Universities support measures to counter COVID-19

20 March 2020 | media

Universities are working constructively with Government and stand ready to offer support in any way they can during this time of crisis, says Derek McCormack, Universities New Zealand Chair and...

NZ universities work to help students during travel disruptions

05 February 2020 | media

Universities are working closely with New Zealand Government to ensure all international students will be able to successfully carry on with their studies despite the recent restrictions imposed on...

Farewell to Professor Piri Sciascia

21 January 2020 | news

Kua hinga te tōtara o Te Wao Tapu-nui-a-Tāne...

Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders

19 November 2019 | media

Three outstanding young New Zealand graduates have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, UK....

Read the Latest News from Universities New Zealand

12 November 2019 | news

UNZ's latest newsletter has just been published. Read about our views on the proposed code of pastoral care, required changes to the Copyright Act and cheating at universities.

Copyright Act must change

12 November 2019 | news

New Zealand’s Copyright Act 1994 is no longer fit for purpose, and New Zealand’s universities are calling for major changes to reflect the changing educational landscape....

Is everyone really cheating?

12 November 2019 | news

Taking paid holiday trips overseas instead of completing professional electives, buying essays from ghost writers—media reports would seem to suggest that cheating is a common occurrence at New...

From the Chair: Universities call for robust, flexible code

12 November 2019 | news

Derek McCormackVice-Chancellor, AUT...

UNZ submission on MFAT’s proposed changes to export controls

12 November 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on its proposal to “widen catch-all controls over the export of goods and technologies which are...

UNZ submission on the Research, Science and Innovation Strategy

05 November 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to MBIE on the Research, Science and Innovation Strategy....