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• • VUWSA 2022 Executive Elected

    • 1 Oct 2021
    • Salient
    • Niva Chittock (she/her) and Matthew Casey (he/him) The results are in: the 2022 Victoria University of Wellington’s Students’ Association—Te Rōpū Tauira o te Whare Wānanga o Te Upoko ō Te Ika a Māui (VUWSA) Executive has been elected.
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• • How Will They Decide the New Vice Chancellor?

    • 27 Sep 2021
    • Salient
    • Matthew Casey (he/him) & Niva Chittock (she/her) VUW Chancellor Neil Paviour-Smith describes the VC role as being made up of three parts: an overall institutional leader, a chief executive of a large organisation, and delivering an academic mission (research function, study areas, etc.
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• • Community Immunity: University set to hold Vaccination Drive

    • 22 Sep 2021
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    • Azaria Howell, she/her Student representation groups have organised a vaccination drive on campus, complete with prizes, music, and a Mr.
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• • New Ngāi Tauira Executive Elected

    • 20 Sep 2021
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    • Salient Staff On Tuesday, 8 September, Ngāi Tauira—Te Herenga Waka—VUW Māori Students’ Association hosted their 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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• • Recycling Sent to Landfill During Level 4

    • 20 Sep 2021
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    • Lily McElhone (she/her)153 tonnes of recyclables were sent to landfill during the two weeks Te-Whanganui-a-Tara was in Level 4.
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• • Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford Announces Retirement

    • 19 Sep 2021
    • Salient
    • Salient Staff On Friday, 10 September, Professor Grant Guilford announced that he is retiring from his position as vice chancellor of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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• • VUWSA election dates changed

    • 30 Aug 2021
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    • Matthew Casey Salient has been informed that Victoria University of Wellington’s Students’ Association—Te Rōpū Tauira o te Whare Wānanga o Te Upoko ō Te Ika a Māui (VUWSA) have changed the election dates for their 2022 executive election.
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• • VUW managed halls to waive fees for residents unable to return in lockdown

    • 27 Aug 2021
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    • Te Herenga Waka has decided to waive accomodation fees for halls under their management from Monday 30 August for students who are prevented from returning due to alert levels.
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• • Mauri Ora COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues in level 4

    • 26 Aug 2021
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    • Azaria Howell (she/her) Mauri Ora, the student health service at Victoria University of Wellington, has offered the COVID-19 vaccination to students since August 6, and is continuing to do so in Alert Level 4.
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• • VUW staff member tests positive

    • 23 Aug 2021
    • Salient
    • In an email sent last night, the University confirmed that a Victoria University of Wellington staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
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• • Student Volunteer Army here to lend a hand during lockdown

    • 23 Aug 2021
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    • Azaria Howell (she/her) The Wellington Student Volunteer Army (SVA), backed by VUWSA, are offering help to those who are struggling during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
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• • COVID update: VUW open day cancelled but halls remain open

    • 18 Aug 2021
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    • Niva Chittock (she/her) Aotearoa New Zealand was moved into Alert Level 4 for three days yesterday, following the announcement of a community-transmission case of Covid-19 in Auckland.
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• • VUW response to Salient's SSP article

    • 12 Aug 2021
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    • Comment from Professor Wendy Larner, Provost.
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• • First Ever Pasifika Week launched at VUW

    • 1 Aug 2021
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    • Matthew Casey (he/him) Monday, 26 July marked the launch of Victoria University’s first ever Pasifika week, alongside the release of the third edition of Wan Solwara, Salient’s collaboration with the Pasifika Student Council (PSC).
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• • Weir House Floods After Heavy Rain Across the Country

    • 21 Jul 2021
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    • By Azaria Howell (she/her) Weir House residents have had to temporarily evacuate after heavy rain across the country led to the hall of residence flooding.
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• • Absolutely Positively Affordable: VUWSA Launches Petition Calling for Free Public Transport in Wellington

    • 11 Jul 2021
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    • Azaria Howell (she/her)The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association has launched a petition this week, calling on the Government for a trial of free public transport for students and Community Service Card holders in the Wellington region.
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• • Wellington City Council Prioritises Housing Densification in New Spatial Plan — Salient Magazine

    • 5 Jul 2021
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    • Wellington City Council’s new Spatial Plan was passed in a Planning and Environment Committee meeting on June 24. The Plan will ease development restrictions in urban centres in order to create more opportunity for medium-to-high- density housing projects. This is in order to accommodate the projected 50,000-80,000 people set to move to the capital over the next 30 years.
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• • Another new radio station for Vic

    • 29 Apr 2007
    • Salient
    • A new radio station, Human FM, is about to hit the Wellington airwaves, broadcasting from Vic’s own Ramsey House on Kelburn Parade.
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    Victoria University of Wellington, Waiteata Road, Aro Valley, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)