University Is Ready For You To Grow Your Gills
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 99–year lease on the sulphur […]
THESIS – Middle-Aged White Man Outraged with David Seymour
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 wanted to take a few […]
TEC: Expect funding cuts or increase your EFTS Quigley: Hold my caviar!
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 Vote Tertiary Education will be […]
Holi
The recent Holi celebration held at the Waikato University campus Village Green saw an explosion of colour, dance, and festivities for the holiday. The ‘Festival of Colours’ brought a crowd of people together, who all left covered in evidence of their joy for the day. The celebration signifies the beginning of spring, love, togetherness, and […]
Near miss as train crashes into car moments after occupants abandoned the vehicle
(Photo from Stuff.co.nz) Screenshot from Video Footage of the collision Four women were involved in a terrifying near miss after their car stalled on the Grey Street railway crossing in Hamilton. The event occurred on Saturday the 15th March, when a small hatchback carrying four passengers stalled as the railway crossing barriers were being lowered. […]
Christopher Luxon’s Interview with Mike Hosking
Christopher Luxon’s interview with Mike Hosking on Tuesday the 25th of February has generated a lot of public attention, mainly as Luxon yet again avoided answering yes or no questions. Hosking initially asked Luxon about the government’s work in supporting the police to make progress on disrupting gang activity. However, the bulk of the interview […]
Sex Education Star Sentenced to 15 years
Sex Education Star sentenced to 15 years for attacking five victims. Actor Alexander Westwood has been convicted of 26 crimes against children and pupils attending his acting tuition. He has been jailed for sex offences, including raping a schoolgirl who attended his acting lessons. The 24-year-old is from Shropshire, has been sentenced to 15 and […]
Fuck-Goff (Apparently)
Phil Goff has served as our High Commissioner to the U.K from 2022. Served in the past tense, as he was sacked from the job by Foreign Minister Winston Peters following Goff’s remark that “President Trump has restored the bust of Churchill to the oval office. But do you think he really understands history?” on […]
Down With The Sickness
They told Nexus that, if you’re developing symptoms associated with Covid-19, you should test yourself and inform your RL or Halls Manager of the result ASAP! This will help them be clear of what’s going on with you, and help the University keep track of what needs to be done. You should stay home or […]
Gay Man Infiltrates Far Right Militia
Journalist Joshua Kaplan, has published an article about a gay man, John Willaims, who infiltrated far right militias AP3 and Oath Keepers. After the January 6th storming of the US Capitol, Williams was convinced something had to be done about the growing militia groups in America. With previous survival experience and having spent time in […]