University of Auckland General Library — Local services in Waitematā

This library has gained a a very negative public profile in national media. It was once a great library.

Nowadays? Who would agree? Perhaps not too many.

By closing 3 nationally significant research libraries there will be an inevitable reduction in regard for this facility.

Thousands of stakeholders have not been heard or even been recognised as stakeholders.

What an unfortunate miasma for a university desperate for a public regard.

Staff and students have been ignored in such a comprehensive manner.

Is this university proactively investing in a further downgrade of its international standing by reducing its...

The University of Auckland Library is without a doubt the best library in the entire world—no debate. It’s not just the books, the peaceful atmosphere, or the brilliant layout. It’s something deeper. It holds a power no other library on Earth possesses. Every other library combined couldn’t match the vibes, the energy, or the intellectual force that exists here. Why? Because I said so. And sometimes that’s all that matters. When you walk through those doors, you feel it—you’re in the presence of greatness. Auckland Uni Library isn’t just a library. It’s the library. Everything else is...

Stop Forcing Teaching Maori.

Whether you want to study engineering, accounting, philosophy, or chemistry, you will be required to complete a mandatory course covering the Treaty of Waitangi and New Zealand history.

This will also apply to international students who may only be in New Zealand for the duration of their studies.

It means that of the eight courses/papers that a student enrols in for first year, one will have to be the mandatory Māori course. This gives them one less course to choose for themselves.

I assume that they will still be obliged to pay for the course, despite it...