Statement released on August 11th 2026

Our petition is going to Parliament! 

Kia ora koutou, after our petition released last week Wed, we want to share that this important update explaining the work we (your Exec) have been doing, what is now underway, and where this is going. We know the video longer than normal, but this is important stuff. Get signing the petition!! 

The Minister for Tertiary Education replied to the UCSA's Submission to the Education and Workforce Committee about asking for the phase out (grandfathering) of Fees-free. Sadly, they still don't seem to understand how ending fees-free is seriously going to impact people getting a degree for students. Read the letter of reply on our Transparency section of our website.

Watch the video from the 2026 Executive explaining more about the petition sponsorship, how this works and what the next stages of the advocacy work will likely include: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db4CWUUSyoI/