She said board meetings were meant to be held once a month, but there had been only one this year in March. “I don’t understand why basic constitution requirements are not being met. [The executive are] being paid for the position that they fill.” She said students were concerned and the feeling was growing. “It s always hard to get students to care about the constitution, but it really does have serious implications.” She said there was an option in the constitution to gather 30 students and call for a special general meeting to express a motion of no confidence in the president or executive.
“We ve got 68 clubs and within those clubs there s so many cultural clubs as well. [Wednesday] was supposed to be the day we are all celebrating that.” Jayel Natividad from the Filipino Association of Massey University Students was showing off traditional Philippines food, including longsilog, a sausage and egg dish with garlic-fried rice, which is eaten for breakfast or lunch.
DAVID UNWIN/Stuff They also had bangsilog, a fish dish, and cassava cake. “It is really good to attract people to Filipino culture and into different cultures as well.” Zellia Handyman of the Indonesian Students’ Association was helping her group make things like chicken satay skewers, cucumber water and pandan pudding.
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They had earlier turned down two flats they were offered because they weren t what they wanted. At one flat viewing they were competing with 60 other groups. “We were applying for every one we saw that would have been OK,” Laurent said. “We didn t know what it was going to be like.” They pay $480 a week for the four-bedroom flat, and they are happy with the cost and the condition of the house. Varcoe said a friend in Hawke’s Bay was paying more than $200 a week in rent.
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It s who you know. Sam Sherriff, left, Edwin Wills and Harry Finch, got in early to make sure they secured their Marne St flat for 2020.