Te Rōpū Kahikatea – Auckland University Students’ Association stands with our queer community. We condemn the recent violent attacks by Destiny Church on Pride events. We recognise the upcoming protest organised by People Against Prisons Aotearoa and support the demands to dismantle Destiny Church, deregister their charities, and for the government to stop working with them. Homophobia & transphobia have no home here or anywhere. Queer people are, and will always be, a part of our community that deserves to be safe and express their pride.
In difficult times like these, it is clear that queer pride is an act of resistance as much as it is a celebration. We tautoko the incredibly important work done by Auckland Pride and many other community groups during this Pride Month in support of the queer community. We applaud the strength and resilience shown by the queer community in defiance of hatred and discrimination. We celebrate the joy, friendship, and love that brings the queer community together.
As your student association, we are committed to serving our queer students. No amount of hatred will change that. Our commitment to you is backed up by actions. We will continue to advocate for our queer students to be better supported by the University, operate Queerspace as a safe space on campus, support queer students through incidents, go to events like Big Gay Out, work with queer student groups, and organise events for our queer community because queer joy beats hate! Coming up, we will be present at Auckland Pride’s Waimahara Closing Event, host a TRK AUSA Pride Week, the Queer Rights Officer will launch the gender-affirming transition fund in collaboration with the Rainbow Clubs, and we will respond to issues facing the queer community as they arise.
We are committed to adapting and responding to the student body’s needs, so if you have any concerns, we want to hear from you. You can find us in AUSA House, 4 Alfred St. Artie, the Queer Rights Officer’s email is qro@ausa.org.nz.
To our queer community: we love you, we support you, and our door is always open for you.
Join us at Big Gay Out this Sunday as we celebrate our beautiful rainbow community! We’re at stalls 5 and 6 (swipe to see the map), come say hi, play some lawn games, grab some freebies and hang out 💖🫶
Big Gay Out is a festival with music, markets, and lots of stalls from community groups! It’s organised by @burnettaotearoa, check out their page for more info 🗣️
Make sure you follow our socials for more fun events and updates! Our stall is brought to you by @ausa.uoa, @qsa.uoa, @toc_uoa, @uoa.erc, @rainbowengineering.uoa, @rainbowscienceuoa, @rainbowlawuoa, @rainbowbusinessuoa, @rae.uoa, @rainbowfmhs ! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ... See MoreSee Less
It’s the drop you’ve all been waiting forrrr - @swidtmusic are coming to Alfred’s! 😤😤
THATS RIGHT! The KINGS of 312 are joining us for the biggest student street party in NZ and you don’t wanna be that guy who misses out 😝 ngl, this line up is looking goooood!!
After a huge 2024 being launched into the spotlight touring with Fred Again, Messie joins us fresh off her own DJ tour through Europe! This will be her only exclusive AKL show this side of summer, so don’t miss the party!
Tickets are now live @ the link in our bio 🔗 AND we’re giving away 4x Double Passes 🎫🎉 Tag a friend below that you want to bring along to Alfred’s Street Party - we’ll announce the winners tomorrow night!
One more artist announcement to go a stay tuned 🤝 ... See MoreSee Less
Did you know that laws around renting & tenancy rights are changing in Aotearoa? If you’re a student, this will probably affect you and/or many of your peers. But if you’re not a law student, it all might seem kinda confusing or overwhelming! 😓🏠
🙏 Thankfully our TRK AUSA Advice team have simplified all of that legal jargon into 4 key points you need to know (leeeegends!) 🙌 Swipe to learn more & feel free to share with your peers.
🤔 If you ever need tenancy, renting, or housing help, our Advice Team are here to aid UoA students throughout the year! Head into AUSA House just opposite the General Library at 4 Alfred Street and ask to chat to the team, or send them an email: advice[at]ausa.org.nz 📩 ... See MoreSee Less
This is useful information. Additional useful information includes the politicians, political parties and reasons that these policies were implemented 🙂 (it's the national party and all the donations they received from the property management industry)
Pssst have you got your Alfred’s tickets yet 👀👀 cos Fobs & Friends are with us for the night and y’all ain’t ready for the fomo if you miss out 🤭🤪
@fobs2theworld are bringing the party as our resident djs for the night and have invited some friends along too! Including @katayanagitwins (our faves!) and @juliandennison (your fave!) 😮💨😮💨
Don’t forget our Summer Sale ends this Friday at 11:59pm, grab your tickets while they’re cheap as chips 🍟😋 LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS! ... See MoreSee Less
Mōrena members! Last night, the TRK AUSA Executive team wrote and submitted their feedback to the proposed Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill, also known as 'Aotearoa Free From Stalking'. We encourage all members to make their own submissions - whether as a group or as individuals - toward this important cause.
We've made our submission public for everyone to read (linked below) and want to highlight the submissions guide by the Auckland Women’s Centre (also linked below) to aid in writing your own submission.
Our official submission: ausa.nz/SaHbill Our official statement, as follows:
Te Rōpū Kahikatea AUSA supports the proposed Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill.
Data from Help suggests that 1 in 3 tertiary students in New Zealand have experienced sexual violence while studying. Despite the lack of reporting, stalking is a common experience of many tertiary students. There is a gap within the justice system to address the issue of stalking, which promotes the escalation of further violent crimes. This piece of legislation will address this gap, and protect our most marginalised communities, like women, our queer community, refugees and migrants.
TRK AUSA supports the recommendations by the Auckland Women’s Centre, which urges for a survivor-led approach to be included in the proposed legislation. TRK AUSA strongly encourages all students to submit on the bill, especially those who have lived experience with stalking. We also encourage students to follow the submission guide created by the Auckland Women’s Centre which can be found on our linktree. A huge mihi goes to Auckland Women Centre for their work on creating this submission guide.
If they are any students, who are or had experienced stalking on campus please contact studentconduct@auckland.ac.nz for safety and support measures.
National Helplines: • Shine Domestic Abuse Helpline 24/7 – webchat available 0508 744 633 • Women’s Refuge 24/7 – phone and webchat available 0800 733 843 • HELP sexual abuse helpline 24/7 – phone and text available 0800 623 1700 text 8236 • Safe to Talk – 24/7 Sexual harm support – phone 0800 044 334 ... See MoreSee Less
Te Rōpū Kahikatea – Auckland University Students’ Association stands with our queer community. We condemn the recent violent attacks by Destiny Church on Pride events. We recognise the upcoming protest organised by People Against Prisons Aotearoa and support the demands to dismantle Destiny Church, deregister their charities, and for the government to stop working with them. Homophobia & transphobia have no home here or anywhere. Queer people are, and will always be, a part of our community that deserves to be safe and express their pride.
In difficult times like these, it is clear that queer pride is an act of resistance as much as it is a celebration. We tautoko the incredibly important work done by Auckland Pride and many other community groups during this Pride Month in support of the queer community. We applaud the strength and resilience shown by the queer community in defiance of hatred and discrimination. We celebrate the joy, friendship, and love that brings the queer community together.
As your student association, we are committed to serving our queer students. No amount of hatred will change that. Our commitment to you is backed up by actions. We will continue to advocate for our queer students to be better supported by the University, operate Queerspace as a safe space on campus, support queer students through incidents, go to events like Big Gay Out, work with queer student groups, and organise events for our queer community because queer joy beats hate! Coming up, we will be present at Auckland Pride’s Waimahara Closing Event, host a TRK AUSA Pride Week, the Queer Rights Officer will launch the gender-affirming transition fund in collaboration with the Rainbow Clubs, and we will respond to issues facing the queer community as they arise.
We are committed to adapting and responding to the student body’s needs, so if you have any concerns, we want to hear from you. You can find us in AUSA House, 4 Alfred St. Artie, the Queer Rights Officer’s email is qro@ausa.org.nz.
To our queer community: we love you, we support you, and our door is always open for you.
In solidarity,
The TRK AUSA Executive ... See MoreSee Less
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🚨LINE-UP IS AWNNN🤤😍🚨
Tickets are $30 for UoA students, $40 for GA 🤩
Three lucky people to purchase their tickets before midnight will get an extra pass added to their ticket 😮💨
Tickets @ link in bio 🔗 ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Pride Month from Te Rōpū Kahikatea AUSA & the UoA Rainbow Clubs!!🌈✨
Join us at Big Gay Out this Sunday as we celebrate our beautiful rainbow community! We’re at stalls 5 and 6 (swipe to see the map), come say hi, play some lawn games, grab some freebies and hang out 💖🫶
Big Gay Out is a festival with music, markets, and lots of stalls from community groups! It’s organised by @burnettaotearoa, check out their page for more info 🗣️
Make sure you follow our socials for more fun events and updates! Our stall is brought to you by @ausa.uoa, @qsa.uoa, @toc_uoa, @uoa.erc, @rainbowengineering.uoa, @rainbowscienceuoa, @rainbowlawuoa, @rainbowbusinessuoa, @rae.uoa, @rainbowfmhs ! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ... See MoreSee Less
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🚨 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
It’s the drop you’ve all been waiting forrrr - @swidtmusic are coming to Alfred’s! 😤😤
THATS RIGHT! The KINGS of 312 are joining us for the biggest student street party in NZ and you don’t wanna be that guy who misses out 😝 ngl, this line up is looking goooood!!
Get your tickets NOW! Link in bio 🎟️ ... See MoreSee Less
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🚨ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
@tessemessie is coming to Alfreds!!
After a huge 2024 being launched into the spotlight touring with Fred Again, Messie joins us fresh off her own DJ tour through Europe! This will be her only exclusive AKL show this side of summer, so don’t miss the party!
Tickets are now live @ the link in our bio 🔗
AND we’re giving away 4x Double Passes 🎫🎉
Tag a friend below that you want to bring along to Alfred’s Street Party - we’ll announce the winners tomorrow night!
One more artist announcement to go a stay tuned 🤝 ... See MoreSee Less
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Did you know that laws around renting & tenancy rights are changing in Aotearoa? If you’re a student, this will probably affect you and/or many of your peers. But if you’re not a law student, it all might seem kinda confusing or overwhelming! 😓🏠
🙏 Thankfully our TRK AUSA Advice team have simplified all of that legal jargon into 4 key points you need to know (leeeegends!) 🙌 Swipe to learn more & feel free to share with your peers.
🤔 If you ever need tenancy, renting, or housing help, our Advice Team are here to aid UoA students throughout the year! Head into AUSA House just opposite the General Library at 4 Alfred Street and ask to chat to the team, or send them an email: advice[at]ausa.org.nz 📩 ... See MoreSee Less
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This is useful information. Additional useful information includes the politicians, political parties and reasons that these policies were implemented 🙂 (it's the national party and all the donations they received from the property management industry)
Pssst have you got your Alfred’s tickets yet 👀👀 cos Fobs & Friends are with us for the night and y’all ain’t ready for the fomo if you miss out 🤭🤪
@fobs2theworld are bringing the party as our resident djs for the night and have invited some friends along too! Including @katayanagitwins (our faves!) and @juliandennison (your fave!) 😮💨😮💨
Don’t forget our Summer Sale ends this Friday at 11:59pm, grab your tickets while they’re cheap as chips 🍟😋 LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS! ... See MoreSee Less
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Mōrena members! Last night, the TRK AUSA Executive team wrote and submitted their feedback to the proposed Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill, also known as 'Aotearoa Free From Stalking'. We encourage all members to make their own submissions - whether as a group or as individuals - toward this important cause.
We've made our submission public for everyone to read (linked below) and want to highlight the submissions guide by the Auckland Women’s Centre (also linked below) to aid in writing your own submission.
Our official submission: ausa.nz/SaHbill
Our official statement, as follows:
Te Rōpū Kahikatea AUSA supports the proposed Crimes Legislation (Stalking
and Harassment) Amendment Bill.
Data from Help suggests that 1 in 3 tertiary students in New Zealand have
experienced sexual violence while studying. Despite the lack of reporting,
stalking is a common experience of many tertiary students. There is a gap
within the justice system to address the issue of stalking, which promotes
the escalation of further violent crimes. This piece of legislation will address
this gap, and protect our most marginalised communities, like women, our
queer community, refugees and migrants.
TRK AUSA supports the recommendations by the Auckland Women’s Centre,
which urges for a survivor-led approach to be included in the proposed
legislation. TRK AUSA strongly encourages all students to submit on the bill,
especially those who have lived experience with stalking. We also encourage
students to follow the submission guide created by the Auckland Women’s
Centre which can be found on our linktree. A huge mihi goes to Auckland
Women Centre for their work on creating this submission guide.
If they are any students, who are or had experienced stalking on campus
please contact studentconduct@auckland.ac.nz for safety and support
measures.
Submission Guidelines: awc.org.nz/subguide/
National Helplines:
• Shine Domestic Abuse Helpline 24/7 – webchat available 0508 744 633
• Women’s Refuge 24/7 – phone and webchat available 0800 733 843
• HELP sexual abuse helpline 24/7 – phone and text available 0800 623 1700 text 8236
• Safe to Talk – 24/7 Sexual harm support – phone 0800 044 334 ... See MoreSee Less
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