Student Rep Elections

37.5 Hours Per Week

The General/Distance President works in partnership with the Manawhakahaere and Pasifika President. This full-time role entails a broad range of responsibilities, including, governance of the Association through the Te Tira Ahu Pae Board, leadership of both General and Distance Student Representatives, and ongoing active participation in student engagement and consultation to ensure that student voice is heard, understood, and conveyed to the University. It is the responsibility of the University to strive for parity between the Distance and General cohorts, ensuring all students feel part of the Te Tira Ahu Pae and Massey University community.

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37.5 Hours Per Week

The Manawahakahere role of Te Tira Ahu Pae, is responsible for holding together and supporting the four Kaiwhakahaere and which create Te Mana Whakahaere ō Te Tira Ahu Pae. As a key member of the Tripartite Presidentship, you will collaborate alongside the General/Distance and Pasifika President. This full-time position entails a range of responsibilities, including governance through the Te Tira Ahu Pae Board and active participation in student engagement. Your role involves consultation, support, and advocacy on tauira Māori matters, contributing to initiatives that promote parity for Tauira Māori at Massey University. Te Mana Whakahaere (Inclusive of Kaiwhakahaere) are all responsible for ensuring that throughout the Te Tira Ahu Pae and that the actions for the Students’ Association honour our commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Manawhakahaere, ensures that all the Kaiwhakahaere of Te Tira Ahu Pae can perform as seamlessly as possible.

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Two positions available, 18.75 hours each

The Pasifika presidency is split into two part-time roles, working together as Co-Presidents. The Pasifika Co-Presidents are key members of the Tripartite Presidentship. These positions encompass a range of responsibilities, including governance through the Te Tira Ahu Pae Board, leadership of Pasifika student representatives, supporting and advocating on Pasifika matters, and continuous participation in student engagement and consultation. As part of these roles, you will be promoting parity for all Pasifika students at Massey University, by embedding Pasifika perspectives across the University and enhancing awareness, capability, and understanding of Pacific cultures. These leadership positions align with Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and emphasise diversity, inclusion, and promoting student welfare.

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20 Hours Per Week

Vice President (VP) within Te Tira Ahu Pae is a vital role, involving representing and providing services to students based on their represented campus. As a VP, you will work collaboratively with the Tripartite Presidentship, composed of General/Distance, Māori, and Pasifika Presidents. Your role includes student representation, leadership, and governance components, contributing to the Te Tiriti-led approach of the association. You would be responsible for supporting all SR on your campus, meeting with them regularly to ensure students from your campus are engaged with, consulted with, and supported by the Association. This role is a steppingstone to higher levels of leadership and representational roles within the Association.

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10 hours per week

The Disability at Massey (DaM) Student Representative role carries out important work with Massey University, our student cohort, and Te Tira Ahu Pae (Massey's students' association). We work to help communicate to and from students around changes happening at Massey and the students' association, and to help make the learning experience an inclusive one. We use the inclusive social and human rights models of disability, and this role is suited to anyone who identifies as disabled, Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low-vision, neurodivergent, or experiencing disability or chronic illness. We also work closely with Māori and Pasifika student reps, ensuring the needs of all students are considered in our decision-making.

We also run events for students, have a private Facebook group and public page for disabled students to join, and often collaborate with other groups such as Diverse Minds to ensure there is community and support for our students across the motu.

We are seeking one candidate, based in either the Wellington or Distance space to join our team of three existing representatives.

Applications are open from Tuesday 25th February to Friday 14th March 2025. This will be followed by an interview process with our current three 2025 representatives and a member of the National Disabled Students' Association - NDSA Executive!

We have a Google Drive folder with more information, a series of questions for applicants ("Applying to join Disability at Massey 2025" doc and PDF version), along with a video explainer.

10 hours per week

The Rainbow Student Representative is responsible for advocating for Rainbow and Takatāpui students within Te Tira Ahu Pae and Massey University. This includes ensuring that their voices are heard in decision-making, enhancing student engagement, and advising on inclusive practices and operations. While part of the wider student representation structure, this role focuses on both community-building and advisory work to strengthen equity and inclusion for Rainbow and Takatāpui students.

The Rainbow Student Representative will sit on the University’s Rainbow and Takatāpui Advisory (RĀTĀ) Group as a student member, and report on the outcomes of their work to both Te Tira Ahu Pae and Massey University via the Group.

There are four Rainbow Student Representatives – one on each campus and one representing distance students. Applications for our Rainbow Student Representatives for Auckland, Manawatū, and Wellington are currently open.

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