List of New Zealand tertiary students' associations

The following is a list of New Zealand Tertiary (University and Polytechnic) Students' Associations:

Tertiary Student Associations

• AuSM
• Massey University:
  • ASA (
    Albany Students' Association
    (Auckland))
  • MAWSA (Massey At Wellington Students' Association (Wellington))
  • M@D (Massey @ Distance (Extramural))
  • MUSA (Massey University Students' Association (Palmerston North))
• Victoria University of Wellington:
  • VUWSA (Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association)
  • Victoria Postgraduate Students' Association (PGSA)
• UCOL
  (Universal College of Learning) : AS@U (Association of Students at UCOL)
• University of Waikato : WSU (Waikato Students' Union)
• Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) : SAWIT (Students' Association of Waikato Institute of Technology)
• University of Auckland :
  • AUSA (Auckland University Students' Association)
  • The University of Auckland Postgraduate Students' Association (PGSA)
• University of Canterbury : UCSA (University of Canterbury Students' Association)
• Lincoln University Students' Association
  )
• University of Otago : OUSA (Otago University Students' Association)
• Otago Polytechnic : OPSA (Otago Polytechnic Students' Association)
• Christchurch Polytechnic : CPSA (Christchurch Polytechnic Students' Association
  )
• BOP Polytechnic
  Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
  Students Association (BOPPSA)
• SANITI - Student Association of the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Inc
• Students' Association at
  Unitec New Zealand
  , Auckland, New Zealand
• Tai Poutini Polytechnic Students' Association
• Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) and Whitireia New Zealand: Student Connection
• WITSA - Waiariki Institute of Technology Student Association
• International Pacific College
  Students Association (IPCSA)

Māori Student Associations

(all work in parallel to mainstream associations):

• New Zealand Union of Students' Associations: Te Mana Akonga^[1]
• Auckland University of Technology: Titahi ki Tua
• Massey University:
  • Manawatahi (Palmerston North)
  • Te Waka o Ngā Ākonga Māori (Auckland)
  • Kokiri Ngātahi (Wellington)
• Victoria University of Wellington : Ngai Tauira
• University of Auckland: Ngā Tauira Māori
• University of Canterbury: Te Akatoki
• Lincoln University
  : Te Awhioraki
• University of Otago: Te Roopū Māori

Pacific Student Associations

All Pacific student associations work in parallel to mainstream associations:

• New Zealand Union of Students' Associations: Tauira Pasifika
• Auckland Institute of Studies: Maori Pacific Island Students Association (MPI)
• Auckland University of Technology: Auckland University of Technology Pacific Islands Students' Association (Fale Niu)
• University of Auckland: Auckland University Pacific Islands Students' Association (AUPISA)
• University of Otago: University of Otago Pacific Islands Students' Association (UOPISA)

Nationwide student bodies

• New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA, formerly New Zealand University Students' Association)
• Te Mana Ākonga, National Māori Students' Association (parallel partnership with NZUSA)
• Tauira Pasifika, National Pasifika Students' Association (parallel partnership with NZUSA)
• New Zealand Tongan Tertiary Students' Association NZTTSA (MoU with NZUSA)
• Aotearoa Student Press Association
• Every Nation Campus Ministries
  (ENCM)
• Student Life New Zealand
  (Christian students' association)
• Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship
• UniQ
  (association of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, takatāpui and intersex students)
• University Sport New Zealand
• New Zealand Law Students' Association (NZLSA)
• Student Job Search (SJS)
• New Zealand Medical Students' Association (NZMSA)
• New Zealand International Students' Association (NZISA)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Student unions in New Zealand.

• Tertiary education in New Zealand

References