large OIA we got back from the university.…
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Young ACT Welcomes Otago’s Policy
Young ACT is welcoming the University of Otago’s adoption of a free speech policy. The policy opens with “Free speech is the lifeblood of a university. It enables the exploration of ideas, the challenging of assumptions, and the uncovering of truth through open exchange. It allows students, teachers and researchers to know better the variety…
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Free Speech Event Postponed at Victoria University of Wellington
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…
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Progress is a Unifying Force for Wellington’s Ugliest Building
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…
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Open Letter to VUWSA
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…
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Kiwisaver for Bonds – Sounds great, actually terrible
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…
