University of Auckland secretly tracked students’ social media activity for months

Staff members have been keeping a record of the University of Auckland’s online mentions, writes Daniel Meech, co-editor of student magazine Craccum. Documents released under the Official Information Act show that the University of Auckland has been tracking students on social media for several months. The university appears to have used this information to gain … Read more

Auckland University refuses to remove white supremacist signs from campus

University of Auckland vice-chancellor Stuart McCutcheon says a new batch of posters from a white supremacist group is ‘unfortunate’ but the university will not remove or condemn them, reports Daniel Meech. This story was first published on September 29 in Craccum, the University of Auckland student magazine. The University of Auckland’s campus has played host … Read more