AUSA is hosting A Conversation on the Proposed Faculty Arrangements, along with @aucsa.uoa and @aucklandlawschool. If you have any questions or concerns about the Vice Chancellor’s proposal on the combined faculties of Law and Business & Economics, join us as we put these questions directly to the University.

The Conversation will be hosted by AUSA’s Gabriel Boyd (President) and Matthew Lee (UG Education VP), along with Apurva Anand (AULSS President), and Aurora Chen and Brianna Verspeek (AUCSA co-Presidents). We will be joined by Adrienne Cleland (DVC Operations) and Joanna Browne (Director, Student and Academic Services).

The deadline for submissions for the proposal is on 20th January 2025 📝. Make your voices heard. Additionally, if you are a Law or Commerce student, fill in the respective surveys from @aucsa.uoa and @aucklandlawschool.

When: Wednesday 15 January 2025 2pm
Where: Livestream (link will be made available closer to the time).

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Over the last few months, AUSA has been engaging with Ngā Tauira Maori and the Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori Office about AUSA being gifted a new te reo name.

We are delighted to announce that earlier this week, the AUSA 2024 Executive formally approved Te Rōpū Kahikatea - Auckland University Students’ Association as the Association’s new name. This is a name that fits in with the Association’s values, history, narrative and purpose.

Kahikatea is one of New Zealand’s tallest native trees. There are a lot of references in waiata and whakataukī about “standing tall like the kahikatea and braving the storms”, about giving assistance but also embracing to receive it, and about unity & togetherness.

The Kahikatea tree is also known for its versatility and endurance. For example, the wood from the tree can be used for tattooing, carving canoes and in weaponry. This versatility can be likened to AUSA, in that we have so much versatility in the way we support students here. Whether it be in Student Voice, Support or Experience.

The leaves of the kahikatea tree are also very fragile and are easily lost in the wind, but the roots of the tree remain firmly grounded. In the same way, the people of AUSA might come and go (particularly as the governing body changes every year), but our foundational values and pillars of Student Voice, Support and Experience will always remain firm.

This new name is just the first step in a long journey for AUSA. We want to make sure we don’t just have a name, but we live and breathe it in everything that we do. Across 2025, we will be working internally on a new visual identity and organisational values that represents this new name.

We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori Office, particularly Michael Steedman, for all his support and guidance in getting this across the line. We are eternally grateful to have worked with you on this and very much appreciate your support.

We are proud to have made such a historic decision that reflects where we want to head as an organisation.

Nga mihi nui,
Te Rōpū Kahikatea - Auckland University Students’ Association team ... See MoreSee Less

🧙‍♂️ GIVEAWAY ALERT 🧙‍♂️
UoA students - here’s something a little exciting for your Christmas season!

We’re Calling all fans of The Lord of The Rings trilogy! Tolkien’s masterpiece is unfolding live on stage in The Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale @lotronstage, now playing at The Civic for a strictly limited season.
Thanks to our friends at @aucklandlive we have TWO DOUBLE PASSES to the Tuesday 26 November, 6.30pm
performance 🎉
To be in to win: TAG a friend you want to take and tell us what their magic power would be ie; vanishing when it’s time to pay the bill 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

The winner will be drawn tomorrow on Monday 25th Nov @5pm ‼️

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this
timeless tale told in a brand-new environment, meticulously crafted and enhanced by stunning world-class theatrics and captivating music. Adventure awaits! 🎉🏆 ... See MoreSee Less