Dear Max,

 

I refer to your request of 24 September 2025. The University's response
follows.

 

Senate considered the proposed direction for Waipapa Taumata Rau courses
at its meeting of 15 September 2025, and made the following resolution
(see item 9.1, from Council’s agenda as published on our website at
[1]https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/a...)

 

“Resolved (Vice-Chancellor/Professor Young) that Senate ENDORSE the
following direction for the University’s Waipapa Taumata Rau courses:

1. That WTR courses become part of a curated set of General Education
courses other than for those programmes (and where relevant, associated
pathway programmes) where the course addresses specific professional
accreditation requirements in which case the course will remain a
requirement

2. That faculties review how programmes will deliver against University’s
adopted Graduate Profile given the change outlined above

3. That faculties appropriately respond to student and other evaluative
feedback through review of course curriculum, logistics, workload and
assessment

4. That future Governance of Waipapa Taumata Rau courses sit with
faculties and relevant Senate sub-committees in line with the current
governance of General Education courses.

 

80 members voted in favour of the motion;

25 members voted against the motion; and

3 members abstained from voting

 

The motion was declared carried.”

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland  

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Max Bristow <[2][FOI #32376 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 2:11 pm

To: legal <[3][University of Auckland request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Waipapa Taumata Rau Course (WTR) -
proposal to make WTR optional

 

Dear University of Auckland,

 

Please provide the number of Senate members who recently endorsed the
proposal to make the Waipapa Taumata Rau Course optional.

 

Thank you,

Max Bristow

 

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