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flag Over 8,000 University of Auckland students demand refunds for a mandatory, controversial Treaty of Waitangi course costing up to $5,730.

flag ACT Party leader Parmjeet Parmar is urging the University of Auckland to offer financial relief to over 8,000 students who paid up to $5,730 each for a mandatory course on the Treaty of Waitangi, which many say provided no academic value and was politically charged. flag Parmar criticized the university for making the course compulsory despite student concerns and Senate recommendations to make it optional, calling for financial credits to help students recover lost academic progress. flag The controversy highlights growing criticism over the cost and relevance of compulsory university courses.

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