Office of the Vice-Chancellor 
 
The University of Waikato 
Phone +64 7 838 4665 
Private Bag 3105 
www.waikato.ac.nz 
Hamilton 3240 
 
New Zealand 
 
 
 
 
03  April  2019  
 
 
Liam  Stoneley  
To:  fyi-­‐request-­‐9805-­‐[email address]     
 
 
 
Dear  Liam  
 
Re:  
Official  information  request  for  University  of  Waikato  law  student  information  
 
I  refer  to  your  official  information  request  dated  9  March  2019  asking  for  information  about  the  University  of  
Waikato’s  law  students,  including  Māori  students.  
 
The  information  you  have  requested  is  below  however  please  note  that:  
•  A  Māori  student  is  defined  as  a  student  that  has  selected  ‘NZ  Māori’  as  any  of  their  three  chosen  ethnicities  
at  the  point  of  enrolment.    
•  The   University   of   Waikato   admits   students   directly   into   a   Bachelor   of   Laws   (LLB)   and   therefore   does   not  
enrol  students  on  a  ‘pre-­‐law’  basis.  In  lieu  of  ‘pre-­‐law’  the  University  has  provided  the  number  of  students  
that  have  started  the  LLB  for  the  first  time  in  that  academic  year.  
 
Number  of  students  enrolled  in  a  LLB  programme  
 
Year  
Total  number  of  students  enrolled  in  a  LLB   Total   number   of   students   enrolled   in   a   LLB      for  
the  first  time  
2016  
502  
183  
2017  
525  
165  
2018  
542  
203  
 
 
Number  of  Māori  Students  enrolled  in  a  LLB  programme  
 
Year  
Total   number   of   Māori   students   enrolled   Total  number  of  Māori  students  enrolled  in  a  LLB  
in  a  LLB  
for  the  first  time  
2016  
139  
47  
2017  
147  
53  
2018  
147  
51  
 
If  you  wish  to  discuss  this  decision  with  us,  please  feel  free  to  contact  me  directly.  
 
 
Yours  sincerely  
 
Duanna  Fowler  
Director,  Office  of  the  Vice-­‐Chancellor  
 

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