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UNZ Submission on the consultation on modernising NZ's conservation system

20 March 2025 | submissions

Read Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara Submission to the Department of Conversation 2025 on the consultation on modernising New Zealand’s conservation system....

Universities are key to a successful science system in Aotearoa New Zealand

19 March 2025 | news

Professor Grant Edwards Vice-Chancellor, Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University Chair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Tēnā koutou katoa, As the new Chair of Universities New Ze...

Census 2023 – what different qualifications earn

18 March 2025 | news

By Chris Whelan...

2023 Census information on income by post-school qualification level and field of study

18 March 2025 | media

2023 Census information on income by post-school qualification level and field of study...

Vacancy - Communications Manager UNZ

10 March 2025 | news

Communications Manager – Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara...

Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Universities

05 February 2025 | news

Read the Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara January 2025 Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Universities, the Hon Shane Reti....

Universities NZ welcomes findings in Science System Advisory Group report

23 January 2025 | media

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara | Media release...

UNZ Newsletter - December 2024

20 December 2024 | news

Read the latest UNZ newsletter here Subscribe to UNZ's newsletter here.

UNZ Submissions - Universities Advisory Group

17 December 2024 | submissions

Throughout 2024, Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara have prepared submissions to the University Advisory Group (UAG). The UAG was established at the start of the year to provide government...

Statement on cuts to Marsden Funds for Humanities and Social Sciences

04 December 2024 | news

Today's announcement from Government disbanding the humanities and social sciences panels from the Marsden Fund is very concerning. Whilst investment in STEM disciplines is important for shorter...

December Erasmus+ Regional Information Sessions

03 December 2024 | news

Sign up NOW for the Erasmus+ Regional Information Sessions for the Pacific, to find out more about the recently launched 2025 Erasmus+ Call for proposals! Expert speakers from the European Commiss...

Is technology the end of campus-based learning?

18 November 2024 | news

Chris WhelanChief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand - Te Pokāi Tara Since its formation in March, the Universities Advisory Group has posed a number of questions to the sector, some of which have ...

UNZ Newsletter - November 2024

18 November 2024 | news

Read the November 2024 newsletter here. Subscribe to UNZ's newsletter here.

Announcing the inaugural winners of the ACC Scholarship

18 November 2024 | media

MEDIA RELEASE | 18 November 2024...

Rhodes Scholars Announced 2025

13 November 2024 | media

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New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements 2024

29 October 2024 | publications

These are the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.

2025 Woolf Fisher Scholarship recipients announced

16 October 2024 | media

Four exceptional New Zealand graduates have been awarded prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarships to pursue their doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge.Sophia Bebelman, Petra Fisher, Alexan...

Student mobility and credit transfer

04 October 2024 | publications

A June 2021 paper by Universities NZ examines student mobility and credit transfer patterns across New Zealand's tertiary education sector....

Kiwi Music Scholarship: Launching classical stars onto the global stage

02 October 2024 | media

Aotearoa boasts an exceptional array of young, up-and-coming classical musicians, and thanks to the annual Kiwi Music Scholarship, provided by the Kiwi Music Trust, five have been awarded $15,000 ...

UNZ Newsletter - August 2024

12 September 2024 | news

Read the August 2024 newsletter here. Subscribe to UNZ's newsletter here

Thinking about ‘The Code’ Five Years On

30 August 2024 | news

Chris WhelanChief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara In 2019, a tragic event that saw the death of a student go undiscovered for a period of weeks prompted an urgent call by Governm...