NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS

VUWSA Election nominations are closed. 

Te Aka Tauira - The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association declares the following as nominees for the 2026 Executive Election*: 

President 

Mia-Nina Adams – Nominated by Isaac Nyhan & Pyper-Alex Adams 

Liam Burgess – Nominated by Jamie Livingston & David Pereira 

Aidan Donoghue – Nominated by Marni Griffiths & Liam Wright 

Micah Geiringer – Nominated by Eleanor Hayward & Charlotte MacKenzie 

Josh Robinson – Nominated by Sean Moody & Tessa Georgeson
 

Academic Vice-President 

Ethan Rogacion – Nominated by Felix Askew & Oliver Willacy 

Engagement Vice-President 

George Baker – Nominated by Josh Kemp-Whimp & Harrison Mahoney-Wearne 

Inigo Catu – Nominated by Heidi Thompson & Guion Tolentino 

Charlotte Lawrence – Nominated by Renan Panchal & Lewis Collins 

Welfare Vice-President 

Simeon Collier-Foley - Nominated by Hugh Acton & Carley Dove-McFalls 

Aspen Jackman – Nominated by Laura Cowles & Josie Torrington 

Campaigns Officer 

Nidhi Chaudhary – Nominated by Kahurangi-Tiwai Pomare & Henare Rangihuna 

Lewis Collins - Nominated by Amon Maluschnig & Rylee Scott 

Clubs & Activities Officer 

Elodie Bowman – Nominated by Kyros Repia & Benjamin Kingsford 

Cam Dickson - Nominated by Amelia Hislop & Seth McEwan
 

Education Officer 

Aría Lal – Nominated by Alan Teesdale & Pluto Rennie 

Austin Machido – Nominated by Kanokpich Muenrach & Tinovimbanashe Blessing Mutsaka 

Isla Willacy – Nominated by Amy Piper & Emily Malcolm 

Equity Officer 

Pyper Adams - Caroline Walmsley & Benjamin Neville 

Paige Mconie - Nominated by Dana Hogg & Edie Moore 

Edie Taiata – Nominated Elliot Ngakuru & Jordan Blum 

Sustainability Officer 

Simeon Collier-Foley - Nominated by Hugh Acton & Carley Dove-McFalls 

Sophie Guerin – Nominated by Alexander Heine-Sheldrake & Georgia Chadderton 

Benjamin Kingsford – Nominated by Renee Wilson & Millie White 

Colden Sapir – Nominated by Reed Smith Esler & Lo Eileen 

Rebekah Tolhopf – Nominated by Hune Edwards & Nidhi Chaudhary 

Treasurer/Secretary 

Sanjukta Dey - Nominated by Anushka Ram & Teyogan Cloete 

Joelian Harold Fudotan – Nominated by Elisha Ritchie & Zinzan Goertzen 

Postgraduate Officer 

Caley Dove-McFalls – Nomianted by Simeon Collier-Foley & Ruth Lewellen 

Jamie Sayers - Nominated by Sophie Helm & Nathaniel Smith 

Please note: * The nominations are accepted pending confirmation that the person running meets the criteria to run and that their nominators also meet the criteria.  

Six nominations were not accepted as they were not valid.   

Good Luck to all our amazing candidates and may the odds be ever in their favour. 

Emma Maguire 

Returning Officer 2025 

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email the returning officer.  

Returning Officer vote@vuwsa.org.nz or the VUWSA CEO ceo@vuwsa.org.nz  

VOTING OPENS 9AM, 22 SEPTEMBER 2025. 

Make sure you vote for the executive you want representing you! 

Keep an eye out on VUWSA’s social media. They will be your main source of info on who the candidates will be and what they stand for. Then it's up to you to elect who you want to represent your interests to the university and local and national governments. 

Every year, students can vote online or by paper ballot at the VUWSA Kelburn reception. Voting dates will be advertised ahead of time on the VUWSA website, campus poster boards, social media channels and in Salient magazine.

Results are announced on the VUWSA social media accounts.

Wanna know more about the job? 

There's so much that goes into being part of the VUWSA executive including the fun stuff like VUWSA-run events, debates and forums, and the not-so-dynamic board and committee meetings discussing the really serious uni stuff.

So you know what you're signing up for make sure you check out the requirements of the position you're interested in! 

For job descriptions, click here.