Story: Public protest

Student occupation

Student occupation

University of Otago students (often dubbed ‘scarfies’) occupy a room in which the University Council is meeting in August 1996. The students were protesting against a proposal to increase tuition fees that was being discussed at the meeting, which had to be abandoned due to the disruption. Their action failed to prevent the increase.

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Photograph by Grant Brookes

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Ben Schrader, 'Public protest - Sit-ins and occupations', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/35092/student-occupation (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Ben Schrader, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 26 Apr 2023