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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 20. September 3, 1968

NZUSA ineffective

NZUSA ineffective

The president of the Students' Association, Doug White, doubts the effectiveness of the New Zealand University Students' Association in all its responsibilities.

In a report on the Winter Council of NZUSA prepared for the executive of VUWSA he says the main responsibilities are to act as a university educational pressure group, to represent New Zealand students on national and international issues, and to obtain and provide services for students such as travel, insurance and concession.

"A united national student body could be extremely effective in all three spheres," he says.

"Despite the tremendous efforts of its two full-time Presidents, some of its officers, and a few Constituent Executives. NZUSA at its general meetings spends lengthy soulsearching debates on justifying its existence to sceptical delegates and considering whether it should do or say anything.

"Between Councils constituent associations for various reasons regularly investigate the value of NZUSA.

"The very nature of student affairs, particularly the transience of the participants, ensures that there will always be those who need to be convinced of the value of the national student body."

Among the decisions of Winter Council that Doug noted were these.

• The voting system was changed to give more recognition to the size of a Constituent.

• Half of the commission received from the NZUSA Insurance Scheme is to be paid to the constituent of origin of the business and the other half is to be retained by NZUSA. Victoria will receive $170 from policies sold.

• The NZUSA Executive is to draw up constitutional amendment to give NZU Arts Council autonomy provided that NZUSA keeps a general supervisory function on the state of NZUAC's finances.

• An allocation of $1,000 is to he made to NZUAC for the promotion of cultural affairs through a planned programme of activities provided a suitably qualified treasurer is ratified by the NZUSA Executive.

• The 1969 budget of $14,683 was adopted by NZUSA after it had been approved by Finance Commission.

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