The AUSA Student Council was formed as a result of AUSA’s constitutional changes in early 2019. The Council is made up of the Presidents of Faculty Associations (and, where a Faculty has no Faculty Associations, the relevant School Associations) and Representative Groups from across the University. 

The University of Auckland is a diverse student community of many. The Student Council is a key way of capturing the views of our diverse student communities. We then use feedback from our Student Council in submissions and presentations that we make to the University’s highest decision-making bodies and committees. The Student Council has been vital to a lot of AUSA’s wins, including the grade bump in Semester 1 of 2020, which was a direct result of our powerful, collective student voice.

Student Council Meeting Minutes can be found on the Documents page.

Student Council Meeting Dates 2023

The following is a list of preliminary dates which may be subject to change based on the availability of members. All meetings will be held on a Tuesday at 6pm unless otherwise specified. The location is yet to be confirmed. Agenda items are always welcome, please send these through to AUSA’s Education Vice President, Varsha Ravi, at evp@ausa.org.nz 

Preliminary dates: 

  • Tuesday 21st February 2023
  • Tuesday 21st March 2023
  • Tuesday 18th April 2023 
  • Tuesday 02nd May 2023
  • Tuesday 30th May 2023

Semester Two Dates will be confirmed in due course…

Student Council Members

Alan Shaker – President of Auckland University Students_ Association (Chair) (he_him) AUSA

Alan Shaker (he/him)

AUSA President (Chair)

Amol Kumar – Treasurer-Secretary of Auckland University Students_ Association (he_him) AUSA

Amol Kumar (he/him)

AUSA Treasurer-Secretary

Anna Sue – President of Auckland University Global Studies Society (she_her) AUGSS

Anna Sue (she/her)

President of Auckland University Global Studies Society - AUGSS

Atakura Hunia – Co-Tumuaki_Māori Students Officer (she_her) MSO

Atakura Hunia (she/her)

Co-Tumuaki, Māori Students Officer - MSO

Celesti Tan – President of Auckland University Population Health Students_ Association (she_her) AUPHSA

Celesti Tan (she/her)

President of Auckland University Population Health Students' Association - AUPHSA

David Tuifua – Pacific Island Students_ Officer (he_him) PISO

David Tuifua (he/him)

Pacific Island Student' Officer - PISO

Folau Tu_inukuafe – Engagement Vice President of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Folau Tu'inukuafe (she/her)

AUSA Engagement Vice President

Francine Muia – President of Medical Imaging Students_ Association (she_her) MISA

Francine Muia (she/her)

President of Medical Imaging Students' Association - MISA

Gareth Jones – General Manager of Auckland University Students_ Association (he_him)

Gareth Jones (he/him)

AUSA General Manager

Ivan Zhang – President of School of Music Students_ Association (he_him) SoMSA

Ivan Zhang (he/him)

President of School of Music Students' Association - SoMSA

Jennifer Lee – President of Education and Social Work Students_ Association (she_her) ESSA

Jennifer Lee (she/her)

President of Education and Social Work Students' Association - ESSA

Jenny Luo – President of Auckland University Medical Students_ Association (she_her) AUMSA

Jenny Luo (she/her)

President of Auckland University Medical Students' Association - AUMSA

Julia Stärnhage – President of the Postgraduate Students_ Association (she_her) PGSA

Julia Stjärnhage (she/her)

President of the Postgraduate Students' Association - PGSA

Juliette Lim – President of New Zealand Optometry Students_ Society (she_her) NZOSS

Juliette Lim (she/her)

President of New Zealand Optometry Students' Society - NZOSS

Kauri Tangohau – Co-Tumuaki_Māori Students Officer (he_him) MSO

Kauri Tangohau (he/him)

Co-Tumuaki, Māori Students Officer - MSO

Kelly Misiti – Postgraduate Officer of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Kelly Misiti (she/her)

AUSA Postgraduate Officer

Kevin Guo – President of Auckland University Law Students_ Association (he_him) AULSS

Kevin Guo (he/him)

President of Auckland University Law Students' Association - AULSS

La Marie Fernandez – Co-President of Students of Urban Planning and Architecture (she_her) SUPA

La Marie Fernandez (she/her)

Co-President of Students of Urban Planning and Architecture - SUPA

Lachlan Pearce – President of Auckland University Engineering Society (he_him) AUES

Lachlan Pearce (he/him)

President of Auckland University Engineering Society - AUES

Layba Zubair – Womens Rights Officer of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Layba Zubair (she/her)

AUSA Womens Rights Officer

Luke Fowlie – President of Nurses of Auckland University Students_ Association (he_him) NASA

Luke Fowlie (he/him)

President of Nurses of Auckland University Students' Association - NASA

Madeleine Roe – Auckland Pharmacy Students_ Association (she_her) APSA

Madeleine Roe (she/her)

President of Auckland Pharmacy Students' Association - APSA

Mahek Nagar – International Students_ Officer of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Mahek Nagar (she/her)

AUSA International Students' Officer

Nadia Snegirev – Co-President Science Students_ Association (she_her) SciSA

Nadia Snegirev (she/her)

Co-President Science Students' Association - SciSA

Noor Randhawa – Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students_ Association (she_her) AUCSA

Noor Randhawa (she/her)

Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students' Association - AUCSA

Qun Ma – Welfare Vice President of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Qun Ma (she/her)

AUSA Welfare Vice President

Sarah White – Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students_ Association (she_her) AUCSA

Sarah White (she/her)

Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students' Association - AUCSA

Talisa Gan-Setu – Co-President of Science Students_ Association (she_her) SciSA

Talisa Gan-Setu (she/her)

Co-President of Science Students' Association - SciSA

Temi – Student Voice Manager of Auckland University Students_ Association (he_him) AUSA

Temi (he/him)

AUSA Student Voice Manager

Theo van De Klundert – Queer Rights Officer of Auckland University Students_ Association (they_them) AUSA

Theo van De Klundert (they/them)

AUSA Queer Rights Officer

Varsha Ravi – Education Vice President of Auckland University Students_ Association (she_her) AUSA

Varsha Ravi (she/her)

AUSA Education Vice President