Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association

The Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) is the official student association at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. VUWSA was established in 1899 as the Victoria University College Students' Society.

Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association
MottoYour Students' Association
InstitutionVictoria University of Wellington
LocationWellington, New Zealand
Established1899
PresidentTaylah Shuker(Acting) (2020)
AffiliationsNew Zealand Union of Students' Associations
Websitewww.vuwsa.org.nz

Following the enactment of the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill, VUWSA moved from being a compulsory students' association to a voluntary one in 2012.

VUWSA funds the student magazine Salient, and student radio station Salient FM.

Organisation

The Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) is a representative body for students enrolled at Victoria University.

The VUWSA offices at the top of the Student Union Building, Victoria University of Wellington

VUWSA executive

The VUWSA executive consists of ten positions who govern the association: the president, academic vice president, welfare vice president, engagement vice president, treasurer–secretary, campaigns officer, clubs and activities officer, education officer, equity officer and wellbeing and sustainability officer.[1]

VUWSA Executive

This is the incoming VUWSA Executive as elected on 18 September 2019:

Executive Position 2020 Officeholder
President Taylah Shuker (Acting)
Academic Vice-President Taylah Shuker (Interim)
Welfare Vice-President Michael Turnbull
Engagement Vice-President Joanna Li
Treasurer-Secretary Ralph Zambrano
Campaigns Officer Grace Carr
Clubs and Activities Officer Tara O'Connor
Education Officer Max Salmon (Interim)
Equity Officer Parminder Kau
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer Sophie Dixon

VUWSA president

Geo Robrigado is the elected president for 2020

Elections
2019 Election[4]
President
Candidate Votes %
Geo Robrigado 1,064 54%
Richard Beere 670 34%
No Confidence 243 12%
Majority 394 20%
Total Votes 1,978
Academic Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Rinaldo Strydom 1,221 65%
Max Salmon 432 23%
Hassan Tariq 169 9%
No Confidence 154 3%
Majority 789 42%
Total Votes 1,975
Welfare Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Michael Turnbull 1,113 56%
Brock Stobbs 444 23%
Alexis Mundy 244 12%
No Confidence 171 9%
Majority 669 33%
Total Votes 1,973
Engagement Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Joanna Li 895 45%
Millie Osbourne 842 43%
No Confidence 152 8%
Alexis Mundy 89 4%
Majority 53 2%
Total Votes 1,978
Treasurer/Secretary
Candidate Votes %
Ralph Zambrano 1,127 58%
Luke Wiremu Redward 584 30%
No Confidence 235 12%
Majority 543 28%
Total Votes 1,948
Campaigns Officer
Candidate Votes %
Grace Carr 952 49%
Regan Gilmour 500 25%
Seth Kirk 279 14%
No Confidence 229 12%
Majority 452 25%
Total Votes 1,961
Clubs and Activities Officer
Candidate Votes %
Tara O'Connor 745 38%
Tara O'Sullivan 535 27%
Jackson Graham 426 22%
No Confidence 253 13%
Majority 210 11%
Total Votes 1,960
Education Officer
Candidate Votes %
Taylah Shuker 1,443 74%
Hassan Tariq 297 15%
No Confidence 212 11%
Majority 1,146 59%
Total Votes 1,953
Equity Officer
Candidate Votes %
Parminder Kaur 1,152 59%
Adrianne Ramirez 544 28%
No Confidence 251 13%
Majority 608 31%
Total Votes 1,948
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer
Candidate Votes %
Sophie Dixon 619 32%
Maddison Rowe 498 25%
Anthony Servuts-Harrison 284 14%
Sophie Brooker 270 14%
No Confidence 186 9%
Sophie Simons 108 6%
Majority 121 7%
Total Votes 1,966
2018 Election[5]
President
Candidate Votes %
Tamatha Paul 1,701 58%
Bethany Patterson 1,095 37%
No Confidence 155 5%
Majority 606 21%
Total Votes 2,951
Academic Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Geo Robrigado 1,393 48%
Dharma Bratley 911 31%
Hassan Tariq 357 12%
No Confidence 266 9%
Majority 482 17%
Total Votes 2,927
Welfare Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Rhianna Morar 2,134 73%
Antony Wilson 527 18%
No Confidence 267 9%
Majority 1,607 55%
Total Votes 2,928
Engagement Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Puawai Waller 2,624 90%
No Confidence 295 10%
Majority 2,330 80%
Total Votes 2,919
Treasurer/Secretary
Candidate Votes %
Delia Fu 2,704 92%
No Confidence 230 8%
Majority 2,475 84%
Total Votes 2,934
Campaigns Officer
Candidate Votes %
Finn Carroll 2,528 88%
No Confidence 359 12%
Majority 2,169 76%
Total Votes 2,887
Clubs and Activities Officer
Candidate Votes %
Millie Osbourne 1,608 59%
Michael Turnbull 1,034 38%
No Confidence 2672 3%
Majority 574 21%
Total Votes 2,909
Education Officer
Candidate Votes %
Rinaldo Strydom 1,475 51%
Katie Ollerenshaw 596 21%
Abigail Hussey 593 20%
No Confidence 238 8%
Majority 879 30%
Total Votes 2,902
Equity Officer
Candidate Votes %
Komal Singh 1,399 48%
Tahua Pihema 1,071 36%
G Hanley-Steemer 244 8%
No Confidence 213 8%
Majority 328 12%
Total Votes 2,927
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer
Candidate Votes %
Samantha Mythen 1,150 39%
Kellee Candy 876 30%
Kimberley McIntyre 578 20%
No Confidence 314 11%
Majority 274 9%
Total Votes 2,918
2017 Election[6]
President
Candidate Votes %
Marlon Drake 1,920 70%
Larson Atkins 821 30%
Majority 1,099 40%
Total Votes 2,741
Academic Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Simran Rughani 2,095 78%
Hassan Tariq 596 22%
Majority 1,499 56%
Total Votes 2,691
Welfare Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Bethany Paterson 2,063 77%
Summer Wick-Featonby 623 23%
Majority 1,440 54%
Total Votes 2,686
Engagement Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Tamatha Paul 1,787 67%
Sarah Alud 875 33%
Majority 912 34%
Total Votes 2,662
Treasurer/Secretary
Candidate Votes %
Jack Donovan 1,001 38%
Brittany Neal 836 31%
Finn O’Connor 813 31%
Majority 165 7%
Total Votes 2,650
Campaigns Officer
Candidate Votes %
Geo Robrigado 2,344 88%
No Confidence 310 12%
Majority 2,034 76%
Total Votes 2,654
Clubs and Activities Officer
Candidate Votes %
Connor Macleod 1,826 68%
Lars Thompson 846 32%
Majority 980 36%
Total Votes 2,672
Education Officer
Candidate Votes %
Sarah Yzendoorn 1,660 67%
Mattias Tolhurst 978 33%
Majority 682 34%
Total Votes 2,638
Equity Officer
Candidate Votes %
Paddy Miller 2,097 79%
Summer Wick-Featonby 554 21%
Majority 1,543 58%
Total Votes 2,651
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer
Candidate Votes %
Eleanor Hughes 1,932 73%
Summer Wick-Featonby 716 27%
Majority 1,216 46%
Total Votes 2,648
2016 Election[7]
President
Candidate Votes %
Rory Lenihan-Ikin 1,901 54%
Jacinta Gulasekharam 1,255 36%
Lars Thompson 245 7%
Dayle Vavasour 101 3%
Majority 646 18%
Total Votes 3,502
Academic Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Isabella Lenihan-Ikin 2,173 64%
Bhavana Bhim 1,217 36%
Majority 956 28%
Total Votes 3,390
Welfare Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Anya Maule 2,938 87%
Dayle Vavasour 436 12%
Majority 2,502 75%
Total Votes 3,374
Engagement Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Nathaniel Manning 1,609 48%
Tom Rackley 1,429 43%
Dayle Vavasour 308 9%
Majority 180 5%
Total Votes 3,348
Treasurer/Secretary
Candidate Votes %
George Grainger 2,973 89%
Dayle Vavasour 374 11%
Majority 2,599 78%
Total Votes 3,347
Campaigns Officer
Candidate Votes %
Raven Maeder 3,131 93%
Dayle Vavasour 234 7%
Majority 2,897 86%
Total Votes 3,401
Clubs and Activities Officer
Candidate Votes %
Marlon Drake 2,016 61%
Evelyn Walford-Bourke 1,283 39%
Majority 733 22%
Total Votes 3,299
Education Officer
Candidate Votes %
Lauren Daroux Greig 3,110 92%
Dayle Vavasour 255 8%
Majority 2,8552 84%
Total Votes 3,365
Equity Officer
Candidate Votes %
Tamatha Paul 2,070 63%
Zoe Roche 1,241 37%
Majority 829 26%
Total Votes 3,311
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer
Candidate Votes %
Beth Paterson 2,042 60%
Jessica Shaw 723 21%
Jason Chappell 650 19%
Majority 1,319 39%
Total Votes 3,415
Student Representative on the Student Media Committee
Candidate Votes %
Zac Klavs 1,358 32%
Robbie Coutts 1,246 29%
Casey Diver 1,100 25%
Jason Chappell 590 14%
Majority 112 3%
Total Votes 4,340
2015 Election[8]
President
Candidate Votes %
Jonathan Gee 1,960 80.5%
Liam Gallagher 474 19.5%
Majority 1,486 61%
Total Votes 2,434
Academic Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Jacinta Gulasekharam 2,262 92.9%
No Confidence 173 7.1%
Majority 2,089 85.8%
Total Votes 2,435
Welfare Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Rory Lenihan-Ikin 1,519 60.9%
Chennoah Walford 975 39.1%
Majority 544 21.8%
Total Votes 2,494
Engagement Vice President
Candidate Votes %
Nathaniel Manning 2,129 87.6%
No Confidence 300 12.4%
Majority 1,829 75.2%
Total Votes 2,429
Treasurer/Secretary
Candidate Votes %
George Grainger 2,043 85.8%
No Confidence 339 14.2%
Majority 1,704 71.6%
Total Votes 2,382
Campaigns Officer
Candidate Votes %
Alice Lyall 2,008 83.6%
No Confidence 395 16.4%
Majority 1,613 67.2%
Total Votes 2,403
Clubs and Activities Officer
Candidate Votes %
Tori Selwood 1,082 44.5%
Zamir Adin Mohd Arizan 703 28.9%
Rory McNamara 649 26.7%
Majority 379 15.6%
Total Votes 2,434
Education Officer
Candidate Votes %
Annalise Wilson 1,125 47.4%
Samuel Stead 850 35.8%
Emily van Voornveld 399 16.8%
Majority 275 11.6%
Total Votes 2,374
Equity Officer
Candidate Votes %
Chrissy Brown 2,179 90.6%
No Confidence 227 9.4%
Majority 1,952 81.2%
Total Votes 2,406
Wellbeing and Sustainability Officer
Candidate Votes %
Anya Maule 943 39.4%
Mabel Ye 585 24.4%
Jason Chappell 373 15.6%
Annalise Wilson 359 15%
Emily van Voornveld 134 5.6%
Majority 358 15%
Total Votes 2,394
Student Representative on the Student Media Committee
Candidate Votes %
Jacinta Gulasekharam 1,375 46.9%
Lucas Davies 1,178 40.2%
Emily van Voornveld 378 12.9%
Majority 197 6.7%
Total Votes 2,932

Staff

The association employs a number of staff who work for students and assist the executive in achieving its strategic and operational goals. They are led by the general manager, who oversees the financial and operational functions of the association, and includes a student advocate who provides independent and trained representation in cases of misconduct within the university and grievances with bodies such as StudyLink, WINZ, landlords and the university, a student representation coordinator, who coordinates and trains the student representative system consisting of over 600 students ranging from class representatives and faculty delegates, along with conducting regular programme reviews and advising on university policy, an association secretary, an events manager, a communications coordinator, an advertising manager, receptionists, and an accounts administrator.[9]

VUWSA Trust

The association is supported both financially and strategically by the VUWSA Trust. The trust owns Vic Books, which is a significant source of revenue.[10] The existence of the Trust is not well known by students.

The trust was established in 1975, and built up a significant reserve of assets when membership of student organisations was compulsory. While VUWSA was still collecting membership fees, about 15% of its fees were passed on to the Trust, which had built up around $8 million of assets by 2006.[11] The Trust money was used to support students and clubs on campus, fund long-term investments such as the Student Union Building, and also serve as a backup fund in case VUWSA became a voluntary organisation.[11]

The trust has invested in the fit-out of the Pipitea campus gym, and has also administered the student trust scholarships, fitted out houses for disabled student access and supported Student Job Search.[12] Most recently, the trust made a significant financial contribution to the building of the recently completed Victoria University Hub on behalf of students.[13]

Since the introduction of voluntary student membership, the financial assistance from the trust has enabled the association to reduce its deficit gradually without rapidly depleting its cash reserves.

Notable clubs

Rowing club

The Victoria University Rowing Club was founded in 1927 and is run by an elected committee of members (Victoria University of Wellington students), which organises the training, regattas, attendance at Uni Games and various social events.[14]

Victoria University Rowing Club is located just down from Wellington’s Civic Square in Wellington Harbour. Victoria University Rowing shares its boat shed and training facilities with Wellington Rowing Club in a Victorian-style heritage building situated on the waterfront. Facilities include an erg room, changing sheds, a full range of boat sizes, and a secondary boat shed located in Wellington’s (often calmer) north-end.

The pinnacle of the university rowing season is the University Rowing National Championships. This regatta is held at different locations each year and pits university rowers at all levels against each other. The most prestigious race of the regatta is that for the Hebberly Shield; a tradition that dates back to 1928.

The club offers training and attendance at University Rowing National Championships for all levels of rowers from novice to elite.

Debating society

The Victoria University of Wellington Debating Society, formed in 1899, the society is run by an elected committee of eleven people (Victoria University of Wellington students), which organises regular debating grades, public debates, debating tournaments, and social events.[15]

The society meets regularly during term time and attends national and international tournaments during each of the mid-trimester and trimester breaks. The society also organises the prestigious Plunket Medal Oratory Contest, the oldest prize for public speaking in New Zealand.

Within New Zealand, it has won the Officers' Cup for impromptu debating at the New Zealand University Games sports tournament for the last sixteen years.[16] It is the current holder of the Joynt Scroll for prepared debating, and has now held the Joynt Scroll for the past 8 years. It has won this trophy more than any other university. It has won the NZ British Parliamentary Debating Champs in five of the seven years it has been held.

The society also has a long history of competing in international tournaments. Victoria won the 2010, 2011 and 2014 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and reached the Grand Final in 2007, 2009 and 2013, finishing as runner-up on all three occasions.[17] In January 2009, a Victoria team reached the semi-finals of the World Universities Debating Championships in Cork, Ireland, and it has had numerous speakers ranked in the top 10 speakers in the world.

The society has honours boards in the bottom foyer of the historic Hunter Building at Victoria University, which are maintained by the university. The original wooden honours boards were maintained and restored when the Hunter Building itself was restored and renovated in the early 1990s. The honours boards list by year Victoria students who have won the Joynt Scroll, the Bledisloe Medal for Oratory, the Plunket Medal, and the now defunct Union Prize.

Tramping club

The Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club was established 1921, making it one of the oldest and largest sports clubs at the university. The club organizes day and weekend tramping trips to the back-country of New Zealand throughout the year. The social aspect of club activities are traditionally strong: 'Bush Ball' (a formal ball or themed party in a backcountry place in May each year) is the main annual social event.[18]

History

VUWSA was established in 1899 as the Victoria University College Students' Society.

Historically, VUWSA has had a reputation as a left-wing organisation. VUWSA has traditionally maintained a heavy involvement in New Zealand's social and political movements such as the Nuclear Free New Zealand Movement, the Vietnam War and the War in Iraq. In recent years, VUWSA has supported the campaign for the Prostitution Reform Bill, the Civil Union Bill, opposed initiatives to raise the legal drinking age to 20 years, and supported marriage equality.

Since 1937 VUWSA have funded student magazine Salient'. Since 2007 it has funded a station radio station, currently known as Salient FM.

1990s

During the presidency of Alastair Shaw between 1997 and 1998, "VUWSA re-introduced the position of women's rights' officer, made moves towards a genuine partnership with Ngai Tauira, and organised a series of mass mobilisations that brought the government's privatisation for tertiary education plans to a halt."[19]

2000s

In 2007, President Geoff Hayward and Education Vice-President Paul Brown signed off on spending $22,222.22 on upgrading the organisation's van, with work including tinting the windows, fitting mag-wheels and painting the van black. Subsequently, the details of the expenditure on the van were suppressed by the 2008 Executive. In 2009, the Executive and President Max Hardy apologised to the student body for the misappropriation of funds on the van, and it was announced that the broken down van was to be sold in an attempt to regain some of the original expenditure. Hardy said: "I think we can now put the shameful VUWSA van controversy behind us".[20]

Also in 2007, Salient revealed that acting Women’s Rights Officer Clelia Opie had spent over $4,000 of VUWSA funds on psychic hotlines. She was subsequently dismissed from the role.[21]

In 2008, President Joel Cosgrove courted controversy by wearing a T-shirt which said "I (heart) my penis" to a graduation ceremony in an official capacity. Cosgrove was attempting to promote sexual health for men, but his choice of clothing was widely criticised and labelled embarrassing.[22]

In May 2009, President Jasmine Freemantle, who had run for president on a Workers' Party platform, was expelled from the Workers' Party. Furthermore, the Party called for her resignation as VUWSA President. The Party justified its actions by arguing that: "Her actions indicate outright rejection in practice of basic WP – and basic left-wing – principles."[23] Freemantle wrote a long blog post in response, arguing that: "The reality is that my expulsion from the WP says more about the current direction the Party than it does about my politics, or the work I’m currently doing in my role as VUWSA President."[24]

Campaign against voluntary student membership

In October 2009, Act on Campus orchestrated a special general meeting, and successfully passed a motion "that VUWSA actively supports the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill" by 45 votes to 35. The bill's aim was to introduce voluntary student membership. However, President Jasmine Freemantle subsequently announced that the motion had been declared null and void by the association's lawyer.[25]

Max Hardy (President 2010) at an anti-VSM protest outside Heather Roy's office in 2010

VUWSA actively campaigned against the passing of voluntary student membership in 2010.

Initial stages of voluntary student membership: 2012–2013

Passing of VSM legislation and impacts
Bridie Hood (2012 President) speaking at a protest

Following the passing of Heather Roy's Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill in 2011, membership of students' associations became voluntary from the beginning of 2012.[26] In response to the passing of the legislation, VUWSA held a Special General Meeting on 13 October[27] which approved a lowering of membership fees to $0. President Seamus Bradie said that "VUWSA wants to ensure that there are no financial barriers that may deter students from gaining independent representation and having a voice in issues that affect them". He also argued that despite the fact that the association would be funded in the future indirectly through the Student Services Levy which the university collects, the association would remain completely independent.[28]

The effect of VSM on VUWSA's financial position has been significant, with the organisation's income dropping from $2.25 million in 2011 to less than $700,000 in 2013. This drop in income has meant that VUWSA has run a deficit in both 2012 and 2013, funded from pre-VSM cash reserves and grants from the VUWSA Trust. However, VUWSA President for 2013, Rory McCourt, has suggested that the organisation could be out of deficit by as early as 2014.[29]

Salient has argued that although VSM has meant student associations are more stringent and careful in spending student money, the post-VSM environment has reduced financial accountability from the magazine's perspective. This is because the VUWSA Executive is able to move into committee when discussing contracts with the university, thereby barring the magazine from publishing any information about those proceedings. In contrast, under compulsory student membership, Salient was able to criticise and publicise any misspending or financial misdeeds.[21]

The 2013 VUWSA initial general meeting in the Memorial Theatre foyer

In September 2013, at its annual general meeting, the VUWSA Executive moved amendments to the Constitution so that non-VUWSA members would be able to vote in elections for the VUWSA Executive. This constitutional amendment, among others, were passed by the meeting. VUWSA President Rory McCourt argued the amendments were necessary because "[VUWSA’s] about serving all students, and serving them equally. We believe all students have the right to choose who their representatives are”. Salient news editor Chris McIntyre wrote that "VUWSA effectively has a mandate to speak for all students again".[30] The changes allowed non-members to vote in the 2013 VUWSA elections held in early October.

The turnout in recent VUWSA elections as a percentage of enrolled students at VUW.

University Council representation

After the introduction of VSM, in late 2011, VUWSA lost its seat on Victoria University's University Council as it was seen by the university as no longer having a universal mandate. Instead, the university created a new representative body, the Student Forum, and assigned the chair of that body to be on the University Council. VUWSA eventually withdrew support for the Student Forum, and an intensive representation review was conducted throughout 2013 to canvas student opinion on alternative arrangements. After the recommendations of the representation review were finalised, in December 2013 the University Council of Victoria University voted to give VUWSA back its seat on the council. President Rory McCourt commented: "There was much confusion when the Act Party’s Voluntary Student Membership law was introduced, but we’re heartened our University sees benefit in returning VUWSA to the heart of student representation at Victoria”. The move means that VUWSA is the first students' association in New Zealand to win back its seat on a university council.[31] VUWSA's representative will sit on the University Council alongside another student representative elected at large by students.

VUWSA after the introduction of VSM: 2014–2018
VUWSA's 2014 Annual General Meeting in the campus hub

In July 2014, VUWSA President Sonya Clark reflected on the impact of voluntary student membership two years after the change:

"If you’re not aware of VSM, this law shook the foundation of students’ associations in New Zealand. Our role as an independent voice suffered hugely – we lost our right to represent you on University boards and committees to a University-run Student Forum. Funding dropped dramatically as we moved from a universal membership fee to an annual negotiation of funding with the University that didn’t cover core costs. We had to close our satellite offices and cut right back on Orientation, events, Clubs funding and other services. The last two years have been tough."[32]

Despite the challenges Clark outlined, she was optimistic about the future of the association, noting that the finances are projected to be out of deficit and the relationship with the university has improved. As part of a process of self-evaluation, VUWSA engaged an independent reviewer to investigate relationships with key partners. The reviewer found that: "VUWSA tries to do too many things, that our reputation rests too much on who is the President at the time, and that VUWSA doesn’t speak enough for the ‘average’ student", findings that VUWSA agreed with.[32]

In September 2014, VUWSA President Sonya Clark announced that after a unanimous vote by the executive, VUWSA would be withdrawing from the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA), saving VUWSA $45,000 every year in membership fees. President Clark said:

"Students gave us the mandate to stay if there were significant reforms. There haven’t been. Now what’s important is having the conversation to make sure there’s a strong national voice on student issues, in a more effective use of $45,000 student dollars. We take our fiduciary responsibility with students’ money seriously."[33]

In September 2015, students voted in a referendum (at the same time as Executive elections) to rejoin NZUSA. 1251 students (72 per cent) voted for VUWSA to rejoin, while 476 students (28 per cent) voted to stay withdrawn.[34]

Increasing Engagement and Activism, 2018-present

In March 2018, VUWSA together with the VUW Law Students Society marched to the offices of Russel McVeagh in Wellington to protest the growing culture of sexual violence in law firms. In August 2018, VUWSA led a student march to Parliament demanding higher funding for mental health support for tertiary students.

In September 2018, Tamatha Paul became the first ever Māori wahine to be elected president of VUWSA.[35] She led an executive where the majority were people of colour. Paul went on to be elected to Wellington City Council while still President.[36]

The 2019 Executive elections saw the largest number of candidates running for exec positions at 28. This saw the election of the first immigrant student as president in the person of Philippine-born law student Geo Robrigado. He previously served as chairperson of the volunteer corps of University of the Philippines Los Baños University Student Council, and is the oldest to be elected president at 32.

Notable alumni

Notable previous executive members include:

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See also

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Further reading
  • S. Hamilton, A Radical Tradition: A History of the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association 1899–1999, VUWSA in association with Steele Roberts Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-877228-72-9
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