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Submission on strengthening New Zealand’s export controls regime - February 2026

13 February 2026 | submissions

This submission is from Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara (UNZ[1]) – the peak body for New Zealand’s eight universities. The submission has been developed through UNZ’s Research and Vice...

Health and safety changes welcomed

28 January 2026 | media

New Zealand universities welcome Minister Van Velden's decision to fix the health and safety regulations applying to laboratories used for teaching and research....

In-principle agreement reached with global academic publisher Elsevier

16 December 2025 | media

The Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) has reached an in-principle agreement with global academic publisher Elsevier....

Grade inflation or grade improvement?

08 December 2025 | news

Chris Whelan, Chief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara...

Moving forward in a time of change

08 December 2025 | news

Professor Grant EdwardsChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee...

Agreements reached in principle with Springer Nature and Wiley

28 November 2025 | media

The Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) has reached agreement in principle for read and publish agreements with global publishers Springer Nature and Wiley, marking another major...

Landmark new open access agreement struck with Taylor & Francis, negotiations with Elsevier paused

14 November 2025 | media

November 14, 2025: The Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL) has struck a landmark new open access in principle agreement with global publisher Taylor & Francis, marking a major...

New Zealand's 2026 Rhodes Scholars announced

06 November 2025 | news

Naianga Tapiata, Lily Stelling and Jannik Wittgen New Zealand’s 2026 Rhodes Scholars will build on their exceptional academic skills in AI, Indigenous studies and engineering in their time at the...

New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements 2025

04 November 2025 | publications

These are the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Beyond STEM: Humanities and the Social Sciences

31 October 2025 | news

By Chris Whelan, Chief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara...

New strategy group a positive opportunity

31 October 2025 | news

By Professor Grant EdwardsChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee...

UNZ newsletter October 2025

31 October 2025 | news

Our October newsletter can be found online now. October 2025 newsletter Articles this month include: New strategy group a positive opportunity Beyond STEM: Humanities and the Social Sciences New ...

An update from our Chair in a time of change

02 October 2025 | news

Professor Grant EdwardsVice-Chancellor, Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln UniversityChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee New Zealand’s university sector is in the midst of a period ...

2025 Kiwi Music Scholars

01 October 2025 | news

 Five of New Zealand’s outstanding postgraduate musicians were awarded a 2025 Kiwi Music Scholarship this year to help them continue their already impressive international success....

Three 2025 Woolf Fisher Scholars announced

29 September 2025 | media

Dr Chris Mayo, Zillah Daysh and Alex Barnes: 2025 recipients of a Woolf Fisher Scholarship September 29, 2025: Three New Zealand students have been awarded prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarships t...

Submission on Freedom of Expression, 2025

24 September 2025 | submissions

Universities New Zealand Submission on the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2) 2025...

Law, neuroscience and economics topics for 2025 William Georgetti scholars

22 September 2025 | news

Indigenous sovereignty, cognitive decline and the economics of large-scale urban regeneration are the focus for the 2025 recipients of the William Georgetti Scholarships....

Response to proposal to replace NCEA with new national qualifications

22 September 2025 | submissions

 Univesrsities New Zealand made the following two submissions on the recent proposed changes to NCEA:...

Two New Zealand winners of the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship

18 September 2025 | news

Two New Zealanders are heading to postgraduate studies at Harvard University on funded scholarships thanks to the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship.Andrew Tang and Samara O’Neill both have expertise...

UNZ response to UAG decisions

02 September 2025 | media

September 2, 2025: Universities New Zealand – Te Pokāi Tara welcomes the release today of the report of the Universities Advisory Group, the government’s response, and the draft Tertiary Education...

Positives and matters to consider for new Research Fund

02 September 2025 | media

Statement from: Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland | Chair of the Research Committee, Universities New Zealand – Te Pokāi Tara...

UNZ newsletter August 2025

29 August 2025 | news

Our August newsletter can be found online now....

People who leave university without a degree – choice or failure?

28 August 2025 | news

By Chris Whelan, Chief Executive, Universities New Zealand...

Historic collaboration in public research sector

28 August 2025 | news

Professor Grant EdwardsVice-Chancellor, Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln UniversityChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Now, more than ever, research must be proactive, organised a...

A new era of public science collaboration

28 August 2025 | media

August 26, 2025: New Zealand’s universities and its Public Research Organisations (formerly Crown Research Institutes) are today announcing a new milestone in their long-standing partnership....