University of New Zealand

The former University of New Zealand existed as New Zealand's only degree awarding university from 1870 to 1961. It had federal structure based on that of the University of London. It was based at the Senate House on Bowen Street in Wellington, New Zealand

History

The University of New Zealand Act set up the University in 1870, however a formal structure was not agreed upon until 1902.

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1870 - 1902

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The Universities Act of 1961 dissolved the university and granted degree-conferring powers to the constituent Colleges.

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The University's influence on New Zealand education is still felt today; examples include the many subsidiary boards of the University Senate (e.g. New Zealand Qualifications Authority, NZ Council for Legal Education et c.) which still continue to perform their functions to this day; and the way in which university papers are organised in to "Stage I", "Stage II" and "Stage III" to indicate their place in a degree (not exactly the same as, but running on a similar idea to a tripos).

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New Zealand Qualifications Authority - Tripos

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The University of Otago formed a special case, because when it joined the University of New Zealand in 1874, it negotiated to keep its full university status, with the power to award its own degrees, but it agreed to indefinitely suspend awards of degrees of the University of Otago and instead award degrees of the University of New Zealand. Upon dissolution of the University of New Zealand, the University of Otago called its degree-awarding powers out of abeyance.

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The Wellington Grammar School became an affiliated college of the University in 1872 and changed its name to the Wellington College and Grammar School. After the College ceased to be affiliated to the University, the College did not revert to the name Wellington Grammar School, and now it is simply known as Wellington College.

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