History
Historically, VUWSA has had a reputation as a left-wing organisation. VUWSA has traditionally maintained a heavy involvement in New Zealand's social and political movements such as the Nuclear Free New Zealand Movement, the Vietnam War and the War in Iraq. In recent years, VUWSA has supported the campaign for the Prostitution Reform Bill and the Civil Union Bill and opposed initiatives to raise the legal drinking age to 20 years.
Since 1937 VUWSA have funded the student magazine Salient, and recently the only major student and community radio station in the City, the The VBC.
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