After a seemingly endless parade of red tape, government interventions, political grandstanding, elections and Otago being Otago, the University of Waikato finally got the answer to the question of a third medical school in New Zealand. That answer was a resounding YES / NO The abiding reality is that
The Day After The Dream What happened when Edmond Hillary got off the Mountain? It is a question that has been plaguing me a lot lately. I’ve been fortunate to know many high-achieving athletes, and I have watched one of them recently grapple with the idea of what’s next. For
Fresh off the news last week that Vice-Chancellor Neil Quigley has stored enough cash away for a rainy day that we don’t care what the TEC do (our take, not his) came the news that we have just leased land for a marine facility in Tauranga. The University secured a
After the mid trimester break Nexus will be ditching feature news for a new concept called Thesis where we take a more in depth and researched approach to news that is important to you. However, that deadline didn’t seem quick enough for our Senior ‘Old Man’ Correspondent James Raffan who
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is suggesting that some academic institutions shouldn’t rely on cashing as big a cheque unless the institutions start delivering results. The commission’s annual guidance to institutions said they should not assume their funding would increase or even be maintained next year. “Total funding available for
Gather round and let old man Nexus tell you about the time(s) the Waikato Students’ Union almost had a mascot. EDITORS NOTE : We are pretty sure this is an incomplete history. Way back before the Pandemic, a life member thought it would be a good idea to suggest that
David Symour running a Death Cult? Professor Joanna Kidman of Victoria University has been ‘spoken to’ by the institution after her controversial tweets on X. In response to an article that suggested the Government were to bring back ‘Military-Style youth academies’ in 2024, Kirkman had queried whether we had a
Caitlin Walters-Freke reviews Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
